Aibo, the cute-looking robot puppy developed by Sony, was designed to be a household companion. The robot can already emulate many of the movements and behaviors of real dogs, such as walking on ...

Sony had announced that after more than a decade since retiring its robot dog product, the Aibo will be coming back for real. The new Aibo has also learnt some new tricks. Its AI capability will ...

Credit: BRITTANY HERBERT/MASHABLE Like AIBO (and countless other robot dog attempts), CHiP has some native intelligence and even a little bit of personality. With its large round head and puppy ...

All of the robotic pets like Sony’s AIBO are interesting toys ... or Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation, a dog-like robot being developed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development ...

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and Sony have used reinforcement learning (RL) to teach Sony's robot dog Aibo to walk more quietly. Many users of ...

AIBO, the adorable Sony robot dog, was discontinued in 2006. But they inspired enough love in their owners to try and have them repaired, and when they could not be, to hold funerals for them.

Japanese electronics maker Sony released the first version of AIBO in 1999. The robot dog used AI to learn and grow, following its owner around and wagging its tail. It initially proved a hit ...

In 1999, Aibo, the world's first robot dog, hit the shops in Japan with a test sale of 3,000 products. They sold out in 20 minutes. Aibo could bark, walk, growl, wag his tail, and play with a ball ...

The first Sony Aibo was released in 1999 with the name standing for Artificial Intelligence RoBOt. It featured the body of a small dog but with no facial features. Later models gained a more dog ...