The Internet of Things is reshaping many households’ digital landscape and influencing children’s play and learning, especially in the form of toys that are named the Internet of Toys (IoToys). IoToys may generate a significant influence on children’s growth. While increasing attention is drawn to the IoToys, confusion around their conceptualization and use is evident. Without a thorough understanding of what the IoToys are, the progress of meaningful research on this topic will be greatly hindered. We, thus, conducted a systematic review to determine existing definitions of the IoToys using seven major databases over the past 20 years. After analyzing the definitions identified, we found that the previous definitions neglected the significance of defining “toys” in their work. The review led to a discussion around how to understand “toys” and then a more precise conceptualization of the IoToys, based on which implications for future research are offered.

物联网正在重塑许多家庭的数字景观，并影响着儿童的游戏和学习，尤其是以被称为玩具互联网（IoToys）的玩具的形式。物联网玩具可能会对儿童的成长产生重大影响。尽管人们越来越关注IoToy，但围绕其概念化和使用的困惑是显而易见的。如果不全面了解IoToy是什么，将极大地阻碍有关该主题的有意义的研究进展。因此，我们在过去20年中使用七个主要数据库进行了系统的审查，以确定IoToy的现有定义。在分析了确定的定义之后，我们发现先前的定义忽略了在其工作中定义“玩具”的重要性。