When Davin Sufer, CTO of WowWee, pressed down a button on his wristband, the dog turned to move in his direction. Sufer was quick to point out that the pet is far from ready yet. It will ship next fall after it's loaded with touch sensors and many more animated responses for pet-owner interactivity. For now, as CHiP continued to wheel around, it was a fascinating but unsettling glimpse into the world of at-home robots that are underway. Between talking dolls and robotic dogs, it seems inevitable that the future of play time will be WiFi-dependent.