The engineering team at MetMo Cube have created an aluminium herringbone-gear fidget toy called Helico, offering the world’s first helical gear fidget ...

As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While my dad was locating capacitors and resistors, I was in the toy section. It was there, in 1984 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Mechanical Toys as a Means of Practical Instruction ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 14 (April 1869), p. 217 doi:10.1038 ...

Disney Research’s new software could simplify the process of designing these mechanical toys. The software helps you model the complex gears before 3-D printing them.

A-RED Walking Robot invites you to explore a colossal workshop turned into a labyrinth of platforms, puzzles, and mechanical challenges.

One of the more obscure toys of the ‘80s was a line of digital watches from Japan’s Takara called the Kronoform that could transform into vehicles, creatures, and even a robot.