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Sony sends Aibo to kennel in the sky

News As part of its ongoing cost-cutting and reorganisation effort, Sony has cut its line of robotic Aibo dogs, along with another, more-expensive, humanoid robot called the Qurio, which was never sold as a product.

27 January 2006, 10:13

Photos: Robots catch World Cup fever at RoboCup 2006

News Sony's Aibo has long been a favourite for robot soccer matches. This Aibo has a perfect in Miroslav Klose, the German national team's star striker. With the World Cup well under way in Germany, it's not just humans who'll be kicking footballs in a...

14 June 2006, 10:45

'Don't shout at the robot!'

News Sony's Aibo was introduced to great fanfare, but only about 150,000 sold in the six years the company had it on the market. While the Aibo sold for $1,900 (£1,000), the Pleo tag is closer to the price of two of the more successful robot products on...

22 November 2006, 9:43

Photos: Robots make like Crouch and score

News Ayami Yohoyama of Japan's Twades robo-football team programs her Aibo for a match. A competitor at the RoboCup 2006 games (more photos here) takes aim to send a ball past an opposition player. The robotic football tournament, talking place in...

19 June 2006, 10:34

Robot Wars

News The most prominent example is Sony's Aibo dog robot, discontinued last year. At Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match, two-legged robots jabbed, ducked, hurled balloons and even sang in their quest to become the champ.

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4 December 2007, 10:02

Football-playing robots stage own World Cup

News About 330 teams from 31 countries competed in the events that drew robotic participants from a two-legged humanoid robot league to a four-legged league using teams of Sony's Aibo robots as players. While the football world eagerly anticipates next...

20 July 2005, 11:07

Roomba rival set to clean up

News The company's machine vision technology was incorporated into Sony's now defunct technology Aibo. Robot wars are coming to your carpet. Evolution Robotics is developing a robotic vacuum cleaner in conjunction with a large appliance manufacturer...

23 October 2006, 10:21