Around 30 buyers gathered at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo, and others were holding the old Aibo. Kawanishi, head of development and executive director, called for it: 'If you focus on your feelings, it will be close to you and hope everyone will keep it cherished. 'Aibo sales volume did not disclose.
Aibo robot dog body priced at 198,000 yen (about 11,000 yuan.) New users also need to pay the monthly cloud service fee, this service allows Aibo robot dog to learn new skills.
The new generation Aibo robot dog's expression is richer, in addition to selling Meng there are a variety of facial expressions to interact.
According to Japanese media reports, Sony's dog-type home robot, like a real dog jump, both as pets, but also in accordance with voice instructions to operate appliances, similar to the introduction of smart speakers Amazon increased the charm of dogs.
In fact, the Sony robot dog Aibo came out in 1999. However, after the development has been at a standstill at that time due to the artificial intelligence has not yet entered the practical stage, it failed to achieve robotic self-regulatory mechanism.In 2006, when Sony Chairman Robinson's business as a 'non-core business', decided to suspend production Aibo.
Sony announced its reinstatement of the robot business in June 2016. Sony president Hirai Kazuhiko once said that "the robotics business will be widely carried out, including industrial applications such as factory automation."