Meccano is one of those toys with a very strong nostalgia element, involving memories of hours spent bolting together a toy wheelbarrow or a coffee table-size Forth Bridge. But 21st century kids ...

Some of the toy tech that has shown up at CES this week just makes me wish I was a kid again so that I had an excuse to play with it all day. Leading the pack was definitely the chirruping and highly ...

FOR MILLIONS of mechanically inclined young tinkerers, the Erector set (known in Europe as Meccano) has been the ultimate kit. This collection of perforated metal beams and panels, held together with ...

There's a lot to like about the Nokia N900 already, but integration with Meccano's robotics kits is the icing on the cake. Unfortunately this isn't an official app, but the handiwork of one of the ...

Dr Shelley Wickham (left) and Dr Minh Luu review an image from the T12 transmission electron microscope of the University of Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis facility. Researchers at the University ...

There are plenty of “smart” toys out in the marketplace, some with more features than others. Nevertheless, most makers desire complete control over a platform, something that’s often lacking in any ...