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He walks, sleeps, plays, discovers, listens (or not), plays soccer, guards, sings ... and we have him

photogallery
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the photo's he took
 

specifications

Components Body, Head, Leg x 4, Tail (removable)
CPU 64bit RISC processor
Main Storage 32MB SDRAM
Program Storage Medium Memory Stick Media for AIBO
Movable Parts Mouth x 3
Retractable Headlight x 1
Legs x 3 x 4 legs
Input/Output PC Card Slot Type 2 In/Out
Memory Stick Media Slot In/Out
AC in Power Supply Connector Input
Image Input CMOS Image Sensor (100K pixel)
Audio Input Miniature Stereo Microphone
Audio Output Miniature Speaker
Built-in Sensors Temp. Sensor
IR Distance Sensor
Acceleration Sensor
Pressure Sensors (head, face, back, legs, & tail)
Vibration Sensor
Power Consumption approx. 9W(standard operation in autonomous mode)
Operating Time approx. 1.5 hrs. (standard operation in autonomous mode)
Battery Charging Time approx. 2 hours
LCD Display Time, Date, Volume, Battery Condition
Operation Temp. 5-35 degrees Celsius (41-95 F.)
Operation Humidity 10-80%
AIBO Entertainment Robot (ERS-220) includes AC adapter
Lithium-ion Battery
Transfer Plug
Pink Ball
Release Pin
Dimension 152x296x278mm (w x h x d)
Mass approx. 1.5kg 3.lb5oz (incl. battery and MS media)
 

programming

  

The Open-R SDK (Software Development Kit) is now available on http://www.aibo.com/openr/  

All developmentsoftware may be downloaded free of charge from this site (after registration).

During the summerholidays I have downloaded and installed all the necessary software. A wireless LAN network was setup and tested. Some of the examples have been executed (HelloWorld, SensorObserver and TinyFTPD).  The TinyFTPD application is added to the default OPEN-R directory on the Aibo Memory Stick, so future applications can be transferred to Aibo through FTP. I have studied some Unix/Linux to work with the Cygwin interface.

Starting September 2002 several groups of students will develop C++ applications for Aibo. The process of development and realisation can be viewed on this site.

 

 

 

links
Aibohack.com the home of AiboPet
Aibo.com the official Sony site
Aibo-life forums
Aiboworld lots of information
Cygwin is a UNIX environment, developed by Red Hat, for Windows.

 

 

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