Curio, a Redwood City startup, sells stuffed animals, including a talking rocket plushie called Grok that’s voiced by artist ...

While not 100% hands-free, it's miles ahead of where robot vacuums were only a few years ago.

Robot vacuums have steadily improved their cleaning performance and object avoidance over the years, but during our testing at CNET Labs, we discovered an odd trade-off.

NBC News reported last week that AI-powered toys gave answers about sex and Chinese Communist Party talking points in tests.

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.

From demonstrating its rescue capabilities during disasters to busting a move and serving up drinks, the latest advances in humanoid robot technology are on full display at this year’s International ...

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 ...

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 arrived in the postwar ...

Lite-Brite toys created by Burt Meyers part of the museum’s collection sitting in an arrangement at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Strong National Museum of Play via AP A ...