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My Robot Dog

by Steve Gibson Nov 10, 2001 2:56pm CST tags: Nerdy News, Sony
Sony has unveiled their new Aibo robotic dog recently. I've been really curious about this things ever since the first release. Has anyone ever seen one of these in person or own one? Are they cool at all or just some kind of novelty rich people throw money away on for a couple of days of entertainment? Does Sony have any plans for robotic frogs?

Able to recognize 75 commands -- up from 50 -- AIBO has other increased software capabilities that include JPEG photo-taking, changeable sounds and a boost mode "that shifts the robot into becoming excited, curious and alert when communication with its owners goes well," Sony says.

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