Sony Corporation launched their first robot dog, Aibo, back in 1999 but was quickly discontinued in 2006. While Aibo was put on hold, several Japanese companies rolled out the production of robot dogs since none managed to fetch a widespread success. Sony recently released a new Aibo robot dog, having confidence the new Aibo will be able to stand out.
With this new device, the company will begin in the product introduction stage of the process. Although this product is expensive with a price of about $1700 and a mandatory monthly fee of $25 for cloud services, it is still considered less expensive than a real dog in the long run. The new Aibo has improved intellegence software and enhanced motors and sensors that help the product resemble a real dog. Each robot dog will develop a unique behavior patterns depending on owner interactions and can work with other internet-connected electronics. The purchase of Aibo includes a ball toy for the dog to retrieve and carry around.
Sony ended their maintenance services for the robots back in 2014 which lefts some owners of previous Aibo models very disappointed. When the robots stopped working, some owners held funerals for their devices.
Article Published: November 1, 2017
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