Thoughts on robotic toys? Always kind of wanted an Aibo growing up

It's not as much a problem these days, but growing up, I was always frustrated by the fact that most of the 'robots' were glorified RC cars, with tires swapped for gear-teeth so you'd get a 'forward' action, a 'reverse' action and, if you were lucky, left and right would be separate from the first two.

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>>5769838

I've always really wanted an aibo but can never justify $600 + for a robot as old and irreplaceable as aibo are.

I do have a pleo I got for $30 off ebay and it's pretty cute. People are always impressed by how real it moves and it does respond to its surroundings in an unpredictable way.

>>5769844
I felt your kid selfs pain anon. I was also frustrated by shitty rc "robots" as a kid. Wowee's robots are barely more than rc cars even now.

>>5769864
>30$

What? How??

>>5769838
ROBO-PUPPY MISTREATMENT ALERT!
ROBO-PUPPY MISTREATMENT ALERT!

>>5769890

The person I bought it from wasn't sure if it worked or not so it was listed as "for parts only" bad batteries are a major problem for the old 2007 ugobe pleo so I went on taobao a bought an off brand lithium ion battery, he worked just fine with a new battery

Really the battery is the most expensive thing when it comes to ugobe pleos.

>>5769898
>cheap offbrand LiOn battery
>Killed in his sleep by flaming pleo
>But god damn it was reasonably priced

>>5770007

As funny as that scenario is its pretty unlikely. It's actually really bad for pleo circuitry to leave the battery in him all the time. You charge it, run him for about 2hrs (that's the max the battery will run him) and store the battery outside him when not in use.

>>5769838
I've never understood how is it that there are roboticists study Aibo. If it wasn't for roboticists? then how did Aibo get made? Or is it knowledge Sony doesn't share?

Poo-chi or nothing

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>>5769838
There is new furby on the way.
Sadly it's changing to meme lover that loves cat videos.
All I wish is original yet natural creature...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GEAIgOgy_o

>>5775182
Try that in English next time, Paco.

it would be nice to have some Aibo figures, maybe do a few animals from the tokyo jungle series too. Who doesn't want well articulated animals anyway

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>>5780322

Kaiyodo actually made fully poseable aibo figures. You can find them on ebay for about $30 usd occasionally.

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i do love interactive robots. Have few of them. here are some

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>>5780340
also this Wrex the Dawg - probably my favorite.
PS:
Honestly im not too excited about Aibo and other japanese dogs. They are outdated, super expensive and don't have modern technology. They were something mindblowing during early 00s but i guess we should wait for somebody will try to do same AI with modern stuff. it will be way more interesting and cheaper.

>>5780340
Do you ever have them talk to each other?

>>5780353
i tried but they just respond to any sound. so i guess its semi-legit feature. you can just leave them and respond to each other without actually "knowing" what they doing

>>5780235
>it commentates viral videos
>shits cars in a cloud of farts
fuck this gay earth

>>5780340

What parrot is that? It looks pretty cool!


>>5780347
I feel like the last aibo they made is still impressive even by today's standards. I don't know of a single other quad robot that can put it's own toy up and sit itself on its charger when it's battery dies. Sure they don't always make it back to the stand but still it's impressive.

I find that most kids aren't even interest in robots with true ai. The first thing kids tend to ask about my pleo is 'does it do any tricks? ' and they are severly dissapointed when I say not really. As if a real baby dinosaur would preform on command.

>>5780340
That Mccav is really funny. I remember listening to its song over and over

>>5780476
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cveKH_q0AuA
Fur real robotic Maccaw

>>5780332
interesting..i never heard about tihs. Whats with the card thing? how are these things?

>>5780476
>and sit itself on its charger when it's battery dies.
there is a robot dog that does that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSByydx1JdU

>>5780746

I assume the little card is a tiny version of the aibo battery but I'm just guessing. It looks like you assemble it in blocks just like the real aibo 210s are assembled. I've never seen one reviewed so I couldn't tell you what the joints are like though.

>>5769844
Controls
>Forward
>Left
>Spin around

>>5769838
I remember having one like this, but it was much cheaper looking, much blocker, etc.

I can't remember what they were called, but there were multiple "animals" including a dog one if I remember. Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? If I remember the had neon-colored parts like neon blue, green, pink, etc, but the bodys were silver I think.

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I really want Star Lily because I am a pretty huge faggot. But that price tag.

>>5780260
I managed to understand it just fine.

I swear every time I see these "TRY ENGLISH" posts it just makes them look like they lack comprehension skills.

>>5788761
There's a dragon one coming out that breathes "smoke."

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>>5788970

>>5769838

Was talking about Aibo in a security research thread with a friend of mine a while back.

Anyone remember this?

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-charged-in-robot-dog-bombing-Teen-died-in-San-2929360.php

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5136125

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19360453

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I've got one of these. Its pretty neat.

Come to think of it, its been in my closet for years now. At least I took the batteries out.