Christian Bailly has built a $6-million automaton called the Bird Trainer. Now can he find a buyer? Here's a lesson learned in childhood: Dolls can be spooky. Catch one staring at you across a dim ...

Polar bears are some of the most charismatic megafauna we’ve got, and even early robot makers, it turns out, were charmed by them. This delightful little polar bear that blows bubbles is an early ...