If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

Meccano is all set to unveil a WiFi-controlled, Erector-branded robot kit at CES. The Spyke certainly improves on Meccano's earlier metallic attempts at robot sets: this little fella is capable of ...

If we were to talk to engineers about the childhood toys which most inspired them, it’s likely that the older among them would mention either Meccano or Erector Set. These similar construction toys ...

Since its invention in 1900, kids have loved playing with the Meccano construction set. Now one of those kids has imaginatively redesigned it. Since he was a child, Dutch designer Tomm Velthuis has ...

FOR MILLIONS of mechanically inclined young tinkerers, the Erector set (known in Europe as Meccano) has been the ultimate kit. This collection of perforated metal beams and panels, held together with ...

The ‘Meccano Set’ is a haphazard arrangement of signs and traffic lights on the Hume Highway at Lansdowne that points you helpfully toward Milperra, Liverpool, Fairfield and Parramatta. It was built ...

This is the first renovation since it was built in 1962, and is used by nearly 90,000 vehicles each day. Roads and Maritime Services completed the main work on Sunday, less than a month since work ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A very clever man was Frank Hornby. Starting in the first decade of the 20th century, he systematically took over the lives of most boys ...