If you've only just heard of the Aibo and haven't yet fallen in with the crowd, you're probably under the misimpression that the Aibo is just an expensive, goofy-looking robot dog made by Sony. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sony's Aibo robot dog is back -- and it's cuter than ever. The new Aibo has more personality too. Sony says it relies on sophisticated sensors and AI smarts, the sort used in self-driving cars. The ...

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 ...

Two indisputable advantages of having a robot dog are that it’s cheap to keep and it doesn’t leave unwanted gifts around the house for you to step in. And if you happen to be in the process of making ...