I interacted with an Aibo in a Sony showroom in Tokyo, it wowed me at first but it didn't react to things I tried (like shaking my hand), so I realized all I was doing was wondering how to interact with it (i.e. feed it the proper input to generate the output I wanted). So I saw it as just a program, and I thought after a day I'd probably get bored with it. I'm glad I didn't get attached to this simulacrum.

aww that's a cutie. I want a pink one with fluff :3

Though, I have always found electronics to be cute and I get very emotional when someone abuses their PC and cables.

I think we are going fine as long as you can turn off connectivity.