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Those with parallel predilections for dogs and extreme laziness will be happy to hear that Sony's now-extinct AIBO has a successor. It's called RobuDog, and it's being made by a French company called Robosoft, which showed its project for the first time at something called RoboCup.
Robo robo robo robo.
Anyway, the little fella has wireless access, 17 joints, two infrared sensors, an "intelligent" color camera, and floor-contact sensors on each foot. Its articulated ankles make things like walking and scratching its behind that much easier, and the dog is compatible with Microsoft Robotics Studio 1.5, which allows users to create virtual action simulations and then upload them back to the bot.
Available this fall for 3,200 Euros, or about $4397 American dollars, at a robodealer near you.
From Engadget
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Subscribe to commentsabincApr 5th 2009 4:48PM
Got to hand it to the Japanese. They have made a couple of female robots. One is nice and coy, but the other -- wow! It has five switches to control it. Let see; they are "cook," "clean," "f*ck," "suck," and of course, "off."
bmwr100sJul 13th 2007 6:54PM
I thought all dogs spoke french..just this morning ..I saw my dog speaking french all over the front lawn
Randy CornellJul 13th 2007 6:59PM
If people who have the money to buy this ridiculous toy-for-adults, they have a few loose marbles in their heads. rec62150@aol.com
RitaJul 14th 2007 9:06AM
What's wrong with toys for adults? Why should kids be the only ones who get to have fun? If you don't like toys, that's fine..but other people have other interests than you.
JaneJul 14th 2007 10:31AM
Ok; does RoBo dog do the rub-the-butt across the carpet when there's company? THAT is an important trick that every dog knows.
jlgiftsetcJul 14th 2007 11:16AM
Robot dogs are great. No vet bills, no house training, etc...,(we'll have to wait for version 2.0 for that...) I'm sure you'll be able to find them on ebay for way less soon enough.
jlgiftsetcJul 14th 2007 11:26AM
My wife's friend wanted a simmilar dog (well a much lower end robot dog) and got it here www.resytlefashion.com
K.B.Jul 16th 2007 12:04AM
If the companies who come up with this crap would put that money towards hunger funds, AIDs and Cancer prevention medicine, etc., the world would be a lot happier. That idiotic thing probably costed a billion dollars to "be born" when I see useless crap that costs a lot of money to make AND buy I get really angry at how selfish and UNhumanitarian humans as a species are. They don't give a crap about anyone else's suffering as long as they can have a fake stupid dog that they will get bored with in about 2 weeks or less. WAKE THE HELL UP PEOPLE!
SydneySep 26th 2007 12:07PM
Umm... K.B., Have you ever heard the old adage that to every time their is a season? A time to work, a time to play - a time to be born, a time to die, a time to laugh, a time to cry?
It's not only in the Bible, it was also a hit 1970's pop tune, so it comes with stellar recommendations. The point is, lighten up a little. Buying a toy to amuse oneself and caring for orphans in Darfur are not mutually exclusive activities. It is possible to both care about and give oneself to humanitarian efforts and to play with an expensive robotic animal.
In the end, it is actually the progression of technology that will save us from things like world hunger and disease.