Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

A team of engineers at Northwestern University has built a new class of modular robots called “legged metamachines,” which ...

If you were never able to solve a Rubik’s Cube without peeling off the stickers or prying it apart with a butter knife, you’re really going to hate this robot. Cubestormer 3, a robot built with Legos ...

From adorable Tamagotchi-like robots, to LEGO’s new Smart Brick, to tech-infused Rubik’s Cubes, toys are in abundance at the CES 2026 tech conference in Las Vegas. These types of innovations could ...