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 ...

Sony's Aibo robot dog is back -- and it's cuter than ever. The new Aibo has more personality too. Sony says it relies on sophisticated sensors and AI smarts, the sort used in self-driving cars. The ...

Sony is bringing its iconic Aibo robotic dog back to the U.S. for the first time in more than a decade — though this time, the pricey gadget will feature some cloud-connected features that make it ...

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 robotic Aibo pup continues to learn new tricks. Thanks to a new software update, the android companion will now predict when you come home and sit patiently at the front door. Or that’s the ...

The new Aibo is impressive. Ultimately, however, it’s an extremely expensive toy that does very little. One of the upsides of opting for a robot dog over the real thing is the ability to buck the ...

Sony’s Aibo robotic dog caused a stir when it was introduced way back in 1999. The media couldn’t get enough of it, and it became a symbol of the seemingly imminent integration of intelligent robots ...

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 ...

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Sony revived its robodog series late last year, offering a limited first run of next-generation Aibos for keen Japanese fans. Despite a killer $1,800 price-tag, the company apparently sold plenty, and ...

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 ...

>Sony Electronics has bred the third generation of its Aibo robotic dog to be faster, smarter--and floppy-eared. The company's Entertainment Robot America division on Thursday announced that the ERS-7 ...