Because trouble comes in all sizes.
The 2023 NY Toy Fair taking place was of historic significance in of itself. The last one was held in February 2020 right before COVID collectively wreaked havoc on the entire planet. What had been a highly anticipated annual Toy industry event at the Jacob Javits Convention Center had been canceled thereafter. That is, until this year.
Robosen Robotics made a huge splash in recent years with their groundbreaking release of their Flagship series Optimus Prime. Indeed, Robosen’s Hasbro-licensed Optimus Prime came to life in robot form as the world’s first auto-converting Transformer. This Fall, Robeson is introducing the world’s first dual-form, bipedal walking robot in the form of the Flagship series Grimlock.
Snoop Dogg and a piano playing Alien Xenomorph are not exactly one’s first idea when it comes to the world of animatronics. Yet Danny Huynh Creations has embarked on producing what we didn’t know we needed. Indeed, Danny Huynh Creations has been creating mind boggling animatronics and R/C vehicles for years. His YouTube channel holds a special appeal to those interested in robotics, radio-controlled vehicles, music and more.
Our latest fun video finds from the web include a controversial music video, autonomous robots, and an ingeniously simple mouse trap. Art and politics have always converged to enlighten or enrage this masses. Autonomous robots continue to develop in respect to artificial intelligence moving the world closer to a reality sentient artificial lifeforms. The perfect mousetrap has been elusive for decades until you watch this video. In short, we present to you an eclectic mix of videos sure to spark a conversation.
Attending the New York Toy Fair can be overwhelming. Imagine the world’s biggest toy store then multiply that by 10000. From Dolls to Drones, there’s aisle after aisle and multiple floors of play choices from all over the world. After careful consideration, we chose what we believe to be the top 5 best of the show.
The idea of a Robot as a mortal enemy to humanity has been featured in numerous works of science fiction. Yet with ground-breaking technological advances in the 21st century, science fiction has begun the transformation to reality. Boston Dynamics, a cutting edge robotics research company, creates a variety of robot prototypes. They range from big to small in size as well as animal-like or humanoid in design. A recently released video features our original robot overlord Atlas, the next generation humanoid robot. Atlas endures harsh physical treatment by its human handler. This does not bode well for the existence of humanity. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence could produce sentient robots capable of revenge. Indeed, historians may recognize this video as the moment humans started the robot wars.
Stumbling upon random fun web videos really makes scouring the internet a winning proposition week to week. Technology and music video mashups comprise our latest picks.
Movies featuring high tech gadgets have always dazzled audiences. Case in point, the gee whiz contraptions found in countless James Bond films. The fictional scientists responsible for these inventions were often depicted as technology obsessed drones devoid of humanity. Enter “Big Hero 6”, an animated Disney movie based on a Marvel property which catapults whiz kids to new heroic heights.
In the past 3 years of attending the New York Toy Fair, I’ve found the experience to be informative about the industry’s direction. Without question, the integration of technology has become pervasive in almost every toy category. Yet there’s also been a considerable amount of stagnation in respect to big ideas. Instead, innovation seems to occur not from the larger well established companies but rather the small independent upstarts who have the hunger and flexibility to take huge risks.