{"id":73608,"date":"2017-11-01T00:22:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T07:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/sonys-new-aibo-pet-robot-goes-on-sale-tonight-in-japan"},"modified":"2017-11-01T00:22:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T07:22:28","slug":"sonys-new-aibo-pet-robot-goes-on-sale-tonight-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/sonys-new-aibo-pet-robot-goes-on-sale-tonight-in-japan","title":{"rendered":"Sony\u2019s new Aibo pet robot goes on sale tonight in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0W3f2YRhgQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2006\/01\/26\/sony-killed-aibo-and-qrio\/\">more than a decade away<\/a>, Sony\u2019s Aibo pet robot is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/10\/09\/sony-brings-back-aibo-team-for-robotic-dog\/\">making a return<\/a>. The original dog-like robot launched in 1999, while Sony says its followup is \u201ccapable of forming an emotional bond with members of the household while providing them with love, affection, and the joy of nurturing and raising a companion.\u201d Its OLED eyes allow for \u201cnuanced\u201d expressions as fisheye cameras see and recognize individual faces while new actuators allow its body to move smoothly along 22 axes. Pre-orders for the new robot begin tonight via <a href=\"http:\/\/aibo.sony.jp\/store\/\">Sony\u2019s online store in Japan<\/a> for 179,000 yen (about $1,739 US), with shipments scheduled to begin on January 11th.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, because this is 2017, not only is the new Aibo powered by AI (that learns and develops a unique personality over time) but it\u2019s also connected to the cloud. An Aibo Basic Plan subscription not only backs up your robot\u2019s unique identity but also turns on the connection for owners to access their remote via WiFi or a mobile connection.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need the subscription for your pet\u2019s AI tendencies to develop, and use its accompanying My Aibo app (on iOS, Android and <a href=\"http:\/\/aibo.sony.jp\/en\/\">the web<\/a>) to manage settings, access photos it takes and even play with a virtual version of the dog when you\u2019re away. Eventually, you\u2019ll be able to buy new tricks from the Aibo Store, but it\u2019s launching with one accessory \u2014 the Aibone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/10\/31\/sony-aibo-robot-japan\/?sr_source=Facebook\">https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/10\/31\/sony-aibo-robot-japan\/?sr_source=Facebook<\/a> --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than a decade away, Sony\u2019s Aibo pet robot is making a return. The original dog-like robot launched in 1999, while Sony says its followup is \u201ccapable of forming an emotional bond with members of the household while providing them with love, affection, and the joy of nurturing and raising a companion.\u201d Its OLED [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}