More than a decade later, Sony has revived the Aibo iconic robot pet brand with a new pet robot dog simply called ‘Aibo’ in Japan. Sony says that Aibo’s behavior is adaptable and can form an emotional bond with the household members.
The new Aibo pet robot dog features an adorable appearance, vibrant movements, and is also responsive. It is designed in a way that it will develop its own unique personality through everyday interactions as it grows closer and closer to its owners. Aibo’s eyes utilize two OLEDs to display a range of expressions. The ultracompact 1- and 2-axis actuators allow its body to move along 22 axes.
It is capable of showing lifelike expressions, and a dynamic array of movements and the body language is expressed with the combination of eye, ear, and tail movements as well as different vocal sounds. Aibo seeks out to the owners and can even detect words of praise, smiles, head and back scratches, petting, and more.
The Aibo Robot pet dog learns and remembers what actions make the owner happy, and it slowly gets acquainted with the environment and will learn to walk around in the increasingly wider area and respond to situations accordingly. Sony says that the adaptable behavior was made possible through company’s well-cultivated deep learning technology, in the form of inbuilt sensors that can detect and analyze sounds and images.
The Aibo has a Speaker, 4 Microphones and sensors include Pressure sensitive/capacitive type touch sensor, Capacitive type touch sensor (Head sensor, jaw sensor), 6 axis detection system(3 axis gyro/3 axis acceleration)×2 (Head、Torso) and Motion sensor, Light sensor, 4 Paw Pads. Sony claims that it can last up to 2 hours on a single charge and takes close to 3 hours to fully charge it. Connectivity options are LTE
and WiFi 802.11b/g/n and weigh 2.2 kg Approx.
Sony has an app for Aibo; My Aibo which can be used to access more settings, view photos takes from the Aibo’s camera, and download additional tricks from the store. There is an Aibo basic subscription pack gives you Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity, cloud backup, and access to the app’s features and the subscription costs $26 ( Rs. 1,677.91 approx.).
The New Aibo pet robot dog will be up for pre-order from November 1st i.e, from today only in Japan through the Sony Store, Sony’s direct retailer and will go on sale on January 11th, 2018. It is priced at 198,000 yen (US$1,739 or Rs. 1,12,240 approx.) along with Aibo basic subscription pack.