Miko, a company that makes toys powered by AI, is including an AI off-switch for its core technology after political pressure ...

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal pressed AI toy companies about child privacy in letters sent Wednesday.

Can children tell the difference between a cuddly, purring AI toy and a real animal? While research is still in early stages, ...

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said they are investigating an artificial intelligence ...

China's growing AI toy industry is now worth $4 billion. Long a dominant toy manufacturer, China is increasingly incorporating AI into the products as the Xi Jinping administration pushes companies ...

Online ads have gotten really good at selling us stuff, especially on social media. And sometimes, they look too good to be ...

(CNN) — 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 — some talk through built-in AI chatbots. Sometimes ...

I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. As a writer who covers baby and kids gear, I’m inundated with emails about the hottest new toys: a box that automatically prints ...

Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more ...

Tech companies are making AI-powered robots cuter and more realistic to increase comfort and accelerate adoption in homes and public spaces. DoorDash, the largest food delivery service in the U.S., ...