Sony set to unveil robo-dog that connects to home devices

But the robo-dogs were discontinued in 2005 after increased competition in the Asian markets led to massive cost cutting. Now, Sony is set to release a new robot dog which could allow users to control home appliances, in a similar way to Amazon's Echo. Sony launched its artificial intelligence based robotic dog named Aibo in 1999. The robot's personality was shaped by its interactions with its owner and surroundings. The initial ERS-110 Aibo model hardware included a 64-bit RISC processor, 16 megabytes of RAM, sensors (touch, camera, range-finder, microphone, acceleration, angular velocity), a speaker and actuators (legs, neck, mouth, tail).