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Ordinary dogs accepted the robot into their company

23.01.2019

TechCrunch journalists conducted a small experiment, introducing the Shih Tzu dog Henry to the Aibo robot. As expected, Aibo was incredibly cute, did a lot of tricks and was willing to learn new things.

At first, the real dog was curious and sniffed at Aibo, but soon after began to ignore him, despite the robot's numerous attempts to communicate with Henry. If this was an elementary school, Aibo would be the rookie that no one wants to play with.

Each robot dog is programmed with a unique personality. Aibo is very small, ready to obey any orders. He constantly tried to attract the attention of the owner, but unlike a real dog, he can be turned off or ordered to stand at the charging station.

While Aibo's OLED eyes are supposed to be expressive and mimic a cute puppy, they were actually creepy, especially when the robot is looking from the side or when its pupils dilate.

Sony plans to release a security software tool in Japan that will use Aibo's built-in sensors to keep your home secure. If cameras were built into the robot's eyes to stream videos when you are not at home, it would justify such a high price.

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