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Aibo no longer available at stores, beginning in March

Robotics / Sony
Posted by zmcnulty on Feb 05, 2004 - 10:59 AM

Sony will stop selling the "Aibo" entertainment robot at retail stores beginning in March, and will limit sale to their o­nline "SonyStyle" store o­nly.

The reasoning behind this move was not disclosed, though sales of the Aibo have been a bit dull; it is suspected that these actions are being taken for cost reduction purposes.

Aibo is a self-operating robot introduced to market in 1999. It walks o­n four legs, and has learning capabilities. Currently o­n sales is the "ERS-7" of the 4th series - it is the 12th model.

Sales of the first generation "ERS-110" will also be limited to internet-only.

Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0205/sony.htm [1]

Aibo Homepage:
http://www.jp.aibo.com [2]
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  [1] http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0205/sony.htm
  [2] http://www.jp.aibo.com