Don't worry about having to memorize the phrase, "Klaatu barada nikto," in Kevin Hardy's house, because Gort isn't there. Not that Hardy wouldn't pounce on the chance to place a bid if Gort ever ...

There’s nothing like vintage toys to take us back to days gone by, and there’s nothing like vintage robot toys to take us back to nerdy days gone by. One toy collector, known in his small circle as Mr ...

In examining the history of famous robots, you’d be forgiven for overlooking a 1950s children’s toy named Robert. Robert the Robot, who was a product of the once-mighty Ideal Toy Company, didn’t do ...

Philip Lee is an ad man, a great admirer of vintage Macs and a lifelong collector of toy robots. From those three pieces of Lee’s life comes Classicbot, a line of designer toys that turns historic ...

The past and future intersect today as Sotheby’s puts up for auction and viewing toy robots, space toys and cast-iron antique toys from the estate of F. H. Griffith. “He was one of the founding ...

Transformers may be robots in disguise, but nothing's hiding these impressive price tags from our eyes. If you were a Transformer fan in the 1980s, then you can give a big thank you to Takara Tomy and ...

With its flashing lights and loud whistle, the Giant Sonic robot may look like a poor relation to the sleek toys currently on most children's Christmas lists--but considering how valuable it is, it's ...