Meet BJ, son of Aibo
Kawasaki-based iXs Research has a new toy that's perfect for Aibo and Doctor Who fans out there: a dog-bot that looks like a cross between Sony's discontinued hound and K-9, the Doctor's companion.
"BJ," seen as a potential successor to Aibo, is designed for robotics research and robot sport tournaments such as RoboCup, where Aibos play soccer.It has 16 joints in total, an infrared distance sensor, accelerometer, and paw sensors. It can also connect to the Internet and can be programmed with a variety of motions. It has memory stick, USB and other ports. Weighing 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs), BJ is slated to go on sale around the world this fall for around $4,800.
via Robot Watch
posted by Tim at 7:31 PM
1 Comments:
Finally, an heir to the throne AIBO was forced to abdicate. I kinda like how he seems to have a memory stick for a tail.
Now if he has a laser in the nose like K-9, I'm all over it. :-)
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