Hence, the apt nickname: Grinch bots. Fingerlings are currently sold out at the websites of Toys “R” Us, Walmart, and Target. Where did the toys go?

There's a warning for holiday shoppers as online bots are snatching up this season's hottest toys.

These products do include sex bots such as Harmony, a robotic version of a silicone sex toy made by RealDoll, but also app-connected, smart vibrators, stimulators, and massagers; personalized porn ...

Cyberscalpers resell hot holiday toys at major markups Some of the season's most wanted toys are being sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars above list price because of so-called Grinch bots.

Hot holiday toys have always been hard to find. But the proliferation of online shopping makes it even tougher to purchase coveted items because of software that snaps them up as soon as they are ...

One of the most frustrating parts of World of Warcraft has always been bots and AFK (away from keyboard) farmers.

Retailers must do more to stop Grinch-like scammers armed with cyber bots from snapping up the hottest holiday toys and reselling them at crazy high markups, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

NinjaBots are based on Spin Master's previous toy automaton Boxer (itself very similar to Anki's Cozmo), utilizing a lot of the same interior tech and sensors.

The second market for popular holiday toys can help scalpers make big profits after buying up must-have toys and there's little toy companies can do to fight back.

TOYS are being ‘stolen’ by internet Grinch bots that gobble up stocks at retail prices and resell them for more than twice their worth on websites like eBay and Amazon. Parents shopping… ...

If no one comes to the rescue, an online army of "Grinch bots" may end up spoiling Christmas for many kids by using automated software to scoop up prized toys and other sought-after items for big ...

The bots are algorithms and software used by online scammers to buy popular toys and merchandise at lightning speed and then re-sell the items at gouged prices on sites like Ebay and Amazon. The ...