Ever since Transformers debuted back in the 1980s, toy creators have been trying their best to create their own real Transformer that would be able to change between a robot to a vehicle of some sort ...

Remember that awesome transforming robot built by the one-man wonder Kenji Ishida? Well, apparently Takara Tomy took notice of it after videos of the robot went viral last year and is developing its ...

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The little yellow Minions are set to return to UK cinema screens this year - and the techy tie-in toy is already here. Revealed at the Toy Fair in London today, the Minions MiP is a remote-control ...

A Chinese tech startup has teamed up with an American toy company to design a compact robot disguised as a tablet. Xiaomi worked with Hasbro in creating Soundwave, a copy of the firm's Mi Pad 2 that ...

Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story joins the Robosen lineup of voice-controlled bots including Optimus Prime, Grimlock, and Megatron. I've been writing about technology since 1992. My focus is special ...

Researchers create a remote-controlled soft robot that can transform itself to conduct targeted drug delivery against cancer cells. Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at ...