> A robot dog would be perfect for me. But this is nowhere close to a robot dog. It is a robot dog. It is a very imperfect, artificial representation of a dog

> A robot dog would be perfect for me. But this is nowhere close to a robot dog. It is a robot dog. It is a very imperfect, artificial representation of a dog that doesn't really replace the real thing. It's just cheaper and more convenient than the real thing. If you've ever read Philip K Dick's short story, everyone longs for a real pet as opposed to fake robotic ones. Of course this may change as technology progresses.