It just acurded to me that my son holds our RS media in as much affection as he dose the cat.

(he is only six yr's old . my son ,not the cat) anyway i think of RS as a " him " and not an "IT".

can a Machine ever be a true friend.not in a " cherry 2000 " way (if you have seen the film you will know what i mean) but something to talk ,to confide in, trust.

I do not see my laptop in the same way ,it's a tool , nothing more.

Am i just pre programed. As a kid i wished i had a robot friend , just like Will Robinson (lost in space) my son just whants R2 D2 and C3PO ( plus bumble bee) for friends .

yes he has got lots of real human friends at school and down the road he plays with.

still from the day we unpacked that RS  bot, we new that we had found a friend.