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.

The best-known manufacturer of autonomous vacuums declared bankruptcy this week, and no one should be surprised.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For many, iRobot’s Roomba robot vacuum was their first experience with a home robot. When I got my Roomba in ...

IBM, Rochester Public Schools and Rochester Community and Technical College collaborated to host the seventeenth annual IBM LEGO Education Outreach competition on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at the ...

Musk reposted the 38-second video on his X profile, which was originally created by Alex Utopia and shows Tesla's humanoid robots doing a variety of everyday jobs. Since Musk posted the clip, it has ...

Some of Lego's most popular sets aren't based on licensed IP but rather on original series. Lego City is a prime example, and thanks to this weekend's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, you can grab ...

The robot walked over 2.5 full marathons in China. One robot just walked its way into history. Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid ...

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 ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer's creations arrived in the ...