WowWee, a smart toy company, has unveiled a robotic dog ... Mid-demo, as a child snuck up close to the black and white mechanical dog, it sprawled its legs and waited as the child pet its head.

The well-worn patina and missing parts hint at the active use this “Trick Dog” mechanical bank once saw ... bank is one of more than 340 antique toy banks donated to the Bruce Museum in ...

Many exhibitors at the 2016 toy fair mentioned how their products were tactile, mechanical, good for kids on a developmental spectrum. Sydney Wiseman of WowWee USA, holds CHiP’s robotic dog.