Marmaduke cost Ms Fitzgerald $150 - money well spent for the entertainment value alone, she says. The "robodog" is a far more affordable taste of robotic fun than Sony's pioneering poster-pup, Aibo.
"Who wants to spend $3000 for something that's not going to lick you?"
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