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 ...

This essay is excerpted from Strange Frequencies by Peter Bebergal, published by Penguin/TarcherPerigree. In an enormous Goodwill in Seattle, the horologist (a watchmaker and expert in related devices ...

In the Russia of Czar Nicholas II, no secret was more closely guarded than the surprises inside the precious eggs he gave to his wife and mother each Easter. Even Nicholas himself didn't know in ...

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 ...

It’ll be guinea pigs for everyone if Georgia can help dad Callum shift his atlas stone. Peter’s antique automaton delights the dealers. And will anyone break the bank for a 70s toy? First to join us ...

A Chicago doctor can direct surgery via satellite. Susan, on the South Side, can message her pal Shan in sister city Shanghai as fast as she can say shredded pork. Advanced technology is mind-blowing.

A never-played-with Barbie doll's valuation stunned its owner on Antiques Roadshow while an Automaton's estimation led to the audience bursting into applause Expert Judith Miller left the Antiques ...