Sony announced it will discontinue Japan sales of its popular robotic puppy aibo ERS-1000 model, ending availability once ...

Resurrected back in 2017, Sony’s robotic dog Aibo made a big splash at CES 2018, but there wasn’t much fanfare for the pup at Sony’s CES booth this year. A few weeks later, however, Sony has announced ...

Sony's original Aibo robotic dog blew the public's collective mind when it debuted in 1999, instantly becoming a cultural touchstone and commanding a rabidly loyal fan base. People still hold burials ...

Have we adopted and adapted to technology to such an extent that a robot dog could conceivably replace a pet dog? That question popped into my head when I heard that Sony was releasing Aibo, the ...

Back in 2018, Sony released an updated version of the Aibo, a surprisingly advanced robotic dog designed to simulate the behaviors of a real canine as much as possible. It was a major release, as it ...

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Keen to expand the usability of its recently revamped robot dog, Sony has just introduced a new “Aibo Patrol” feature as part of its latest software update. No, it doesn’t turn Aibo into an enraged, ...

Aibo, a $2,899 robotic dog from Sony, just might scamper its way onto some wish lists this holiday season. Hoping to replicate the dog's popularity in Japan—where the electronic pets have a rabid ...

Very expensive (though still cheaper than a real dog) Walking is still clunky No specific purpose beyond that robo-pup charm Sony's aibo is back, and after more than a decade the robotic dog is ...

Sony's just rolled out the first major software update for its robotic entertainment dog, Aibo. As of Monday, users in the US and Japan can access a new feature called Aibo Patrol. That, and they can ...

I have been enamored with the Sony Aibo robot dog ever since the 90s when I was a kid. Back then it was a ridiculously expensive toy that was decades ahead of its time—a custom-designed robot dog that ...