Sony announces the new type "aibo (Aibo)" with AI, but it is essential to subscribe to a pay plan in order to keep it in cloud collaboration

Sony is entertainment robot "aibo (Aibo)We announced. The new aibo is an autonomous robot that "is curious on its own, becomes a partner who lives happily together and everyday together with people, and grows together."

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You can check the lovely appearance of Independent Entertainment Robot "aibo" in the following movie.

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Pretend to be a tail


Sitting alone in the living room.


It is like a real dog that puts a head on the hind feet.


A gesture to look back on. We adopt organic EL display for eyes.



I am delighted to be crippled aibo


I express emotions throughout my body. The ultra-compact 1-axis / 2-axis actuator is made to have a total of 22 axes of freedom so as to enable smooth and soft driving.


"Hands" or ...


High touch


It reacts to things. Various sensors are installed to enable behavior according to the situation. We are using Sony's deep learning technology cultivated for recognition and analysis of images and voices.


Indulge in indignation aibo


During the holidays


When your husband comes home, I react.


Also equipped with map creation (SLAM) technology using fisheye camera. Cloud cooperating aibo said that if you feel love from the owner you will return deeper affection.


New type "aibo" (ERS - 1000) equipped with AI by cloud collaboration will be released on January 11, 2018. Sony store limited sale schedule, reservation reception starts from 11:01 pm on November 1, 2017.


The selling price of the Sony store is 198,000 yen, excluding tax. To become an owner, you need to join the "aibo Basic Plan". You can choose monthly payment for "aibo basic plan 3 years" for lump sum payment of 90,000 yen or 2980 yen (36 times). In addition, "aibo care support" for which a repair fee will be discounted in case of trouble or breakdown will be offered for 3 years with 3,000 yen batch tax or 20,000 yen per year tax.

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