Robot Dreams - Characters & Cast

Dog's primary motivation is to overcome his loneliness and find a meaningful connection. After Robot is stranded, his motivation shifts to rescuing his friend. Ultimately, his arc shows a deeper motivation: to find happiness and companionship, even if it means accepting loss and moving forward.

Dog begins as a lonely individual who finds profound happiness through his friendship with Robot. Their separation plunges him into a period of grief and desperate attempts to reconnect. Over the year, he learns to navigate his loneliness again, attempting to form new, albeit less successful, relationships. His journey is one of learning to cope with loss, cherish memories, and eventually open his heart to a new companion, Tin, demonstrating emotional growth and resilience.

Robot's initial motivation is to be a good companion to Dog. While stranded, his motivation is to reunite with his friend. In the end, his motivation evolves into a selfless desire for both himself and Dog to be happy, even if it means they must remain apart.

Robot starts as a newly-assembled, curious companion who experiences the world with wide-eyed wonder. After being stranded, his physical journey halts, but his internal journey is vast. Through his dreams and interactions with beach wildlife, he processes his abandonment and holds onto hope. After being rescued and rebuilt by Rascal, he forms a new, meaningful friendship. His final decision not to reveal himself to Dog shows immense growth; he chooses to preserve his friend's new happiness over his own desire for reunion, demonstrating a selfless and mature understanding of love and acceptance.

Rascal's motivation appears to be one of creativity and companionship. He sees potential in the discarded Robot and, through his actions, finds a new friend to share his life with.

Rascal is a resourceful raccoon who discovers Robot in a scrapyard. He takes Robot's discarded parts and gives them a new life, rebuilding Robot's body into a boombox. He becomes Robot's new close friend and companion, symbolizing that new, meaningful relationships can be formed from the pieces of what was lost.

As a companion robot, Tin's motivation is to be a friend to Dog, helping him find happiness again after a period of grief.

Tin is the new robot Dog buys to cope with his loneliness after accepting that Robot is gone. He represents a new beginning and Dog's ability to move forward. The relationship between Dog and Tin is shown to be a happy one, though different from the one Dog had with Robot. Dog has learned from his past mistakes, as seen when he carefully oil-sprays Tin before going to the beach.