Dog-loving techies are fuelling demand for a robot puppy in Japan, outstripping supply, according to Sony, the creators of Aibo 2.0, Sony's "entertainment robot."
Sony Japan first started selling the larger than life leg-lifting robo-pup at the beginning of 2018 and by April had shifted 11,111 pup however by May, the company had to admit it's supply line had fallen short of customer demand.
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"Sony will further expand its production activities in the future and will work to ensure that aibo can be delivered to customers nationwide as soon as possible," Sony said in a statement.
#FIDO 3.0? #Sony sells thousands of #Aibo Dog #Bots
— Youbiquo (@Youbiquo) May 8, 2018
Sony’s #robotic #pet is proving popular with #dog-loving tech fans … or is that #tech-loving dog fans?https://t.co/vvzhmZuMxF pic.twitter.com/ZgYm87089h
I am obsessed! @Sony #aiboのいる生活 #aibo pic.twitter.com/HCt5h8ywTS
— Cristina Vee (@CristinaVee) May 5, 2018
The new #Aibo is out! I wonder if I should get this as a replacement dog 🤔 https://t.co/clnJkMFMny
— yitch (@mryitch) May 8, 2018
A Walk in The Park: The sales of #Sony’s new #Aibo robot dog, equipped with #artificial intelligence, is off to a good start. @kyodo_english https://t.co/kCkzdP1Vvz pic.twitter.com/RK30cBLt7k
— JS Business & Policy (@JS_BizPol) May 7, 2018
The "Aibo entertainment robot" costs US$1,800 plus US$900 for a three year subscription to a cloud service which is designed to keep teaching the young dog new tricks.
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