TOPSHOT - The newest generation of the Aibo robot, which uses artificial intelligences, is demonstrated on the eve of CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / DAVID MCNEW
The verdict is still out on Sony Corp’s new pet dog 'aibo,’ but that’s not stopping the company from planning a deeper push into robotics.
The mechanical mutt, which goes on sale in Japan on Thursday, is just the beginning of the Tokyo-based company’s return to robotics, Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai told Bloomberg TV. While aibo is primarily a toy, its artificial-intelligence capabilities and robotic architecture can be used to create machines for various service fields, he said.
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