Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...

With its soft edges and programmed pup-like demeanor, Aibo is a robot dog companion designed by Sony. Using a combination of robotics technology and artificial intelligence, Aibo takes on the form of ...

Aibo, a $2,899 robotic dog from Sony, just might scamper its way onto some wish lists this holiday season. Hoping to replicate the dog’s popularity in Japan — where the electronic pets have a rabid ...

Sony is bringing its iconic Aibo robotic dog back to the U.S. for the first time in more than a decade — though this time, the pricey gadget will feature some cloud-connected features that make it ...

Have we adopted and adapted to technology to such an extent that a robot dog could conceivably replace a pet dog? That question popped into my head when I heard that Sony was releasing Aibo, the ...

First released back in 1999, Sony’s robotic dog Aibo was so lifelike and animated that devoted owners are still doing everything they can to keep their aging pets alive, after Sony discontinued repair ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have been enamored with the Sony Aibo robot dog ever since the 90s when I was a kid. Back then it was a ridiculously expensive ...

The latest version of Aibo launched in Japan in January, with the electronics company this week revealing the highly specific sales figure for the device — 11,111 units — for the first three months of ...

Sony surprised everyone last fall when it announced the return of the Aibo robot dog. We've finally seen it in person, and it's just as cute and cuddly as it looks. Revamped for the connected era, the ...