Aibo can make friends with real dogs and teach them social skills

House trained: Aibo playing with a ball in this file picture. The robot dog can now be a companion to real dogs. — Reuters

TOKYO: Can a real dog and a robot dog live in harmony? Research by Sony, which manufactures the robot dog Aibo, suggests they can.

Dogs recognise Aibo as a “living thing” and can even be taught new social skills through interacting with the robot, Sony said in a statement last Thursday.