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AIBO

This article is about the robotic pet. For the Japanese television series, see Aibō.
Aibo
ManufacturerSony Corporation
InventorSONY's Digital Creatures Lab and Toshitada Doi
CountryJapan
Year of creation1999 (1999)
TypeDog
PurposeEntertainment
Websitehttp://aibo.com

AIBO (stylized as aibo, abbreviated as Artificial Intelligence RoBOt, homonymous with aibō (相棒), "pal" or "partner" in Japanese) is a series of robotic dogs designed and manufactured by Sony. Sony announced a prototype Aibo in mid-1998,[1] and the first consumer model was introduced on 11 May 1999.[2] New models were released every year until 2006. Although most models were dogs, other inspirations included lion cubs and space explorers. Only the ERS-7, ERS-110/111 and ERS-1000 versions were explicitly a "robotic dog", but the 210 can also be considered a dog due to its Jack Russell Terrier appearance and face.[3] In 2006, AIBO was added into the Carnegie Mellon University Robot Hall of Fame.[4]

On 26 January 2006 Sony announced that it would discontinue AIBO and several other products in an effort to make the company more profitable.[5] Sony's AIBO customer support was withdrawn gradually, with support for the final ERS-7M3 ending in March 2013.[6] In July 2014, Sony stopped providing repairs for AIBO products and did not provide customer support or repair for the older AIBO robots.[7]

In November 2017, Sony announced a new generation of AIBO.[8][9] The fourth generation model, ERS-1000, was launched in Japan on 11 January 2018. The second lottery sale was set on 6 February 2018.[10]

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  2. ^ "Sony Global - Press Release - Sony Launches Four-Legged Entertainment Robot "AIBO" Creates a New Market for Robot-Based Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  3. ^ Ulanoff, Lance (2003-09-04). "Surprise! Sony's AIBO Is a Dog". Pcmag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  4. ^ "2006 Inductees". The Robot Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  5. ^ "Sony Global - Q3 FY2005 Sony Group Earnings Announcement". Sony.net. 2006-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  6. ^ "Sony AIBO Europe - Official Website - Model-by-model breakdown". Sonydigital-link.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. ^ "AIBO、君を死なせない 修理サポート終了「飼い主」の悲しみ〈AERA〉 （dot.）". Yahoo!ニュース. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  8. ^ Byford, Sam (2017-10-31). "Sony just announced a new Aibo robot dog; The Verge". Technologyreview.com.
  9. ^ Rajamanickam Antonimuthu (2017-11-02), Sony's Aibo Robot Dog returns with advanced AI, archived from the original on 2021-12-11, retrieved 2017-11-15
  10. ^ Alam, Imran (2018-02-02). "Sony AIBO - Robotic Dog". Answer Slave. Answerslave.com.

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