Call for new safety standards follows studies in which AI-powered toys shared advice on lighting matches and sexual fetishes ...

A child told an AI plush they loved them. Their response was less than cuddly.

You know Olaf. Before K-Pop Demon Hunters, before Wicked, it was Disney’s Frozen that blasted show tunes like “Let it Go” and “Into the Unknown” into our lives. My little girls loved belting those ...

A generation of kids got their first taste of freedom on the Big Wheel. It almost didn't survive the whims of corporate ...

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned ...

Let these top-performing machines take care of the dirty work.

POMDP, an AI framework inspired by dogs that allows robots to use human gestures and language to find objects with 89% accuracy.

In Yiwu, China's hub for small commodities, many popular toys are taking on a high-tech edge. K-Bao, with its oversized eyes and childlike design, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled plush toy ...

While AI toys may benefit children with social anxiety or autism through patient interaction, experts warn they could hinder attachment formation and emotional coping skills.

We at Team micro:bit will take any opportunity to celebrate how cool robots are, but did you know there’s now a yearly event about it? The Silk Mill Museum in Derby, which is currently reinventing ...

The Electronic Dolphin is a small robot developed by engineers from RMIT University in Australia to test an innovative method for cleaning oil spills from the ocean. It is a remote-controlled ...