That robotic dog you wanted as a kid is back. And sadly, it's just as expensive. Sony had announced that after more than a decade since retiring its robot dog product, the Aibo will be coming back ...

AIBO is 'alive' Japanese electronics maker Sony released the first version of AIBO in 1999. The robot dog used AI to learn and grow, following its owner around and wagging its tail.

AIBO, the adorable Sony robot dog, was discontinued in 2006. But they inspired enough love in their owners to try and have them repaired, and when they could not be, to hold funerals for them.

Aibo, the cute-looking robot puppy developed by Sony, was designed to be a household companion. The robot can already emulate many of the movements and behaviors of real dogs, such as walking on ...

Sony has launched a scheme to repair and rehome old Aibo robot dogs. Available in Japan, the Aibo Foster Parent Program is designed to enable owners of ageing plastic pets to donate them for ...

In the 16 years since Sony introduced AIBO, the first robotic pet, consumer robotics has not exactly flowered. AIBO was a smooth-moving, shockingly intelligent and incredibly expensive product.

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and Sony have used reinforcement learning (RL) to teach Sony's robot dog Aibo to walk more quietly. Many users of ...

Her conceptual solution is to harness the enduring relationship between humans and dogs through a sophisticated AI robotic pet dubbed Laika. A blend of the cuddly kawaii stylings of Sony’s original ...