Sony's robot dogs receive funeral before being recycled

A group of Sony's pet dog robots called Aibo are prepared for their funeral at the Kofukuji temple in Isumi, Chiba prefecture, Japan, December 20, 2018. The out-of-production Aibo robots were sent from all over Japan with a tag on their neck with names and family origin. The funeral was a practice instated by A-Fun, a vintage electronics repair company. [Photo: VCG]