A robotic pet accompaniment system includes a housing, a displacement subsystem for displaying the housing over an underlying surface and a food dispenser. The food dispenser is displaced with displacement of the housing and is configured for selectively dispensing pet food. A method for controlling a robotic pet accompaniment system includes controlling a displacement subsystem of the robotic pet accompaniment system to cause the system to be displaced over an underlying surface. A food dispenser of the system is further controlled to intermittently dispense food to a space outside the robotic pet accompaniment system.
