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New AIBO - Meet the ERS-7
ejtttje writes "Sony announced today (also here) the ERS-7, the third generation of the AIBO. New specifications include more computational power, improved sensors, and, last but not least, built-in 802.11b WiFi standard! Additional information from the Japanese Flash promo includes this flash video. (8MB, mirror - sorry, no mpg). Sony will also be releasing a new version of the OPEN-R SDK to continue support of third party AIBO developers. (self plug ;) Pre-orders start October 10, and ship early November, for $1599 (in the US)."
or may be we should call it beodog ?
This new ERS-7 will usher in a new era of robotics wonders. Why, it seems like just yesterday that I got my very first AIBO. It wasn't cheap, either -- it cost over $2,600!
The addition of Wireless Fidelity (or "Wi-Fi") will only improve robot dog technology. I look forward to the day that these robots run Linux.
I'm not Seth Finkelstein. I still speak the truth.
The next reality show...
"Hack the neighbors AIBO"
Gibble: Descriptive of an emotional state in which one's mind is scrabbling for some purchase on reality
I thought for a second that the headline said that the ESR is the new Aibo. Then came the dreams of a massive, self-replicating army of robotic ESRs descending on a certain company in Utah. Then I realized that I am dyslexic. Oh well.
Enter the new hacker sport of WarRoboDogWalking.
pi = 3.141592653589793helpimtrappedinauniversefactory7
Finally an intelligent wireless access point that can move itself around the house!
Slashdotter are stupid and biased.
One of these, some robots kids and my family is complete.
Omnis amans amens
AIBO's clever new behaviour has been rewarded with a new toy, the 'AIBONE'. In the form of a pink bone, AIBO can, for the first time ever, pick it up in it's mouth.
I suppose it can lick it's balls too, just like the real thing !
$ strings FTP.EXE | grep Copyright
@(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
"Someone hacked my dog from the internet and made it piss all over the bed"
Mmmm, wardriving just got more interesting.
Sony is behind it! Sony is bad like MSFT! I hate them.
When Steve Jobs announces half the product for twice the cost, then I'll be interested!
I cant wait for my iWiFAIBO G5!
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
... welcome our robotic dog overlords.
You knew it *had* to be said.
"Go Daggit!"
The ERS-7 can understand nearly 180 voice commands
Including "give me back my $1599"?
Wow 7 completely different acronyms in one story post. Not bad.
The model with built-in firearms is, of course, the ESR-7...
Did anyone else feel like they were watching the Jetsons when they saw that flash video? Some of this stuff is so cool, I think for a second, "Nah, that can only happen in the future, like after the year 2001 or something.... Oh."
Hack these with a worm or something so they all wander around exclaiming, "EXTERMINATE!"
There's a little Dr. Evil in all of us...
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
From the press release: "For example, the owner can send an email instruction to AIBO asking it to take an unsuspecting picture of the
owner's children and send it back to the mobile telephone."
Spy on your children with AIBO! Seriously, that's pretty creepy. But I suppose the first time a kid gets in trouble because AIBO was snooping around, he'll
1) Stop doing naughty stuff when AIBO is around.
2) Put a towel over AIBO's head.
3) Hack AIBO to send dad a picture of the kids sitting around reading books.
4) Hack AIBO to send a picture of dad in a compromising position to dad's boss.
5) Have a swarm of BattleBugs attack AIBO.
Sure you can! You just won't be able to turn him back on again!
GTRacer
- More of a cat person
Defending IP by destroying access to it? That makes sense, RIAA/MPAA. Go to the corner until you can play nice!
Turning on your dog is illegal in most areas of the US, regardless of what all those videos on the 'net show.
"Robo Puppy commencing 2 hour yipping session. Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip!" -- Robo Puppy
Be sure to mount friggin lazer beams on their friggin heads!!
All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system.
You can't write code to run on a real dog.