A robot has a main body frame, an elastic body that forms a closed space between the elastic body and the main body frame, a movement mechanism that has a surface that is grounded when moving, and which is provided so as to be able to be housed in the closed space, and a drive mechanism that causes the movement mechanism to advance to an exterior of the closed space or to retreat into an interior. The elastic body elastically transforms owing to a pressing force received in accompaniment to an advancing of the movement mechanism, increasing the size of an aperture portion for exposing the movement mechanism, and elastically recovers in accompaniment to a retreat of the movement mechanism, reducing the size of the aperture portion.

A toy transformable between a first form and a second form includes a first outer shell part and a second outer shell part configured to be coupled to the first outer shell part. The first outer shell part and the second outer shell part are configured to form different configurations in the first form and the second form, depending on coupling between an end of the first outer shell part and an end of the second outer shell part. Transformation is made between the first and second forms by selecting coupling in which coupling ends on opening sides of the respective first and second outer shell parts face each other or coupling of a coupling end opposite (facing in an opposite direction from) the coupling end on the opening side of the second outer shell part to the coupling end on the opening side of the first outer shell part.

Methods and apparatus for removably or irremovably interconnectable building block containers such as those capable of initially storing consumable items such as food and drink. After consumption of the food or drink, the cavity containing same may be cleaned and/or refilled with consumable or non-consumable items. The building block containers are utilized as building block toys and may be manufactured or otherwise designed to be collectable. In one aspect, the container connectors are nearly identical such that any one connector may mate with any other connector. In another aspect, the connectors are nearly identical but the orientations of each connector vary to allow mating to occur when the connectors are properly oriented. In another aspect, the container is a cube juice box with connectors on all four corners of all six sides of the container. A frame for holding a juice container may also be utilized.

A child's toy transformable between a book position and a ball position, including a pair of end covers which each have round outer surfaces and planar inner cover surfaces, and a plurality of disc-shaped pages that have opposed circular planar surfaces with viewable indicia thereon. At least one flexible hinge in operative connection with each end cover and each page. In the ball position, the planar inner cover surfaces are in opposed facing relation and the plurality of disc-shaped pages are in abutting sandwiched relation therebetween. A releasable clasp may be engaged to hold the covers and pages in the ball position so the toy is readily rollable, and the clasp may be released to transform the toy to the book position in which the end covers are disposed away from one another and pages are individually movable to view indicia thereon.

A transformable modular toy element is provided. The transformable modular toy element is for use in a toy construction system comprising a plurality of modular toy elements. The transformable modular toy element comprises a body portion and a head portion. The body portion comprises one or more coupling members, the one or more coupling members being adapted for releasably coupling the body portion with modular toy elements of the toy construction system. The head portion is attached to the body portion. The head portion comprises a cavity for receiving the body portion therein. The body portion is moveable with respect to the head portion between a retracted position where the body portion is retracted into the cavity, whereby the transformable modular toy element has a first shape, and a deployed position where the body portion is in the axial direction deployed from the cavity, whereby the transformable modular toy element has a second shape. The transformable modular toy element further comprises first locking means adapted to lock the body portion in the deployed position.

A toy figurine and/or toy figurine packaging is coated with a dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine is coated, the toy figurine is entirely coated so that its overall appearance, including its skin complexion and/or facial features, is substantially hidden or obscured. Then, when the figurine is submerged in a fluid, the dissolvable layer dissolves to reveal the figurine's appearance that had been hidden underneath the dissolvable layer. When the toy figurine packaging is coated, the toy figurine packaging hides the identity of a toy figurine enclosed therein until fluid is introduced to the packaging.

A pressing toy made of silicone is disclosed, including a first hollow housing and a second hollow housing that can be assembled into a housing body. The inner cavity of the first hollow housing and the inner cavity of the second hollow housing are assembled to form an inflatable chamber. The outer peripheral wall of the housing body is provided with a number of elastic protrusions that protrude outward. The elastic protrusions are of a hollow structure, and the inner cavity of each of the elastic protruding protrusions is communicated with the inflatable chamber. By pressing the housing body, some of the elastic protrusions are raised, or some elastic protrusions can be pressed so that some other elastic protrusions are raised, thereby creating a visual feedback of the deformation caused by the pressing action.

A transformable toy including a main body and a transformation inducing unit, wherein the main boy includes a body part; at least one first body portion; at least one pressing part; and a locking part to fix the body part and the first body portion to the main body. When the locking part is unlocked by an operation of the transformation inducing unit, the first body portion and the one pressing part are moved away from the body part such that the toy transforms from a first shape into a second shape in which at least a portion of the main body is caused to be floating from a floor by the pressing part.

Disclosed herein is a toy building unit for playing capable of folding from a flat position into a three-dimensional hollow position.

A device for cutting and bending a hollow elongate tube. A measuring subassembly is adapted for measuring a desired size of the tube. A cutting subassembly is adapted for cutting the tube to the desired size. A bending subassembly is adapted for bending the cut tube to a desired angular orientation. The bending subassembly includes a base controlling a radius of a bend to be formed in the cut hollow elongate tube, and a user grippable handle. The user grippable handle is configured to enable a user to rotate the cut hollow elongate tube, relative to the round base, to form the bend in the cut hollow elongate tube.