Robot pets are making a comeback, now designed for practical companionship, not just entertainment. Modern robot pets offer ...

Sony says it is to bring back Aibo, its famous robot pet dog. The new Aibo is the tech giant's first entertainment robot in 12 years, and for now, it will only be sold in Japan. The machine learns ...

Moon, Youngme E. "Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 503-095, April 2003. (Revised November 2005.) ...

On the altar at Kofukuji Temple in Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture, were 62 AIBO robot dogs. The head priest chanted sutras and grieving owners in black offered prayers for their "dead" pets.

Sony announced that it will be re-leasing the Aibo robot dog in the US. The Aibo was initially released in 1999, and discontinued in 2006. This is an updated model of the robot dog companion ...

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.

Sony has launched a scheme to repair and rehome old Aibo robot dogs. Available in Japan, the Aibo Foster Parent Program is designed to enable owners of ageing plastic pets to donate them for ...

(credit: Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii) Aibo is a companion robotic dog created by Sony and powered by AI technology, which builds its identity through its environment and ...

reacting to words of praise or scratches on the head Sony on Thursday announced that its Aibo robotic dogs infused with artificial intelligence will be unleashed on the US market by the year-end ...