AI-powered toys are arriving in kids’ bedrooms and playrooms with the promise of personalized learning, endless conversation, and a kind of robotic friendship that never gets tired. What many parents ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

Three voice-activated, AI-powered toys tested by Common Sense Media researchers raised concerns that they were designed to engineer emotional attachment with young children and collect private data, ...

The AI pet robot plush toy Ropet in Shanghai, China on Oct. 27, 2025. The AI pet robot plush toy Ropet in Shanghai, China on Oct. 27, 2025.CFOTO—Future Publishing via Getty Images Every week brings ...

Education Fund has raised concerns about the growing use of artificial intelligence chatbots in children’s toys, warning that some of these systems may not be suitable for young users. According to ...