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How Much Is That Robotic Doggy In The Window?

By Mark Alpert















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MOVE OVER, ROVER

MOVE OVER, ROVER, and let Aibo take over. The robotic dog from Sony Electronics walks, whines and wags its tail just like a real pooch. But be warned: this computerized canine will take a bite out of your wallet. Image:

A wonderful childlike excitement filled the halls of Scientific American on the day that the Aibo ERS-210 arrived in the mail. Clutching the box tightly, I rushed

to the office of my colleague George Musser and shouted, "It's here! It's here!" George beamed like a kid on Christmas morning and immediately tore the box


This article was originally published with the title Kibbles and Bytes.



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