Your smartphone already handles banking, navigation, and video calls, so it was only a matter of time before it became the remote control for a new generation of toys and gadgets. From programmable ...

Look online and you’ll find a growing number of AI toys – talking stuffed animals or toy robots – powered by chatbots like ...

Our baby and kids gear team rounded up the best toys for toddlers, including pretend play toys, active toys, educational toys ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that AI-enabled toys for young children can misinterpret emotional cues and are ineffective at supporting critical developmental play. The ...

Collectors experience a noticeable shift in 2026. Labubu dominated 2025 with its static monster designs from Pop Mart, ...

Education Fund has raised concerns about the growing use of artificial intelligence chatbots in children’s toys, warning that some of these systems may not be suitable for young users. According to ...

If you ever needed a sign you’re getting older, here’s a devastating one: Even Woody from Toy Story is balding. At least, that’s what’s happening in the new trailer for Toy Story 5, which follows our ...

Can children tell the difference between a cuddly, purring AI toy and a real animal? While research is still in early stages, the global market for emotionally responsive AI toys is booming — despite ...

Figure AI’s latest Helix 02 demo shows a humanoid robot autonomously tidying a living room, highlighting full-body control, tool use, and adaptive cleanup.

While humanoid robots have a long way to go to prove useful in our day-to-day lives, they’ve at least made leaps and bounds in showing off their agility on stage. Case in point, the televised Spring ...

In the hierarchy of cool car toys for kids, you can’t get much closer to the top than a ride-on replica of an actual automobile. These battery-powered marvels are styled to look like anything from ...

The form factor of smartphones hasn’t changed all too much since the original iPhone debuted back in 2007. Ever since, we’ve had the same old slab format that’s grown more and more tired. Apart from ...