Eleven years after Sony put adorable robotic dog Aibo to sleep, everyone’s favorite electronic pooch is back.

Aibo will return as a household robot equipped with AI and internet connectivity, according a report in Nikkei Asian Review on Sunday. The hound will be able to control household appliances via voice control as part of Sony’s attempt to go up against giants like Amazon and Google, which already boast their own static smart home hubs.

With AI now at a more advanced level and with smart home appliances and hubs growing in popularity, there is certainly a role for Aibo to play in the hearts and homes of consumers. It’s a different time from the robot was killed off for not being an essential part of Sony’s business in 2006.

So sure were we at CNET that we had seen the last of Aibo when Sony called time on its robotics project that we even wrote the pup an obituary. Even with its £2,000 price tag and limited abilities due to the low standard of AI at the time, Aibo was extremely popular among robotics fans and sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale in Japan.