Aibo

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Aibo - which both the Japanese word for "partner" means as shortcut for the A rtificial I ntelligence ro BO can be understood t - is an entertainment robot that the Japanese electronics group Sony has been developed as a toy. With the Aibo, Sony pioneered the introduction of robots into households. In total, more than 150,000 Aibos were sold.

On January 26th, 2006 Sony announced the discontinuation of Aibo development and production due to a restructuring of the group. Customer service and the supply of spare parts were guaranteed by Sony for 7 years after the end of production of an Aibo model. For the last model, the ERS-7M3, this period ended in March 2013. A new edition has been available for pre-order in Japan since November 1, 2017.

properties

Aibos at the Robocup 2005

Aibo perceives information about its surroundings by means of a camera, microphones and, to a limited extent, tactile feedback. This information is processed in an internal computer. In the delivery state, the output of this computer consists of an imitation of behavior typical of domestic dogs , such as four-legged gait, non-verbal communication by moving ears and tail, rolling on the floor, etc. In addition, there is a sound or voice output as well as light-emitting diodes that directly display the simulated “mood” of the device. The software "Mind 3", released in 2006, allows Aibo to publish the pictures it has made on the Internet every day (Robo blog ).

An essential feature of the Aibos is that they can be programmed from scratch using an interface defined by Sony (OPEN-R). While Sony suggested advanced home users develop new "canine personalities" in this way, it is of interest in academia as well. Series Aibos, which were reprogrammed in this way, competed against each other in a separate class of the RoboCup ( robot soccer World Cup) until 2008 .

Models

In 1999 the first Aibo series, model ERS 110, was offered on the Internet . Despite the relatively high price (approx. 2500 €), the 3000 copies in Japan were sold out within 18 minutes, the 2000 copies in the USA within four days.

Shortly thereafter, the minimally technically and visually modified ERS 111 appeared, which was only available in a quantity of 20,000 and only by lottery.

The next model, the ERS 210, was Aibo's greatest success, and later the ERS 210A appeared, which had a faster processor and an improved neck. The ERS 220 was also later available as an A model. The ERS 311 (latte) and ERS 312 (macaron) models followed.

The Aibo 210 and the Aibo ERS 220 were available in unlimited quantities. Special features of the ERS 220 are an extendable lamp in the head and red and blue LEDs in the face.

Another three series (including the ERS 31X) were mainly developed for the Asian market.

For several years since 1999 there had been continuous further development. The last model was the Aibo ERS 7M3, which came on the market in October 2005 and sold for € 2099.

After a preliminary end of sale in 2006, Aibo was reissued in 2017. The new version has a different appearance, weighs 2.2 kilograms and has new electronics. The version is advertised as "autonomous" and should develop its own personality over time. The surroundings are perceived via two cameras and microphones and the collected data is to be evaluated by a learning program. Aibo saves all interactions and connects to the internet to share experiences with other models. The price at the start of sales in Japan on January 18, 2018 is 198,000 yen .

Tekkotsu Robotics Framework

The Tekkotsu Robotics Framework is software from the field of cognitive robotics. It was developed at Carnegie Mellon University from 2005 and was used in the context of the RoboCup competition. The Tekkotsu Robotics Framework was originally developed for the AIBO robot dog and was later adapted to other robot types. The software has not been further developed since 2010.

Components of the framework are:

  • RRT path planner
  • 3D simulator called "Mirage"
  • , Sub-functions for motion primitives to manage
  • as well as vision, inverse kinematics and map creation (mapping)

The programming is "behavior based", better known as "reactive paradigm" or subsumption architecture. A new "Behavior- object " is of an existing C ++ class derived and supplemented with other methods and properties. The use of UML makes modeling easier.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ heise.de: Sony puts Aibo to sleep
  2. ↑ Customer service model by model ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / services.sony.co.uk
  3. ↑ Aatif Sulleyman: "Sony Aibo: Robot dog can 'love' you and 'keep records of everything' it sees you do" The Independent on November 1, 2017
  4. ↑ Touretzky, David S and Tira-Thompson, Ethan J: Tekkotsu: A framework for AIBO cognitive robotics . In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence Menlo Park, CA; Cambridge, MA; London; AAAI Press; MIT Press; 1999 . tape 20 , no. 4 , 2005, p. 1741 ( aaai.org [PDF]).
  5. ↑ Voigt, Michael: Commissioning and investigation of a commercial robot platform . In: Technical University of Dresden study thesis . 2005 ( tekkotsu.org [PDF]).
  6. ↑ Tejada, Sheila and Cristina, Andrew and Goodwyne, Priscilla and Normand, Eric and O'Hara, Ryan and Tarapore, Shahrukh: Virtual Synergy: A Human-Robot Interface for Urban Search and Rescue. In: Aaai mobile robot competition . 2003, p. 13--19 ( aaai.org [PDF]).
  7. ↑ a b Ethan Tira-Thompson: Tekkotsu website . 2010 ( tekkotsu.org ).
  8. ^ Watson, Owen Paul and Touretzky, David S: Navigating with the Tekkotsu Pilot. In: FLAIRS Conference . 2011 ( aaai.org ).
  9. ↑ Tira-Thompson, Ethan: Ambulatory Manipulation . 2009 ( tira-thompson.com [PDF]).
  10. ^ Tira-Thompson, Ethan: Tekkotsu: A rapid development framework for robotics . In: Citeseer . 2004 ( psu.edu [PDF]).
  11. ↑ Weinberg, Jerry B and Yu, William and Wheeler-Smith, Kim and Knight, Robin and Mead, Ross and Berstein, Ian and Croxell, Jeff and Webster, Doug: Making intelligent walking robots accessible to educators: A brain and sensor pack for legged mobile robots . In: The 2008 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-08) Workshop on AI Education . 2008 ( aaai.org [PDF]).
  12. ↑ Garousi, Vahid: Experience in Developing a Robot Control Software . In: Computer and Information Science . tape 4 , no. 1 , 2010, p. 3 ( ccsenet.org ). Experience in Developing a Robot Control Software ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ccsenet.org

Web links

Commons : Aibo  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • And every day the robot says hello - cultural and scientific considerations on Aibo (PDF; 122 kB)
  • Aibo-Bar - German-speaking Aibo fansite with Aibo knowledge database
  • Aibo-Freunde - German-speaking Aibo forum with information about Aibo