A provisioning receptacle for provisioning an interactive device, the interactive device comprising provisioning data storage and a provisioning data receiver, the receptacle comprising: - a provisioning gripper (300, 301), configured and arranged to receive and retain the interactive device with a first provisioning gripper surface and a second provisioning gripper surface (350, 450); - a provisioning data transmitter, configured and arranged to transmit provisioning data to the provisioning data receiver when the interactive device is retained by the provisioning gripper; wherein: the retained interactive device is configured and arranged to receive the provisioning data with the provisioning data receiver and to store the provisioning data in the provisioning data storage; wherein the provisioning data transmitter and the provisioning data receiver are configured and arranged to send and/or receive one or more signals wirelessly according to a communication protocol selected from the group consisting of: NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, RFID, WLAN, WAN, LPWAN, LoRa, LoRaWAN, NB-IOT, GSM/GPRS, LTE, LTE-M, WiFi, WiFi Direct, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 6LoWPAN, or any combination thereof; characterized in that - the gripper surfaces (325, 350) comprise a compressible elastomer foam, configured and arranged to significantly restrict displacement of the provisioning data receiver portion of the interactive device relative to the provisioning data transmitter by conforming to an outer surface of the interactive device when the interactive device is retained and receiving provisioning data; and the provisioning gripper (300, 301) is configured to retain the interactive device by bringing the first and second (350, 450) gripper surfaces into contact with the interactive device such that a space between the first and second (350, 450) gripper surfaces is reduced and the elastomer foam displaces. - a provisioning gripper (300, 301), configured and arranged to receive and retain the interactive device with a first provisioning gripper surface and a second provisioning gripper surface (350, 450); - a provisioning data transmitter, configured and arranged to transmit provisioning data to the provisioning data receiver when the interactive device is retained by the provisioning gripper; the retained interactive device is configured and arranged to receive the provisioning data with the provisioning data receiver and to store the provisioning data in the provisioning data storage; wherein the provisioning data transmitter and the provisioning data receiver are configured and arranged to send and/or receive one or more signals wirelessly according to a communication protocol selected from the group consisting of: NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, RFID, WLAN, WAN, LPWAN, LoRa, LoRaWAN, NB-IOT, GSM/GPRS, LTE, LTE-M, WiFi, WiFi Direct, Zigbee, Z-Wave, 6LoWPAN, or any combination thereof; characterized in that - the gripper surfaces (325, 350) comprise a compressible elastomer foam, configured and arranged to significantly restrict displacement of the provisioning data receiver portion of the interactive device relative to the provisioning data transmitter by conforming to an outer surface of the interactive device when the interactive device is retained and receiving provisioning data; and - the gripper surfaces (325, 350) comprise a compressible elastomer foam, configured and arranged to significantly restrict displacement of the provisioning data receiver portion of the interactive device relative to the provisioning data transmitter by conforming to an outer surface of the interactive device when the interactive device is retained and receiving provisioning data; and the provisioning gripper (300, 301) is configured to retain the interactive device by bringing the first and second (350, 450) gripper surfaces into contact with the interactive device such that a space between the first and second (350, 450) gripper surfaces is reduced and the elastomer foam displaces.