Artificial intelligence is permeating into nearly every aspect of life. And for parents, child wellness experts are warning about the dangers of the technology when it comes to toys.

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 ...

Service robots combine sensors, artificial intelligence, and autonomous movement to assist people in structured, real-world settings. Unlike industrial robots confined to factories, these systems ...

The rapid evolution of robots with stable gait and agile manipulation—spotlighted at CES 2026—signals that robots integrated into daily life are moving from vision to reality. Seizing this momentum, ...

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 ...

SwitchBot, known for its Matter-enabled smart vacuums and other smart home products, today introduced the Onero H1, a robot that is meant to automate household chores. The AI robot has a rolling base, ...

When a manufacturer outside the tech sphere announces something “smart,” it’s usually a poorly executed gimmick (see: the Kohler smart toilet). But Lego’s SMART Bricks, announced on Monday at CES, add ...

SwitchBot released details on a new household robot that can handle common chores. The SwitchBot Onero H1 uses an advanced AI algorithm to complete tasks in common household scenarios. The company ...

LG will present a home robot named CLOiD at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. With humanoid robotics sure to feature heavily at this year's tech conference, LG has teased its home assistant before a full ...

The year is nearly over, and our wallets have spent much of it being drained by all the cool new toys we added to our collection in 2025. How cool? Well, io9’s resident toy collectors banded together ...

The Neo robot was presented as a glimpse into the future of artificial intelligence, but much of what it does still depends on human control. Behind the scenes, people guide the robot through real ...

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.