A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut. Unlike sleek and powerful-looking ...

Shockwave is one of the most iconic Decepticons in Transformers, but one potential development for him in G1 almost turned ...

Parents and caregivers of children under 5—including their teachers—should steer clear of popular interactive toys powered by artificial intelligence, according to a report released Jan. 22 by Common ...

Most of us remember the pure joy of tearing open a new package on our birthdays, never imagining that the plastic and plush ...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, one of the film's Decepticons is soaring to new heights with ...

IN 2026, The Wuffy Robot Puppy has gained massive attention online through eye-catching ads and promotional videos claiming it is a lifelike, AI-powered robotic dog for children. According to ...

The year is nearly over, and our wallets have spent much of it being drained by all the cool new toys we added to our collection in 2025. How cool? Well, io9’s resident toy collectors banded together ...

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.

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 ...