🔬 Corporate#33 Tokyo, Japan· Est. 1999
Sony — AI & Robotics (Aibo)
Pioneer of companion and entertainment robotics. Sony's Aibo robot dog (launched 1999, relaunched 2018) demonstrated that people form emotional bonds with robots — a foundational insight for the service robot industry.
companion robotsemotion AIentertainment robotscomputer vision
Notable achievements
Aibo robot dog (1999), QRIO humanoid (first running humanoid), ERS-series Aibo with deep learning personality, 150,000+ Aibo units sold.
Notable work
Aibo ERS-1000QRIO running humanoid