The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.

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.

Children’s advocacy groups are sounding an alarm ahead of the holiday shopping season, urging parents to steer clear of artificial ...

One stuffed bear intended for children, powered by artificial intelligence, offered researchers detailed instructions on how ...

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

Meanwhile, counterfeit and unsafe toys online are still a problem, as if parents don't have enough to stress about. Once upon ...

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 ...

If there’s one type of toy that has remained popular for many years, it’s dinosaur toys. These creatures offer a largely unrivaled appeal to children that has endured while trends come and go. From ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations ...