So Sony is coming out with their new gadget. But it’s not a smartphone, laptop, or any normal IT support gadget. It’s a robotic dog. In fact, it’s robotic dog Aibo: Is this cute or creepy?
This puppy robot looks and acts like a puppy. In fact, I saw footage of this puppy wagging it’s tail and blinking it’s bright eyes like a real puppy. Furthermore, it looks at you and charms you like a real puppy. It can beg, fetch, roll over, shake hands, play dead and do other typical dog tricks. You have to train robotic dog Aibo to do these tricks.
But there’s way more to this dog than just real life tricks and companionship. It comes with lots of AI technology and deep learning. The cameras in it’s nose and eyes alone can pick up a person and a pet’s sniff. That way, can truly distinguish it’s owner from other people, and humans from pets. It can even pick up on your mood. Aibo comes with an app, so you can train it to do the things I mentioned. You can use the app to determine Aibo’s gender, eye color and bark. With the app that comes with it, you can even train it to become a camera watch dog.
Yes, robotic dog Aibo can be many things to many people. But inexpensive won’t be one of them. On average, Aibo will cost you $2,900. It will be available in the US in September 2018. I’m sorry, but if I want a cute pet, I will get a real pet. If I want a robot, or piece of AI technology, then I will get a robot or piece of AI technology. Just to train a robot as a pet is beyond bizarre to me. How anyone can ‘ooh’ and ‘awww’ and ‘how cute’ a robot is beyond me. It’s just a robot, y’all! There are many, many, real life dogs out there just waiting to be adopted in shelters. Go there to get a pet. Robotic Dog Aibo: Is this cute or creepy?