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.

The Aibo robot dogs in question are the newer 2019 ERS-1000 units still being sold, which are a reboot of its "entertainment" robotic dogs from the late 1990s. It's not exactly a fully charitable ...

The robot dog can flexibly climb up and down stairs at a 45 degree angle; it can also stably climb industrial stairs.

Among these, Sony’s Aibo robot dogs stand out, not just for their technical prowess but also for their emotional appeal. With their gleaming eyes and playful digital antics, they've woven ...

play Sony has experimented with robots, and is best known for the Aibo robotic dog. Priced at $2900, Aibo is designed to act like a real dog with dynamic movements, lifelike expressions ...

TECNO will participate at IFA 2024, and has a range of rather interesting products to show to consumers, including a robot ...

Last year, Unitree Robotics captured headlines with its remarkable Go2 robot dog, wowing us with its circus tricks and GPT chat capabilities. Now, the company is back with a new twist: meet the ...

Ukraine is now using robotic dogs on the battlefield, the first known combat deployment of such machines. The robots were supplied by a British company and are not autonomous; they are operated by ...

Researchers Leveraging AI to Train (Robotic) Dogs to Respond to Their Masters July 23, 2024 — An international collaboration seeks to innovate the future of how a mechanical man's best friend ...

Ukraine is siccing a fleet of robot dogs on Russian troops, including some four-legged terminators it hopes to use to conduct “kamikaze” attacks on enemy soldiers and vehicles along ...

Ukraine could soon unleash robot dogs on its front lines, replacing soldiers for perilous missions like spying on Russian trenches or detecting mines. At a demonstration in an undisclosed part of ...