aibo

aibo is Sony's connected companion robot. Core movement runs on the device, while personality development, backup and connected app functions depend on an AI Cloud Plan.

Facts

  • Company: Sony
  • Type: Companion Robot
  • Core: aibo
  • Function: Interactive companionship
  • Audience: Consumers
  • Status: Available
  • Website: https://us.aibo.com/

About

About aibo

aibo is Sony's connected robotic companion for consumers. The small quadruped combines cameras, microphones, touch sensors and expressive movement to interact with people and develop individual behaviour over time.

Core movement runs on the robot, while personality development, backup, app access and other connected functions depend on Sony's AI Cloud Plan. Service availability varies by market and subscription state.

Specifications

  • Product type: Companion Robot
  • Status: Available
  • Website: Https://us.aibo.com/

Research

  • Robot Therapy Aids Mental Health in Patients with Hematological Malignancy During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Protective Isolation Unit - 2024-02-27 - Research Publication - Twenty-one patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation were randomized between an aibo intervention group and a control group inside a protective isolation unit. Salivary chromogranin A decreased… - source: doi.org
  • Designing Man's New Best Friend: Enhancing Human-Robot Dog Interaction through Dog-Like Framing and Appearance - 2022-02-08 - Research Publication - Twenty-nine participants interacted with aibo in a two-by-two design that varied puppy-versus-robot framing and fur-versus-no-fur appearance. Puppy framing increased dog-name use, praise and the variety and complexity of… - source: doi.org
  • The Pilot Study of Group Robot Intervention on Pediatric Inpatients and Their Caregivers, Using 'New aibo' - 2021-10-30 - Research Publication - Researchers observed group aibo sessions involving 127 chronically ill pediatric inpatients and 116 caregivers at Japan's National Center for Child Health and Development during March and April 2018. About two-thirds of… - source: doi.org

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