Makeblock’s mBot is an excellent toy for young programmers looking to challenge their knowledge and electronics skill in ...

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 classic super robot Mazinkaiser is getting a new chogokin figure from Ember Toys, and it has all the gimmicks you would ...

I’m a geek. And as a geek, I love my tech toys. But over time I’ve noticed toys are becoming harder to understand. Some modern toys resemble advanced devices. There are flying toys, walking toys, and ...

When robotics firm Unitree made its G1 humanoid robot available for sale last year, it probably didn’t imagine someone ...

Sometimes concepts that seem so awesome in one medium don't translate well into video games. Take Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, for example. Many people have fond memories of playing with the toy when ...

DFRobot, a company that has been building robots for the education market since 2008, this week introduced its first attempt at making a robot accessible to all children, with the debut of Vortex – an ...

From Furbies to Cabbage Patch Dolls, the most successful toys have employed a variety of tricks to make us love them, and as Chris Baraniuk discovers, now these cues could shape future robots too. At ...

The researchers say that perception of robots is affected by popular culture (Picture: Unsplash) Robots can improve mental health at work depending on what they look like, according to a study.