AIBOAn Entertainment

RobotAyesha Saif Bhatti

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AIBO means “companion” in Japanese

Artificial Intelligence roBOt

An entertainment robot

Designed by Sony

Different models since 1999

What is AIBO?

Autonomous – Not Remote Controlled Not just a toy – True companion with

emotions and instinct Goes through the developmental stages of

an infant, child, teen and adult If you praise him when he plays with his

pink ball – scold him and he will eventually learn to ignore the ball

Responds to friendly pats on the head, chin and back

What it can do?

Six different emotional states including: ◦ Happiness, Dislike, Anger, Love, Sadness, and

Surprise. Instincts, or drives including:

◦ Movement, Fear, Recharge, and Search.  He expresses his emotional state with a wag

of his tail or by changing the color and shape of his eyes or by his body movements. 

AIBO learns the name you give him. his built-in stereo microphone, voice-recognition technology

What it can do?

Grassroots of AIBO - Early 1990’s Advances in terms of computer processors,

artificial intelligence, voice recognition and visual technology

Dr. Toshi Doi had the ingenious idea that these technologies could be brought together to conceive an autonomous robot

By 1997 the first prototypes were beginning to emerge

History

The very first prototype actually had six legs and was the first step to having a robot on legs

History

Touch ◦ On his head, chin and back

Hearing ◦ Stereo microphones

Sight◦ A camera in his head

Other Sensors◦ Infrared distance sensor, an acceleration sensor,

and a temperature sensor, pressure sensor etc.

Electronic Senses

64-Bit RISC Processor 576 MHz Clock Speed 64 MB Memory Operating System: Aperios Real Time OS Wireless LAN Memory Stick – Photos taken by AIBO Operates on 6 to 8 Watts

AIBO ERS7 – Latest Model

Colour digital camera mounted in the 'head' section

Machine Vision

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A pair of microphones, one on each side of the head

Audio Recognition

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The microphones are mounted on the axis of the ears. 

The touch-sensitive pad on the top of an Aibo's head to receive information

Touch

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The blue button is a pressure sensitive switch 

Similar to Domestic Pets

Movement

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Aibo leg module

Similar to Domestic Pets

Movement

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Aibo tail module

Main Circuit Board (An earlier model)

Processor

Also called “4-legged league” 2 Teams, 4 against 4 robots 2 halftimes, 10 minutes each No human intervention

allowed Numerous institutions from

around the world would participate

Competitors program a team of AIBO robots to play games of autonomous robot soccer against other competing team

The Sony AIBO League

Vision of the Future

Build an autonomous humanoid robotuntil 2050 which is able to beat

the current world soccer-champion by the rules of the FIFA.