Tag: AIBO

If you'd like a preview of the impending robot uprising, take a look through clenched fists at this. Apparently, 37 Aibo owners in Japan got together with their pups to perform a robotic dog concert, conducted by a Sony Rolly. The former was discontinued by Sony several years back, and Rolly, Sony's MP3 player on wheels, is in many ways its spiritual successor (read: equally awesome and ...

Pets (dogs, in particular) have long been used to alleviate feelings of loneliness and depression in nursing home residents. But not robots, at least until now. Researchers in St. Louis, Missouri, conducted a study of 38 senior citizens in a nursing homes. The residents were divided into three groups.... The first group was regularly visited by Sparky, an adorable floppy eared mutt. The second ...

From the ashes of the fallen AIBO comes...another AIBO? The print edition of Stuff magazine is reporting a rumor item that a resuscitated version of Sony's robotic dog companion, to go by the name of Sony AIBO PS, will be released by Sony's PlayStation division in an attempt to "bolster the PS3's arsenal." The next incarnation of Sony's robotic pet will be compatible with the PlayStation 3 and ...

It's been said that a dog is a man's best friend. It's also been said that one day robots will take over the world and put us all to work doing their bidding. So, it's with conflicted feelings that we report on a new robot dog, one that has the potential to be a little more useful than Sony's dearly departed (and frequently copied) Aibo. This new robo-mutt, called LittleDog, has been developed ...

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 ...

Aibo, the robotic dog companion from Sony, was officially killed off early last year without much fanfare. With the company restructuring and demand for a $2,500 toy dog predictably slim, maintaining the product line was not a particularly high priority. However, for the right company, there's still quite a market for robo dogs, and iXs Research Corp. is hoping to capitalize by bringing the ...

DasaTech Genibo Last year, Sony put its line of Aibo robot dogs to sleep to the dismay of a small, but devoted following of bionic canine lovers. Thankfully, Korean manufacturer DasaTech has pulled a 'Pet Sematary' and resurrected Aibo in the form of Genibo (left, short for 'Genius Robot'). The Genibo trots around your house avoiding obstacles. It understands about 100 voice commands and can ...