This seemingly harmless wind-up toy intimidated some fluffy puppies. — -- Puppies can be scared of a lot of things: stairs, loud noises, the vacuum cleaner, cats. But one thing that typically ...

Since the 4th Century B.C., wind-up toys have entertained and enchanted. The first modern wind-up toys were made in Europe during the 15th century for wealthy aristocrats. It wasn’t until the late ...

A team of leading computer scientists has developed a novel computational system to aid the design and fabrication of wind-up toys, focusing on automating the intricate interior machinery responsible ...