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Sorayama Hajime 空山基
Doi Toshitada 土井利忠
Sony 'AIBO' entertainment robot, model ERS-110 索尼「AIBO」機械犬，ERS-110型
1999
The Sony AIBO Entertainment Robot, model ERS-110, is a robotic dog first produced by the Japanese electronics company Sony for home entertainment in 1999. With its silver plastic body, exposed, articulated joints, and screen-like face, it suggests a cyborg beagle. It was engineered by Toshitada Doi to interact with people and its environment using sensors that detect touch and sound. Adaptive learning functionalities allow the AIBO to develop a personality and new behaviours over time. Green and red LEDs illuminate to express happiness and displeasure, and a small speaker emits melodious beeping noises as the dog navigates external stimuli, including responding to commands and playing fetch with a pink ball.
The AIBO was designed by artist Sorayama Hajime, who is best known for his airbrushed illustrations of humanoid robots. The name ‘AIBO’ is a composite of the English term ‘artificial intelligence robot’ and aibou, a Japanese word for ‘friend’. The AIBO had tremendous commercial success, and Sony produced twelve models between 1999 and 2006. The success of the AIBO prompted the development and release of robotic toys by other companies, and it represents the growing assimilation of technology into daily life at the end of the twentieth century.
The AIBO was designed by artist Sorayama Hajime, who is best known for his airbrushed illustrations of humanoid robots. The name ‘AIBO’ is a composite of the English term ‘artificial intelligence robot’ and aibou, a Japanese word for ‘friend’. The AIBO had tremendous commercial success, and Sony produced twelve models between 1999 and 2006. The success of the AIBO prompted the development and release of robotic toys by other companies, and it represents the growing assimilation of technology into daily life at the end of the twentieth century.
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