Sony Scrapping Aibo Robot Dog
By: Daniel Chubb | February 4, 2006
Sony is reorganizing and will be focusing on its core electronics business because of the increasing competition from the likes of brands like Samsung.
This has caused Sony to announce last week that it was scrapping Aibo the world’s first mass-marketed robot dog.
This will upset many loyal Aibo owners who have brought poodle sized machines since they were introduced in 1999, many will ask the question “What do I do to get spare parts now?”
Aibo owners have even set up fan clubs all around the world…this is the end of an era.
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