Sony is telling its robotic dog Aibo, as well as the rest of its robotics program, to lie down and play dead as the electronics giant continues to cut projects and products in search of profitability. Although the robot dog and Sony’s bi-pedal Qrio robots gained some traction among consumers, mostly in the Asian market, they failed to win continuation from the company.
Sony Scraps Aibo, Other Home Robots
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 27, 2006 01:17 PMSony is telling its robotic dog Aibo, as well as the rest of its robotics program, to lie down and play dead as the electronics giant continues to cut projects and products in search of profitability. Although the robot dog and Sony’s bi-pedal Qrio robots gained some traction among consumers, mostly in the Asian market, they failed to win continuation from the company.