NEW YORK -- As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers ...

Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words. Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words. Miso, a ...

If you've ever had to spell out words like W-A-L-K or T-R-E-A-T around a dog, you know that some dogs listen in to humans' chitchat and can pick out certain key words. Well, it turns out that some ...

Ms. Rachel is launching a new toy collection focused on bedtime routines and imaginative play. The new toys will be available on Amazon starting January 1, Target on January 11, and Walmart on March ...

Physicians are using the technology for diagnoses and more — but may be losing skills in the process. By Teddy Rosenbluth In the past few years, studies have described the many ways A.I. tools have ...

The European Parliament approved the co-legislators' political agreement over new toy safety rules and, on 25 November 2025, adopted the Toy Safety Regulation ('TSR'). The TSR is now awaiting ...

When we give toys to our pets, we do it with the hope that they'll enjoy playing with them. But when a Maine Coon cat named Barny got a new toy from his mom, he was more frustrated with it than ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way. Children as young as 18 months ...