However, the i-Cybie pioneered features found in later robotic pets such as speech recognition and autonomous recharging.

Aibo, is an iconic series of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony.

A robotic pet is an artificially intelligent machine made in the image of an animal commonly kept as a pet.

Aibo, Sony's $1,500 robotic pet, is another case in point.

We even have robotic lawn mowers and robotic pets.

Aquaroids are the latest in a craze for robotic pets.

The idea of robotic pets has undeniable attraction to many people.

The year's most popular category of toys - aside from scooters, which so far say nothing - is the robotic pet.

They were, in brief, nothing more than robotic pets designed to resemble familiar dog breeds.

The machine had about as much processor power as a robotic pet.