2. AIBO means “companion” in Japanese
Artificial Intelligence roBOt
An entertainment robot
Designed by Sony
Different models since 1999
3. Autonomous – Not Remote Controlled
Not just a toy – True companion with
emotions and instinct
Goes through the developmental stages of an
infant, child, teen and adult
If you praise him when he plays with his pink
ball – scold him and he will eventually learn
to ignore the ball
Responds to friendly pats on the head, chin
and back
4. Six different emotional states including:
◦ Happiness, Dislike, Anger, Love, Sadness, and
Surprise.
Instincts, or drives including:
◦ Movement, Fear, Recharge, and Search.
He expresses his emotional state with a wag
of his tail or by changing the color and shape
of his eyes or by his body movements.
AIBO learns the name you give him. his built-
in stereo microphone, voice-recognition
technology
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7. Grassroots of AIBO - Early 1990’s
Advances in terms of computer processors,
artificial intelligence, voice recognition and
visual technology
Dr. Toshi Doi had the ingenious idea that
these technologies could be brought together
to conceive an autonomous robot
By 1997 the first prototypes were beginning
to emerge
8. The very first prototype actually had six legs
and was the first step to having a robot on
legs
9. Touch
◦ On his head, chin and back
Hearing
◦ Stereo microphones
Sight
◦ A camera in his head
Other Sensors
◦ Infrared distance sensor, an acceleration sensor,
and a temperature sensor, pressure sensor etc.
10. 64-Bit RISC Processor
576 MHz Clock Speed
64 MB Memory
Operating System: Aperios Real Time OS
Wireless LAN
Memory Stick – Photos taken by AIBO
Operates on 6 to 8 Watts
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Colour digital camera mounted in the 'head'
section
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A pair of microphones, one on each side of the head
The microphones are mounted on the
axis of the ears.
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The touch-sensitive pad on the top of an
Aibo's head to receive information
The blue button is a pressure sensitive switch
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Similar to Domestic Pets
Aibo leg module
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Similar to Domestic Pets
Aibo tail module
17. Also called “4-legged league”
2 Teams, 4 against 4 robots
2 halftimes, 10 minutes each
No human intervention
allowed
Numerous institutions from
around the world would
participate
Competitors program a team
of AIBO robots to play games
of autonomous robot soccer
against other competing team
18. Build an autonomous humanoid robot
until 2050 which is able to beat
the current world soccer-champion
by the rules of the FIFA.