I think the answer is that Olaf — coming to Disneyland Paris on March 26th and Hong Kong Disneyland this summer — is the rare robot that crosses the uncanny valley as long as ...

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

Soon, OB, as his handlers call him, was on Hollywood Boulevard, interrupting a rap video shoot, doing improv comedy bits with ...

Boxed toys: Yonezawa Jupiter Robot, K Okada Space Fighter, Aoshin Shoten Batmobile, Snappy the Dragon; plus ET Honeymoon Robot Car, Popeye & Olive Oyl Tank We’re expecting hot competition for the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: YouTube / @CGTN China has stunned the world with a troupe of formation dancing, kung fu-fighting humanoid robots. The New ...

NEW YORK – When President Donald Trump told parents last year to buy their kids only two dolls instead of 30, an executive at Miami-based doll maker JC Toys printed the quote out on his desk. Trump’s ...

PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AENT), a leading distributor and omnichannel fulfillment partner for entertainment and pop ...

The voice-controlled, transforming robot is an objectively cool toy, but a little less than meets the eye in the sound department. Reading time 8 minutes Whenever I see a toy robot, I feel like a kid ...

Parents were left scrambling on Christmas day after the hot toy of the season appeared to crash and burn, in a perfect cautionary tale about the era of connected gadgets that can easily brick if their ...

Nvidia has released a slew of new AI models and technology, all designed to help businesses create the next generation of robots. During his annual keynote presentation at the Consumer Electronics ...

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.