Do machines have karma?

"In Japan, the demise of irreparable Aibo robotic dogs is marked in much the same way as that of humans, with a solemn ceremony at a Buddhist temple."

If they do what they are programmed to do, can their actions have intention?  Will they be reborn as say, Patek Philippe wristwatches?  As iPods?  As plushies?  Is that a degree toward sentient life?

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"In effect, these Aibos become organ donors – martyrs for the greater good of what is, alas, a dying breed.

"Before they go to robodog nirvana, however, A-Fun gives them a hero's farewell. In all, the company has sent off about 800 Aibos in this way, all from Kofukuji in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

"'We'd like to return the souls to the owners and make the robot a machine to utilize their parts,' says A-Fun CEO Nobuyuki Norimatsu. 'We don't take parts before we hold a funeral for them.'

"Bungen Oi, the head priest at Kofukuji, who conducted the ceremony, says of the Aibos: 'All things have a bit of soul.'"