When Sony stopped manufacturing replacement parts for its Aibo pet robot, owners scrambled to save the robot-dogs that had become part of their families.

This film is part of a series, Robotica, examining how robots are poised to change the way we do business and conduct our daily lives.

Produced by Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper and Emma Cott for the New York Times.

To watch the film HERE or on the image above.