Below, we'll take a look at 12 electronic robot toys—miniature cousins of the bigger home robots—that didn't just sit there looking pretty like a Transformer (ok, some of them sat there), but actually ...

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If there’s one type of toy that has remained popular for many years, it’s dinosaur toys. These creatures offer a largely unrivaled appeal to children that has endured while trends come and go. From ...

The '80s and early '90s were a magical decade for gadgets for kids. Computing power and display technology were evolving and cost effective enough to penetrate the toy market in a big way. Purely ...

At some point during the holidays, production at Modular Robotics was stymied. But it wasn’t due to lack of orders. There just wasn’t room for more employees to build robot kits, which start at $150.

University of California San Diego engineers have created a soft quadruped robot that doesn't require any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air to perform all ...

The 1980s witnessed a rare explosion in American robot mania. It led to the creation of personal home robots, such as the HERO, and a cavalcade of toy robots that were both functional and fanciful.