HOUSTON — Remember watching Saturday morning cartoons and every commercial this time of year was about the hottest toy you wanted for Christmas? Fast forward and today kids don't need the commercials ...

Professor builds Princess a robot, which becomes her new favourite toy, but she soon comes to realise there are some things a robot cannot do that a teddy can.

Just in time for the holidays, a hot toy start-up is gaining traction for its building games, which expose girls to engineering. Forget ironing boards, pink tea sets and variations on becoming a ...