“…For example, an interactive teddy bear would laugh, giggle or tell a story when the user tickles or squeezes it. More complex interaction has been developed with toys that are smart (Prist 2019;Catala et al, 2020;Laughlin 2021), incorporating tangible objects and electronic components to provide two-way child-toy interaction to carry out a purposeful task. Many smart toys also aim to exhibit at least some degree of intelligence, autonomy and agency and in enabling such affordances many require connectivity.…”