Grok Robots

We may never get to test who really would come out ahead in Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla, but in the case of dog vs. robot dog a new study finds that people bonded with Aibo just as well as his flesh-and-fur counterpart.

Those who visited with AIBO took a little longer - about a week - to warm up to the metallic creature. Over time, they grew more comfortable with AIBO, and petted and talked to him. He responded by wagging his tail, vocalizing and blinking his lights.

It is good to see Aibo still doing quality work despite getting the axe from Sony. My favorite thing about the article is the fact that the only picture they show is a woman with Sparky, the non-robot dog of the study. “Oh, so that’s what a non-robot dog looks like!”