Would You Ever Be Interested In Having A Pet Robot Or Virtual Pet?

No, i love having the real thing work & all.

A pet robot would be cool

Most definitely. I'd rather a pet robot than a virtual pet. It'd be many years before that can happen.  Someday, one may be able to have a robot pet that can be just as good as a real pet.

Waste of time money and effort.in other words i would not have one.i would rather have the real deal if i wanted to take care of one.now if you/others would want to use these as a test for possible future owners of the real deal then that would be great.then it would prevent animals being used or abused when the electronic pet starved to death or bit someone and the electronic owner was fined or taken to electronic court to show them real life happenstances of owning a real animal when and if they escape/run away and harm someone else or some other animal.then it mite be worth having a electronic pet.then they could have virtual vet visits and virtual vet bills for the animal.in other words if the electronic pet and the owner were held to the reality of owning a real pet then it would be worth it in the long run.even having virtual surgeries for the pet like to spay and neuter before being able to even buy the electronic pet in the first place. And having time and a place to give the animal it's pill,shot,medicine or to change bandages.

I don't know a thing about the keeping and care of a robot
and at what they cost nowadays...well, if I had that much money
laying around, I wouldn't use it to buy or maintain a robot.
I can rattle off about twenty other things I could use it for
and not even have to think about it.
As for pets, I like the warm fuzzy ones that try to burrow
under my pillow and grouse like an old man when I turn off his
doggy bed (heater) and pick it up for the night.  It's amazing
how much of the bed 2 Chihuahuas and a Pug take up.
And that's not counting the cats (5).  No virtual pet could
be any sort  of real bed-hog.

Funny, I already have one it's name is NAMOW. It's extremely easy to use and is most helpful to me performing routine and sometimes complex tasks.  All i do is push it to awake it, slip one slice of toast in its food receptacle, pour one 8 ounce beaker of coffee in its fuel chamber, Put two $10.00 bills in its accessory pocket and it runs for 8 hours without recharging. It's taken in every three months for a diagnostic check and repairs if necessary. I got a good model, but you must be careful, some are lemons and no matter what you do for them they will not perform. Don't spend too much on them and they will eventually break down and return to the home to their creators.

Not really

I going with the real thing here.

Only if it was this robot:

No, I need a friend with a true heart.

It Would Have To Give Me Back Massages. Drive My Car And Fly Me To Vegas Baby.. AS Well As Do My Laundry. It Would Have To Be Purple Of Course And Run On Purple Bio fuels.

Not all all.....I need a good heart beat and a nice warm pet who loves me unconditionally...no fake stuff here.

No thanks, just another device to break down. And at least with the real pets they never need rebooting and they can really only "crash" once.

Nahh...not me. Like real pets, if I ever have one again...And no interest in a robot as a pet. Tho I wouldn't mind getting a Roomba to do some cleaning for me.

Actually yes, in a small living space, a robot pet would be perfect if they are shaped like a pet and covered with soft material, for example, that pet dinosaur that was created a while ago by someone in the UK. This particular one responds to affection because of its sensors and is actually quite cute. I agree that nothing can replace the real thing, but sometimes life's circumstances don't allow for the real thing, so why not try the next best thing?

Hi Keith,sorry i'm a bit tardy with the answer,but i put my e mail in a folder and forgot them!!
No.I have a dog,and he would be very put out if i had a virtual dog.He's a jealous old thing.As for the robot, i've a wife

I don't think I would consider a robot or a virtual anything a pet.  I think I would have to have something that lives and breathes and can return love.  A robot or virtual pet would only do what you tell it to.  It wouldn't actually be loving you,  it would be programed to try to imitate real affection, I don't think that could happen.

Um...not really...i'd rather have a real animal for a pet.....

Yes, in addition to my real pets, it might be fun to have an artificial pet also.