Human nature is to anthropomorphize things we interact with, including inanimate objects, and form emotion bonds. I truly believe that we would do the same to any robotic organism that we interacted with on a regular basis, whether we knew it was robotic or not. Historically, prized possessions were often given names by the people that used them or relied upon them. If anyone wonders if this is relevant today , think of the number of folks that grow attached to their first car or refer to their car by a name.