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aibo (ERS-1000)

Price
From JPY 198,000
Type
Quadruped Robots · Consumer Quadruped
Applications
Household · Companion
Status
Development ended
Availability
Discontinued
Purchase
Not disclosed
Release Date
Jan 11, 2018
Country/Region
Japan
Last Verified
2026-08-27
2 h
Runtime
2.2 kg
Weight
0.293 m
Height

Sony aibo ERS-1000 is a discontinued companion robot dog with two cameras, four microphones, OLED eyes, touch and motion sensors, LTE/Wi-Fi connectivity, autonomous obstacle avoidance, face and voice recognition, and My aibo cloud services.

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Intelligence Profile

Learning ApproachVerified
Human demonstration

Capability Map

MobilityOfficial claim
Walking

Sony states that aibo learns its daily-life territory on its own and walks around obstacles.

MobilityOfficial claim
Navigation

The official guide states that aibo learns its territory autonomously and can understand where it is.

InteractionOfficial claim
Speech interaction

Sony states that aibo understands what people say to some extent and responds through performance, body language and voice tones.

InteractionOfficial claim
Human collaboration

Sony documents interaction with the owner through praise, touch and teaching movement routines, with behavior and personality changing through that relationship.

Hardware Specification

Physical Specifications

Color
Ivory White
Dimensions (Standing)
180 × 293 × 305 mm (W × H × D)
Total degrees of freedom
22 axes

Mechanical and mounting

Depth
305 mm
Height
0.293 m
Weight
2.2 kg
Width
180 mm

Electrical and integration

Rated power
About 14 W

Sensors

Attitude Sensor
6-axis detection system: 3-axis gyro and 3-axis acceleration, ×2
Audio Sensor
Voice recognition
Camera
2 cameras: front camera and SLAM camera
Obstacle Avoidance
Detects obstacles and avoids them
Sensors
ToF sensor; 2 ranging sensors; pressure-sensitive/capacitive touch sensors; motion and light sensors; 4 paw-pad sensors
Tactile Sensor
Head, jaw, back and paw-pad touch sensors

Battery and Runtime

Battery Type
Built-in rechargeable battery
Charger
AC adapter and power cord
Charging Dock
Charging station with charging stand and mat
Charging Method
Charging station
Charging Power
19.5 V DC, 2.3 A
Charging Time
3 hours
Power Supply
14 W
Runtime
2 h

Compute Platform

CPU
64bit Quad-Core CPU
Processor
64bit Quad-Core CPU

Reliability and environment

Operating temperature
5–35 °C

Interaction and Communication

Communication
LTE mobile network; Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
Display
2 OLED displays (eyes)
External Port
Charging pins and SIM card slot
Smart Following
Follows owner when called
Microphone
4 microphones
Smart Navigation
Recognizes spaces, detects obstacles and learns shorter routes
OTA Update
Automatic system updates
Sound Localization
Locates sound sources and turns toward voices
Speaker
Speaker
Tactile Feedback
Senses petting and other physical contact
Visual Recognition
Recognizes faces, people and smiles

Development and Expansion

App Platform
My aibo app and web browser
Operating Modes
Autonomous interaction, tricks and gestures

Commercial Information

Availability
Discontinued
Price
From 198,000 JPY
Subscription Price
300 USD/year renewal; initial three-year plan included
Warranty
30-day warranty

Commercial Status

Status
Development ended
Price
From JPY 198,000
Release Date
Jan 11, 2018

Deployment records

Progress, changes and sources from real-world projects.

Project source ↗
Pilot
Partner
Tokyo Medical University Hospital · Operator
Scenario
Companion
Primary task
Provide companion interaction in protective-isolation rooms
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Started
2020-02
Last verified
2026-10-09

Deployment timeline · 2

View source ↗
  1. aibo companionship study begins in protective-isolation rooms
  2. Hospital publishes the aibo patient-room study
As of the verified evidence; this is not live operating status.2026-10-09

Timeline

  1. Robot release
    aibo (ERS-1000)
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