Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland has two new plush toys inspired by “Star Wars” creatures. Merqaal Plush – $54.99 The Merqaal looks kind of like the real-world axolotl, but it’s a mammal instead of an ...

In this paper, we proposed a concept for structure design, which is to combine rigid, flexible and soft components, and designed a rigid-flexible-soft coupled dexterous hand based on this concept.

Ever since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago—June 20, 1975, to be exact—we’ve been afraid to go into the ...

Generative AI-powered toys are attractive, but they lack humanity. Children deserve better.

Ocean Ramsey shared that she used horses to practice her "redirecting" shark technique to prevent them from hurting her in emergency situations underwater ...

Labubu is equal parts grotesque and adorable – a soft toy with a sinister smile. For Gen Z and millennials raised on irony, nostalgia, and meme culture, Labubu’s aesthetic offers both rebellion and ...

Global perceptions of China are often shaped by geopolitics and authoritarianism. Is Labubu the ‘cool China’ antidote?

This letter proposes a particular tensegrity topology for a humanoid hand in which the motion of the hand is actuated using thin McKibben artificial muscles. The specific actuation pattern for this ...

A 9-year-old who was bitten by a shark a week ago shared her story.