Sony Aibo Review: How Much Is That Robot In The Window?

In July of 1999, Sony gave tech lovers the perfect pet to kick off life in the new millennium: the first robot dog for the home. “AIBO” stood for Artificial Intelligence roBOt, but when pronounced in Japanese the word also means “buddy, pal or accomplice.” And even though it cost $2100 and was only sold on the internet – again, back in 1999 – Sony sold 5000 Aibos in its first week.

Flash forward exactly 20 years … and the newest Aibo, model ERS-1000, just clomped his way into my home. He’s sophisticated, smart, and so lifelike he’ll wag his way right into your heart – which is exactly why those who buy him should be careful. After all, the last time we talked about social robots, I told you that you shouldn’t buy them. See if Aibo is any different – in the Sony Aibo Review from MrMobile!

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MrMobile’s Sony Aibo Review for the model ERS-1000 Aibo was produced following three weeks with an Aibo ERS-1000 review unit on loan from Sony. Sony was not provided an advance copy of this video, and no compensation was requested or provided.

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Sony Aibo ERS-1000 [USA]:
https://us.aibo.com/

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Why did Sony kill off its robot dog? (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/feb/02/sony.gadgets

Sony New York Preview (reviewsonline)
http://www.reviewsonline.com/sony9901.htm

There is one man, and only one man, who can still repair your robot dog (Vice)
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qxk3g/there-is-one-man-and-only-one-man-who-can-still-repair-your-robot-dog

Sony puts Aibo to sleep (Cnet)
https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-puts-aibo-to-sleep/

Sony’s Robot Dogs Are Dying A Slow And Heartbreaking Death (Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/sonys-robotic-dogs-are-dying-a-slow-and-heartbreaking-d-1712160637

A Smart Dog with Megabytes (New York Times)

Aibo (IEEE Guide to Robotics)
https://robots.ieee.org/robots/aibo/

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Second Generation Aibo Commercial (JODYN)