"The variety of figures promotes collecting as a pastime, too." Transformers came along in the 1980s, when Hasbro bought the ...

Transformers came along in the 1980s, when Hasbro bought the rights to several existing Japanese toy lines featuring ...

Anyone can nominate a toy for the Hall of Fame. Museum staff narrows the field to 12 finalists each year. Fans can cast votes ...

Transformers came along in the 1980s when Hasbro bought the rights to several existing Japanese toy lines featuring ...

In these systems, each unit uses energy to move independently, yet collectively forms synchronized patterns, as seen in starlings’ flocks or swarming robots. On their own, toy robots just ...

Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots ...

Left alone, the toy robots will skitter mindlessly across a tabletop and amuse small children and cats. But when engineers at Princeton paired the small toys with a flexible tether, the bots developed ...