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.

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The $180 pet robot is so cute and vulnerable, you might love it more than your dog. It’s hard to say the exact moment when I think of Cozmo as an actual little creature. One minute he’s snoring on the ...

The sensational hit toy from the late 90s returns! Hasbro announced a new line of Furby in celebration of the toy's 25th anniversary. Furbies became an instant craze as the animatronic pet that could ...

Chinese consumer goods firm Roborock introduced an advanced robot vacuum cleaner featuring a mechanical robotic arm called ...

University of California San Diego engineers have created a soft quadruped robot that doesn't require any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air to perform all ...