I appreciate the craftsmanship of it. It’s clear the programmers and engineers worked hard to make it move and behave in realistic ways. (They also made it quite adorable). Thanks for sharing! Hadn’t heard of it before.
I wouldn’t spend money on it, though. At least not as-is. My dog’s sitting next to me right now, and it’s his personality and friendship that I value. The robot dog looks like it does tricks on command—which is cool as technology, but not something I’d have much interest in.
If I were to purchase a robot, I’d want it to do some sort of work for me (maybe house chores?), assist me in some way, make some aspect of my life easier/more efficient, etc. If it looked and acted dog-like, that would be a definite bonus. But I would want it to be a tool, first, to spend money on it.