WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Remember when your parents told you to “share your toys” with others? Now, Purdue mechanical engineering students are sharing their toys with the public as part of an annual toy ...

Designing toys can be a minefield where good intentions—let's get girls building, too!—crash into unintended consequences. How do you design a Nerf blaster that’s appropriate for kids, but looks ...

For most people the process by which toys are made is often a total mystery, even more so in Japan where the complexity and sophistication of the toys themselves are often several orders above those ...

To celebrate SpongeBob Squarepants turning 20 this year, Nickelodeon released a “Masterpiece Memes” vinyl figurine collection featuring the most beloved memes birthed from the show, including ...

A big part of the positivity around Skylanders was the artisan talents of the individuals behind the video-game and toy designs. I was intrigued to see how this compared to Disney Infinity. My ...

Creators of the top 5 entries in the Ultimaker 3D Printer Toy Design Challenge will each win an Ultimaker 3D printer. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times ...

A team of leading computer scientists has developed a novel computational system to aid the design and fabrication of wind-up toys, focusing on automating the intricate interior machinery responsible ...