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Sony Aibo Gets Powers Of Recognition
News Sony is planning to train Aibo, its robot dog, to be able to pick you out of a crowd. Sony's Entertainment Robot America division said Tuesday it will introduce Aibo Recognition, a new application for its newest Aibo ERS-210A and ERS-210 models.
[October 10, 2002, 15:41]
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. Through Sony's 16MB memory stick, the company plans to boost Aibo's ability to handle new software applications.
[June 25, 2002, 7:32]
Sony Gets Emotional With Lion Cub AIBO Robot
News Sony has added features requested by owners of the original AIBO. The second-generation AIBO, which is also known as the ERS-210, looks like a lion cub and will be available in gold, silver or black. When used with the AIBO Life application the pet...
[October 12, 2000, 11:18]
You Can Teach A Dog New Tricks
News Especially if it's a Sony Aibo, and you've bought the new software. Marking Aibo's second anniversary, Sony introduced three software applications and three new colours -- white, violet and green -- for its robot dog.
[May 9, 2001, 12:25]
Nuggets: Fetch ! Sony's New Robotic Pooch
News No, not your flat mate but AIBO -- Sony's brand new robotic dog. A more sophisticated relative of Doctor Who's trusty companion K9 and distantly related to Battle Star Galactica's Muffet, AIBO walks on all fours, has a moving head, tail and mouth...
[May 13, 1999, 13:03]
Sony's Robot Dog Learns To Talk
News Researchers at Sony's Computer Science Laboratory in France have succeeded in creating a version of the company's robot dog AIBO capable of speaking. The success of Sony's AIBO has spawned a legion of robotic imitators and Sony will undoubtedly be...
[September 28, 2000, 15:41]
Sony's Robot Dog Learns A New Trick
News Electronics giant Sony announced new software on Monday that will allow Aibo owners to control the robot dog via email commands. Sony introduced Aibo in 1999, and the high-tech hounds quickly became popular with gadget buffs, thanks in part to...
[May 20, 2003, 11:48]
Aibo Gets Wheels
News 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, the company said on Wednesday. When the Aibo is not "zipping around" on its Speed Board, it will...
[October 16, 2002, 14:54]
New Aibo To Lead The Way In Robotic Vision
News 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 will see Sony's next Aibo robot dog getting sophisticated vision.
[September 5, 2003, 16:35]
Sony Robodogs Litter Live 2001
News Each, like Sony's earlier AIBO robot dog, can express emotions, understand voice commands and interact with humans, and the company believes Latte and Macaron will appeal to a wide range of consumers.
[September 20, 2001, 14:34]
Robotics Enthusiast Forced To Pull Aibo-altering Code
News Sony has forced a programmer to remove code from his Web site that changed the behaviour of its Aibo robot dog. New Scientist reports that some figures in the robotics community are unhappy that Sony clamped down on efforts to customise Aibo.
[November 1, 2001, 13:27]
Sega Creates New Breed Of Robotic Dog
News The quaintly named Poo-Chi robot from Sega will scrap it out with Sony's AIBO robot dog for the affections of robot animal lovers worldwide. The AIBO, launched by Sony on 1 April, 1999, was aimed mainly at the well-off gadget freak retailing for...
[January 19, 2000, 15:01]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Further proof of the Cooltown worries comes courtesy of Scientific American, which elaborates on the story of Sony trying to pull programming information about their Aibo robomutts from the Web. To recap: a keen American Aibo owner and hacker...
[January 25, 2002, 15:56]
Robots Need Culture Says Sony Scientist
News Steels also works with Sony robots such as Aibo and an upcoming bipedal device, adding custom software to enable them to play word games. He demonstrated with a video clip where an Aibo approached a dog eating a piece of meat and was treated just...
[August 16, 2002, 14:57]
Robot Pet Creators Reach For Purrfection
News A robotic creature called 'Tama' from Japanese company Omron will take on the likes of Sony's Aibo and Sega's Poo-Chi robot canines in the ultimate battle of the furry friends in Japan this year. According to press reports, this robo-pet will cost...
[February 23, 2000, 10:56]
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. Sony caused some upset, though, when it forced one robotics enthusiast to remove code that changed...
[December 27, 2001, 6:31]
A Year Ago: Robot Pet Creators Reach For Purrfection
News A robotic creature called 'Tama' from Japanese company Omron will take on the likes of Sony's Aibo and Sega's Poo-Chi robot canines in the ultimate battle of the furry friends in Japan this year. According to press reports, this robo-pet will cost...
[February 23, 2001, 6:04]
Sony Fixes Wobbly Robot
News Besides the human-like SDR-4X II, Sony has also developed software upgrades for Aibo, its four-legged robotic pet. In addition, Sony said it is tinkering with a development environment to allow greater wireless control of the Aibo via PC applications.
[March 26, 2003, 9:37]
Can A Human Love A Robot?
News Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University, cites Sony's AIBO as the closest man has to a sentient artificial being. I designed AIBO to be a friend for those older people in our society" said Toshitada Doi, president of Sony's...
[January 23, 2001, 14:01]
Robots Could Be Nurses Of The Future
News Japan is a major exporter of robots, both for the industrial sector and for the home market with devices such as Sony's Aibo. Help will also be made available to companies who are developing robotic pets, such as the Sony AIBO.
[August 29, 2001, 14:03]
