Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups have raised concerns about products already being sold.

Youngsters from Ardgowan Primary School in Greenock have revealed what they hope is waiting under the tree for them on ...

A ruling on an unusual letter to Santa. Ryan writes: Our 6-year-old daughter asked Santa for a remote-control snake. I asked her where this idea came from. She said she made it up. Turns out R.C.

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

Robotics companies flexed their latest creations at the International Robot Exhibition 2025 on Wednesday (December 3), which is being held at Tokyo’s iconic Big Sight exhibition hall and runs until ...

BURR RIDGE, Ill. — Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations ...

A sixteen-joint snake robot with full-body surface pressure sensing capabilities has been developed. A total of 64 thin film pressure sensors are evenly distributed on the surface of the robot. Four ...

This paper presents a novel snake robot, JiAo, equipped with elliptical wheels that enable both wheeled and body-based locomotion. First, the design of each module of the snake robot is described, ...