Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...

With a history of toy design that includes the production of some of the first licensed action figures, toy maker Mego Corp. of Great Neck hopes to jump into the future by introducing an interactive ...

A Saturday morning in Wisconsin doesn’t always come with the sound of whirring motors, clicking gears, and kids cheering as ...

Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked. Embodied blamed its closure on a failed “critical funding round.” On its website, it ...

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.

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