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Meet the First Robot in Costa
Rica
The
Museo de los Niños is giving
Costa Ricans the first
opportunity to meet a robot pet.
The robot AIBO by Sony costs
¢1.6 million colones (approx.
us$3.500 dollars) was brought in
directly from Japan by
microprocessor firm, Intel, and
dontated to the museum.
The robot is an autonomous
artificial intelligence that is
capable of completing multiple
tasks that surprises visitors.
The robot does not have fur, nor
does it bark or bite, it can
however dance, walk, greet it's
visitors and sit at attention.
The robot is programmed to
recognize it's human master and
play with a ball and a bone. The
robot can be programmed to get
up at a specific hour and can
walk to it's power source to
recharge it's batteries on its
own.
The museum is keeping the robot
a certain distance from it's
visitors for security and safety
due to the robot's fragility. A
guide has been posted by the
display to help visitors get the
most out of the experience with
the artificial intelligence.
And with is the dog's name? It
yet has to be named. The museum
is giving the children who visit
the display and will be made
public on March 15. The first
prize for the most creative name
will be a robot dog, while
second and third prize will be a
stuffed animal.
Living
with AIBO
AIBO’s personality develops by
interacting with people and each
AIBO grows in a different way,
based on its individual
experiences. AIBO becomes
customized based on feedback and
the software being used.
With supplied AIBO MIND
autonomous software, you can
immediately interact with a
mature ERS-7 or you can also
reset it to its puppy stage.
AIBO’s mood changes with its
environment, and its mood
affects its behavior. AIBO also
has instincts to move around, to
look for its toys, to satisfy
its curiosity, to play and
communicate with its owner, to
recharge when its battery is
low, and to wake up when its
done sleeping.
AIBO is capable of six feelings
- happiness, sadness, fear,
dislike, surprise,
and anger. Its unique
personality is developed with a
combination of these
unique instincts and feelings
The more you interact with
ERS-7, the more it learns.
AIBO’s skill level can improve
through encouragement from its
owner. By praising AIBO for
kicking the ball well, it will
continue to play with the ball.
Repeated practice with the ball
will improve its skill level and
it will learn new tricks. If you
scold AIBO for playing with its
ball, it will stop showing as
much interest in it. With AIBO's
back sensors, it is possible to
adjust AIBO's schedule to
coincide with your daily
routine. You can schedule your
usual bed time and AIBO will go
to sleep on its charging station
until it's time to get up. AIBO
can also use its alarm to wake
For more information on AIBO go
to the Sony website.
http://www.sony.net/Products/aibo/
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