The hottest toys of this holiday season are electronic. Thanks to animatronics — the use of electronics and robotics in mechanized puppets to make them seem alive — toy dinosaurs, puppies and even ...

For those who have ever wondered what Chicken-Dancing Elmo’s mechanical parts look like without the fur and the chicken costume (and who among us hasn’t?), [Matt Kirkland] posted the photos above, ...

Yesterday marked the arrival of Elmo Live, the rapping, dancing and storytelling animatronic doll that’ll be burning up retail this holiday season, Great Depression or not. We got one of the little ...