Hibino Corporation has announced that it will release new smart toys based on Square Enix’s NieR Automata under the Anitech brand. The company will produce a Virtuous Contract sword that comes with a ...

Disney’s interest in bringing the magic of animation to the masses goes beyond moving images and into the physical world. The most interesting thing about the software is its focus on making the ...

Automata is a term applied to a mechanical being that is elaborately dressed to resemble a real person or animal. It is made to perform complicated movements often to music similar to what a music box ...

Ron Fuller, who has died aged 80, made toys, automata and other eccentricities that can be seen in permanent collections at the V&A, Crafts Council and Sudbury Museum of Childhood, as well as at ...