Those aren't robots, they're inanimate objects. Animate robots are often treated like living beings: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-int

Those aren't robots, they're inanimate objects. Animate robots are often treated like living beings: http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/do-kids-care-if-their-robot-friend-gets-stuffed-into-a-closet http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intel... http://www.newsweek.com/japans-robot-dogs-get-funerals-sony-looks-away-312192 http://www.newsweek.com/japans-robot-dogs-get-funerals-sony-...