In Japan, clockwork automata (karakuri ningyō) emerged in the 17th century, and were mainly sold to wealthy or important people who used them to impress guests. These little mechanical dolls have an ...

Security flaws in a doll have sparked concern regarding the safety of smart toys. TechWatch’s Emily McDaid spoke to CSIT’s Dr Ciara Rafferty to find out more. Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast ...

It's a Saturday afternoon, and I've just crashed a doll on a motorized scooter into a framed picture of my friends from grad school that sits on a low shelf in my living room. Fortunately, no ...

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Trolls, those short, pudgy, wide-nosed, wild-haired dolls, were one of the biggest fads in the 1960s, but when they were revamped in 2005 for a new generation, they were barely recognizable. The new ...

Germany’s telecommunications watchdog has ordered parents to destroy or disable a “smart doll” because the toy can be used to spy on children. The My Friend Cayla doll, which is manufactured by the US ...

You know how the saying goes: Keep your friends close unless those friends are Wi-Fi connected dolls, in which case you might want to destroy them. A German government watchdog is urging parents to be ...

OK, let’s get this out the way up top: A robot doll that can sense your child’s emotions and change how it behaves accordingly sounds like the kind of high-concept horror movie a Hollywood ...