On the altar at Kofukuji Temple in Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture, were 62 AIBO robot dogs. The head priest chanted sutras and grieving owners in black offered prayers for their "dead" pets.
Casio has opened preorders for its robotic pet called Moflin that looks like a cross between a hamster and Star Trek’s Tribbles. Unlike Sony’s robot dog Aibo that can follow you around, Moflin is ...
Sony has launched a scheme to repair and rehome old Aibo robot dogs. Available in Japan, the Aibo Foster Parent Program is designed to enable owners of ageing plastic pets to donate them for ...
Researchers Leveraging AI to Train (Robotic) Dogs to Respond to Their Masters July 23, 2024 — An international collaboration seeks to innovate the future of how a mechanical man's best friend ...
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida has unusual guards on patrol: Robotic dogs augment its other physical security measures. Authorities say they are especially effective in situations that could ...
People didn’t take too kindly to a video showing a robot dog trying to approach a group of real-life puppies. It has also reminded some of Black Mirror. What happens when a robot dog meets real ...
The Ministry of Defense in Ukraine took the opportunity this week to highlight the capabilities of its newest assets to help in the fight against Russia: robotic dogs with the option of adding ...
The robot used for this investigation was the yellow dog-like Spot robot—named after the children's book legend Spot the Dog—from Boston Dynamics. "The robot has a detailed model of the ...
A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts ...