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Sony is a robotics company founded 1946, based in Japan, developing 1 robot primarily in the Companion category.
Creative entertainment and technology company behind aibo
Sony makes Aibo, a robotic dog companion sold through its aibo product site and Sony’s electronics store. Sony’s current ERS-1000 aibo is described as a robotic puppy powered by AI, with lifelike expressions and movement; the brand targets consumers rather than industrial buyers.
Active products
1
Maker Score
55
Strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$3.2K
1 of 1 priced
Top-rated product
63.1
RoboScore
Aibo
Company facts
- HQ
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1946 · 80 yrs
- Website
- www.sony.com
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Maker Score
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5 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Milestones
Sony released the AI-equipped new aibo domestic robot dog.
Sony unveiled the original Aibo robotic dog.
Press coverage
- Sony 'aibo' Fetching Customers in New Age of Robot Companions
Japan Forward
- Aibo (1999) - ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
In the news
8 events · last 90 days
12.5momentumCompanion Robot Sony Robot Dog For Sale Sony Aibo Black Sesame Edition ERS-1000/H
In the news
8 events · last 90 days
Why Sony has been in the news, across 22 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
