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Sony Robodogs Litter Live 2001
News Sony's latest robot dogs are set to make their European debut with an appearance at Live 2001 on Friday. Even Microsoft's new operating system could struggle to compete with the charms of the two robot dogs.
[September 20, 2001, 14:34]
Toy Robots Do Your Bidding
News Robot dogs are one thing, but what about actual robots? Tiger Electronics, a division of Hasbro, has developed several interactive dogs and a few other "animals" that will react to a child. Fisher-Price is also developing a robot puppy that can be...
[February 15, 2000, 9:18]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Sony announces two more robot dogs: Latte and Macaron. Wednesday 05/08/2001 Smaller, cheaper and smarter than their AIBO ancestor, they're designed to react better to voice commands and respond to special signals embedded in a TV series that Sony's...
[September 18, 2001, 1:38]
Sony Smartens Up Aibo Pups
News Sony Electronics said Monday it has upgraded two of its Aibo robot dogs with a better brain to make them quicker and more responsive. According to Sony, two new models will have an advanced central processing unit, called the super core, that will...
[June 25, 2002, 7:32]
2001: The Year Of The Robot
News A UK-based company designed a robot hound that dwarfed the AIBO, only for Sony hit back with a new litter of robotic dogs for the consumer market. 2001 was a great year for robot lovers, even if experts did caution that anyone who actually wants to...
[December 27, 2001, 6:31]
Robot Pet Creators Reach For Purrfection
News Cat lovers who may have felt left out by the recent craze for robotic dogs can now have their very own electronic version of their much-loved feline friend. A robotic creature called 'Tama' from Japanese company Omron will take on the likes of Sony...
[February 23, 2000, 10:56]
A Year Ago: Robot Pet Creators Reach For Purrfection
News Cat lovers who may have felt left out by the recent craze for robotic dogs can now have their very own electronic version of their much-loved feline friend. A robotic creature called 'Tama' from Japanese company Omron will take on the likes of Sony...
[February 23, 2001, 6:04]
Sega Creates New Breed Of Robotic Dog
News Japanese electronics giant Sega has launched a direct challenge to Sony's position as the premier supplier of robotic dogs to with the creation of its own brand of computerised canine. The quaintly named Poo-Chi robot from Sega will scrap it out...
[January 19, 2000, 15:01]
Sentience: The Next Moral Dilemma Pt II
News Bynoe explains: "If pain is experienced by the robot it would have to have similar laws that protect dogs or cats. So, in summary, a sentient robot could in theory wander into a place of worship, light a candle and get on with praying with no fear...
[January 24, 2001, 16:31]
You Can Teach A Dog New Tricks
News According to Sony, the consumer electronics giant has sold about 50,000 of its dogs in the past two years. Sony's robot dog is learning some new tricks and, as a true high-tech pet, will be able to fetch email.
[May 9, 2001, 12:25]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There have been machines the size of planets bent on mankind's destruction, there have been awkward artificial dogs, the all-devouring grey goo of malfunctioning nanotech, even rebelliously sentient brown shoes.
[March 18, 2005, 17:00]
Aibo Gets Wheels
News The robot dogs made their debut in 1999 and have become wildly popular with gadget and dog lovers. Sony's Entertainment Robot America division has released a four-wheel "Speed Board" scooter for its Aibo robots that will allow them to skate around...
[October 16, 2002, 14:54]
New Aibo To Lead The Way In Robotic Vision
News It also raises the spectre of robotic dogs that can fetch more than just a newspaper and slippers. A deal between Sony a company that last made the headlines for creating a robotics kit that can turn a notebook computer into a beer fetching robot...
[September 5, 2003, 16:35]
2001: Great Gadgets
News The Japanese consumer titan has also managed the trick of making these robot dogs a damn sight cheaper than the first AIBO -- one can be yours for under £600. Nokia 5510 Radical. That was the consensus when Nokia unleashed its latest handset...
[December 27, 2001, 6:31]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog I suppose if you're scared of robot dogs you could be said to suffer from Aibohphobia -- which, as everyone knows, is really a fear of palindromes) Monday 31/5/1999 Bank Holiday. Spent slaving over a slightly warm computer, except for the bit where...
[June 4, 1999, 19:54]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News I suppose if you're scared of robot dogs you could be said to suffer from Aibohphobia -- which, as everyone knows, is really a fear of palindromes) Monday 31/5/1999 Bank Holiday. Spent slaving over a slightly warm computer, except for the bit where...
[June 4, 1999, 18:54]
A Year Ago: Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog I suppose if you're scared of robot dogs you could be said to suffer from Aibohphobia -- which, as everyone knows, is really a fear of palindromes) This week: Heath and efficiency, dinosaurs versus Microsoft, the dog it was that flew, the crypto...
[June 5, 2000, 8:01]
A Year Ago: Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News I suppose if you're scared of robot dogs you could be said to suffer from Aibohphobia -- which, as everyone knows, is really a fear of palindromes) This week: Heath and efficiency, dinosaurs versus Microsoft, the dog it was that flew, the crypto...
[June 5, 2000, 7:01]
Jane Wakefield: I Am The Network
News When BT invited me to visit a large shed in a remote part of Suffolk on a rainy Friday all kinds of Reservoir Dogs images flashed through my mind. It is, they say, where BT is plotting world domination and cloning robot cows.
[March 26, 2001, 15:30]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog CDs, minidiscs, camcorders, walkmen, Playstations, robot dogs.there can't be any other company with as good a record of hammering out new consumer niches and doing genuine high-tech research and development from the ground up.
[November 20, 1999, 16:25]
