January 26th, 2006
Sony Puts AIBO Down
By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
It looks like Sony’s robot dog Aibo has been put to sleep. I haven’t seen a separate press release, but buried in a presentation (PDF here) today for Q3 Fiscal Year 2005 results, is the following text (p. 6):
New Product Development for AIBO has already ceased, and production is targeted to stop by the end of fiscal year 2005. However, after-sales support will continue. There will also be no new development for QRIO. Source: Sony Earnings Presentation Slideshow linked above
We Say: I’ve always preferred my real dogs to the AIBO 
, but I’m still sorry to see him go. Let’s hope the end is quick and painless for man’s best robotic friend.
Cool Tech Reviews says:
Sony drops AIBO and QRIO
Michael Santo at Alice Hill’s Real Tech News did a little sleuthing in Sony’s quarterly report and discovered that the AIBO robot pooch is being put to sleep at the end of Sony’s fiscal year in March and development has ended for the…
January 26th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Inglix the Mad says:
Awww, and I wanted one
What a pity… My friend has one and it’s probably the neatest toy I’ve seen.
January 26th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Alice says:
I am sure they will live on on eBay
January 26th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Pleo “Life Form” by Furby Co-Creator | Etixet says:
[…] Not long ago we told you about the decision by Sony to drop the AIBO and QRIO. Now some good news. After 5 years, the co-creator of the Furby (with Dave Thomas), Caleb Chung, has a new “life form”, Pleo. Made by Ugobe, it is designed to resemble a one-week-old sauropod. Pleo runs on a sophisticated operating system termed “LifeOS” by (Ugobe CEO Bob) Christopher. Emotions are configured in an artificial intelligence engine using more than 50 algorithms to simulate hormones and sophisticated emotions. Christopher says Pleo has its own distinct personality–not quite dinosaur, not quite human. […]
January 7th, 2008 at 5:26 am