How Many Electronic Toy Robots Did You Have in the 80s? The 1980s was a fruitful time for robotic buddies and the toys that imitated them. It's no wonder the decade saw so many electronic toy robots ...

The image is a familiar one in the age of the smartphone. A bunch of teenagers with their heads bowed, completely transfixed by the electronic gadgets in their hands. In 1980, however, it was ...

The tasks taken on by the Armatron aren’t so different from the ones AI is tackling today. As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While my dad ...

Cabbage Patch Kids, Twister, Lego and Furbys are all expected to be bestsellers this year, according to the Toy Retailers Association's list of 'must-have' presents. "There are a lot of toys that have ...

Toys hot in the 1980s such as Cabbage Patch Dolls and Lego are proving popular again. "Classic toys like the pogo stick and yo-yo are popular as well," Mr Staff said. "Mums who have previously missed ...

There are lots of different types of toys. This is a toy… And these are all toys! But how are toys now different from the past? Here’s our timeline! Let’s look at toys from the 1950s to the 2020s and ...

The 1980s witnessed a rare explosion in American robot mania. It led to the creation of personal home robots, such as the HERO, and a cavalcade of toy robots that were both functional and fanciful.