Techradar recently ran a piece asking Whatever Happened to Robotic Dogs, an article that looked at the history of robotic dogs including the Sony Aibo. You can read the full article here.
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The Family Dog
The New York Times recently interviewed a series of owners, whose Aibos are a central part of their lives, but are slowly having to come to the fact that their dogs have a life expectancy. The video shows the plight…
Aibo Inducted Into Museum Hall Of Fame
Sony’s Aibo robot dogs were recently inducted into Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science “Hall of Fame”. The hall of fame is a heritage list which recognizes products that helped advance technology or had a substantial impact on the…
Aibo Owners Feel Abandoned
The Wall Street Journal ran an article a couple of months ago about the difficulty in finding technical support for ageing Aibos now that Sony has discontinued support for them. Ritsuko Kobayashi has been organizing the monthly get-togethers in Kawasaki…
Sony AIBO Funeral
Digital trends has a story on their website today about a Sony AIBO funeral that recently took place in Japan: Sony’s robotic dog, named Aibo, was launched way back in 1999 and finally discontinued in 2006, but many of the…