The rare Japanese toy, featuring a robot driver and a robot passenger, was influenced by American convertibles of the ...

The rare Japanese toy with a robot driver and a robot passenger seems to have been influenced by American convertibles of the ...

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There has never been an R2-D2 toy quite like this. Sphero, the company that helped bring the scene-stealing BB-8 to life in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and then delivered a tiny, but lively BB-8 ...

Is a toy robot on your last-minute shopping list? There has been a robot revolution this holiday season, with lots of them to choose from. Your child may really want one, but which to pick? Consumer ...

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Walter Mueller knows his Transformers. The 32-year-old has been collecting the robot toys for more than 20 years. He even has one of the brand's main characters, Optimus Prime, tattooed in full color ...

There was no shortage of gadgets at CES, and there will be no shortage at Toy Fair next month, of robots and gadgets promising artificial intelligence — and generally falling short. But a more modest ...

A startup wants to put BB-8 under the influence of a new kind of force. Charley Gallay/Getty Images Here’s a Silicon Valley truism: hardware is hard. So just like gamers control massive mechanical ...

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 ...

In examining the history of famous robots, you’d be forgiven for overlooking a 1950s children’s toy named Robert. Robert the Robot, who was a product of the once-mighty Ideal Toy Company, didn’t do ...