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Homeowner fixed the neighbor’s kid’s broken robot toy with nothing but tape and paperclip, and he ended up becoming a hero in the kid’s eyes

Small gestures can brighten someone’s entire day. This man was approached by his neighbor’s little boy holding a broken toy robot. With no proper tools, he improvised a fix using nothing but tape and ...
The New York Times

Mr. Robot Will See You Now

We look at the promise and peril of robots that look like humans. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Scientists and entrepreneurs are working tirelessly toward a strange goal: robots that ...
New York Post

Rare postwar robot toy car sells for $233.7k at auction

A postwar robot toy car known as the “Honeymoon Car” has sold for $233.7k – more than the price of a Tesla. The rare Japanese toy with a robot driver and a robot passenger seems to have been ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Rare robot toy car sells for more than $230,000 at auction

A postwar robot toy car known as the "Honeymoon Car" has sold for $233.7k - more than the price of a Tesla. The rare Japanese toy, featuring a robot driver and a robot passenger, appears to have been ...
Chicago Tribune

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...
The Times Leader

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Lite-Brite toys created by Burt Meyers part of the museum’s collection sitting in an arrangement at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Strong National Museum of Play via AP A ...