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 had announced that after more than a decade since retiring its robot dog product, the Aibo will be coming back for real. The new Aibo has also learnt some new tricks. Its AI capability will ...

Much the same can be said for Spot, the extremely videogenic dog-like robot that ... All of the robotic pets like Sony’s AIBO are interesting toys, but they aren’t intended to do the work ...

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 ...

Like most robot toy dogs of its generation ... And it made me realize how little progress we've made in the robot dog space since the Sony AIBO. Sure, AIBO cost $1,500, but even the $349 Pleo ...

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 ...

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.

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