AI-powered toys and stuffed animals could be having wildly inappropriate, if not dangerous, conversations with your children.

Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups have raised concerns about products already being sold.

AI-powered toys have moved from novelty shelves to the center of the holiday shopping aisle, promising smarter playmates that ...

CNET has been testing robot vacuums for years, but we're always refining our testing procedures. Here's the process we use to evaluate robot vacuums for cleaning, navigation performance, obstacle ...

Robot vacuums have steadily improved their cleaning performance and object avoidance over the years, but during our testing at CNET Labs, we discovered an odd trade-off.

NBC News reported last week that AI-powered toys gave answers about sex and Chinese Communist Party talking points in tests.

STEM-based schoolwork is a key part of your kid’s curriculum, but encouraging genuine enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math that extends beyond the classroom requires more than a ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

If you’ve been eyeing a high-end robot vacuum, now is the perfect time to grab the Roborock Q7 M5 Plus Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum, because it’s currently on sale for just $219, down from its usual ...

Abstract: Although most people interact with social robots in daily environments in a friendly manner, some do not. They sometimes destroy, insult, bully, or abuse them. Uncovering such antisocial ...

Robotics companies flexed their latest creations at the International Robot Exhibition 2025 on Wednesday (December 3), which is being held at Tokyo’s iconic Big Sight exhibition hall and runs until ...