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Aibo

Aibo (1999)

USD 2,500

Type
Companion Robots
Status
Discontinued
Release Date
1999-06
Warranty
Unknown
Location
Japan
Last Verified
2026-07-30
Unknown
Height
1.6 kg
Weight
Unknown
Payload

Sony ERS-1000 aibo is a companion robot dog with cameras, microphones, touch and motion sensors. It recognizes people and voices, avoids obstacles, learns from interaction, and develops its personality through cloud services and the My aibo app.

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Specifications

Basic Information

Country
Japan
Exterior Version
Silver with a golden-brown hue and grey claws
Manufacturer
Sony Corporation
Model Alias
ERS-110
Positioning / Application
Home entertainment robot
Release Date
1999-06-01
Robot Name
AIBO
Robot Type
Companion robot
Status
Discontinued
Website
https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/design/gallery/ERS-110/

Body Specifications

Color
Silver with a golden-brown hue
Depth
274 mm
Length
266 mm
Material
Metal body
Weight
1.6 kg
Width
156 mm

Degrees of Freedom

Total DOF
18 degrees of freedom

Mechanical Structure

Joint Count
18 degrees of freedom
Joint Type
Mouth 1, tail 2, head 3, and each leg 3 degrees of freedom

Sensors

Attitude Sensor
Acceleration sensor and angular velocity sensor
Audio Sensor
Mini stereo microphone
Camera
Color CCD camera
Sensors
Touch, color CCD camera, range finder, acceleration, angular velocity, and sound sensors

Battery and Runtime

Battery Type
Lithium-ion battery
Charging Dock
Charging station
Runtime
1.5 h

Compute Platform

Memory
16 MB main memory
Memory Type
Main memory
Onboard Compute
64-bit RISC processor
Operating System
Aperios real-time operating system
Processor
64-bit RISC processor
Software Algorithm
OPEN-R modular software architecture

Interaction and Communication

Communication
Sound Commander tone-based remote control
External Port
Memory Stick slot
Microphone
Mini stereo microphone
Remote Controller
Sound Commander
Speaker
Miniature speaker

Development and Expansion

Operating Modes
Autonomous, game, and performance modes
Secondary Development (SDK)
OPEN-R
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