Robotics Research

Project

School : Dalian Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School

Teacher : Ms. Monireh Kandi
Time : Second Term 2008-2009
PET ROBOT

AIBO
 WHAT?
• AIBO (pet robot)
 WHO?
• Sony (company)
 WHEN?
• On June 1, 1999
 WHERE?
• Japan
 WHY?
• AIBO is not for work, it is a robot designed
to be a pet.

New field of cute

household robots
 HOW?
•
AIBO is 27.4 centimeters long (approximately 11 inches) and weighs approximately
1.6 kilograms (3.5 pounds). It is exactly like a little puppy-it has eyes, ears, and a tail
and walks on four legs. It primarily moves around on its own, although it can also be
operated by remote control.
AIBO not only looks like a puppy, it also walks on four legs by itself, plays with a ball,
responds to a whistle, gets mad when it is hit on the head, barks, and puts out its paw
when a person sticks out a hand.
This is possible thanks to the high-speed, workstation-class computer built into its
body, which has been programmed to remember over 50 different types of behavior
based on studies of dog and cat behavior.
AIBO behaves in accordance with the "instincts" programmed into its software,
expresses "emotions" according to the degree of satisfaction of these instincts and in
response to external stimuli picked up through its camera and microphone, and
"learns" through the accumulation of these experiences. It "grows up" just like an
ordinary puppy.

Replicate emotions like joy, anger, and sadness, expressing them through actions like wagging its tail.
 HOW MUCH?
• Selling the robots via the Internet only,
Sony sold 5,000 units worldwide, and they
were so popular that the 3,000 earmarked
for Japan sold out in just 20 minutes.
• The price is 250,000 yen
 THE END

BY TOM HWANG