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New AIBO Demo'd

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-hard-to-hug-a-robot dept.

RalfM writes: "The new AIBO has been demo'd, and with this version you can watch live footage from it's cameras via radio link, radio control it, give it booster packs, and a whole swag of other goodies." I still dig on AIBO, but until it is smart enough to home in on its base station and recharge itself when its batteries are running low, it's hard to consider AIBO ready for prime time.

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  1. who watches the watchmen? by spiny · · Score: 5, Funny
    hmm, remote cameras, radio control ...


    it's part of Carnivore isn't it ?

    spiny.

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  2. Reminds me of this "classic" prose... by ekrout · · Score: 5, Funny

    All I can say is that their choice of location for the "PC Card Slot" is rather amusing. (Or disgusting, depending on your sense of humor levels....)

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  3. Whats wrong with the world today? by neema · · Score: 5, Funny

    We want to fill cats with electronics and make electronics more like dogs.

  4. AIBO Not Ready For Prime Time? by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 5, Funny



    Lets not ignore the advances made in the new AIBO design:

    o New leg-humping algorithm for extra comedy

    o Now licks balls!

    o Spent batteries now drop out of the AIBO's ass.

    o New code revision allows the AIBO to shove his nose the crotch of anyone who comes over to visit.

    o Will no longer try to assert its dominance over the vaccum cleaner.

    o No longer attacks small children

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  5. User Programmability by Kirkoff · · Score: 5, Funny
    Personally, I think it'd be neat if it was user programmable. I think that the standard way of programming isn't quite right though. It'd be good to have a simple AI setup. The user would reward by physical contact. The user would then tell the robot when it was bad. Of course you wouldn't include voice recognition, it could just use volume for the most part, and maybe over time it would recognise a few words. Those words could be used as commands. For this we could use specialized hardware:
    • Fur used to keep the unit withing operational temerature ranges.
    • Powered by low heat break down of simple sugars
    • "Wet" technoligy processors. Rather than S02, they are based on Oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen (mainly)
    • Medium resolution black and white cameras mounted in the front with possible detection of distances
    • Microphones mounted under sound focusing devices
    • Self fuling "M.O.U.T.H" technology


    These items sound exotic, and well, I don't think any one can make them on their own. You can however get one fully assembled. I'm not in a particularly advanced area of the US, but I saw them at the local Mall! I know that there is a specialized dealership called a "Pound" that will sell them refurbished at a great discount.

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  6. Home in on recharge station... by trilucid · · Score: 4, Funny

    heh, sounds like a great way to get back at that pesky neighbor who's cat is always making all that damned racket at night...

    It's simple, really. Just follow these easy steps:
    1. Convince all neighbors to buy AIBO pets once they can do this.

    2. Dissect AIBO home station, extracting components that do RF communication with pets.

    3. Mount said components on neighbor's cat.

    4. Watch in glee as AIBO pets attempt to plug into "recharging station".

    5. Repeat as necessary with offending cats, employ shotgun technique if ineffective after several days.

    My cats live indoors :). Am I a sick bastard for even thinking of this? Yessir.

  7. AARG... by RussGarrett · · Score: 2, Funny

    Must...fight...urge....
    Must...resist...flameing....
    Noooooo!

    New AIBO Demo'd

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