New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — they talk through built-in AI chatbots.

Embodied, the startup behind Moxie, an $800 social robot for children aged 5 to 10 has decided to close and brick its product. In a goodbye posted on its website, Embodied explained: “We had secured a ...

The rise of generative AI has brought intense debate over how much responsibility chatbot companies bear for the impact of ...

The latest Trouble in Toyland report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund has identified a troubling new category of risk for children: artificial intelligence. In its 40th annual investigation of toy ...

Will stuffed animals and mini robots with built-in AI chatbots help or hinder children's language development?

The inventor of iconic classic children's toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap has died at 99 years old. Burt Meyer, who invented the popular games and gadgets in the 1960s, ...

The Toy Insider shares expert-approved children's holiday toys for 2025. James Zahn, senior editor at The Toy Insider, ...