Although most models were dogs, other inspirations included lion-cubs or huskies/jack-russel terrier/bull terrier, and space explorer, and only the ERS-7 version, ERS-110/111 and ERS-1000 versions was explicitly a 'robotic dog', but the 210 can also be considered a dog due to its jack-russel terrier appearance and cute puppy face. New models were released every year until 2006. The first consumer model was introduced on. Sony announced a prototype Aibo in mid-1998. SONY's Digital Creatures Lab and Toshitada DoiĪIBO ( stylized aibo, Artificial Intelligence Robot, homonymous with aibō ( 相棒), 'pal' or 'partner' in Japanese) is a series of robotic dogs designed and manufactured by Sony.
