Sony’s Aibo robot dog is significantly more expensive than a real pooch

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easily the most advanced that Sony has ever created, sporting cloud-connected artificial intelligence algorithms that endear Aibo to the
members of the family that play with it the most, and a slew of sensors that help the robo-dog move around the house and interact with its
sensors (one on the back, one on the top of the head and another under the chin), two cameras (front for image recognition, rear for
simultaneous localization and mapping), one Time of Flight (ToF) sensor for proximity detection, an illuminance sensor to sense your
dog isn't cheap either, especially when you factor in food, vet's bills, insurance but then again, you're less likely to get a static
shock of a real-life pooch too.