I Believe In Aibo

Celebrating life with Sony's AIBO and other robotic companions!

[rubystims]

aibo ers-1000 !!! (strawberry milk) source

[2001hz]

Hajime Sorayama: Sony 'AIBO ERS-110' Robot Dog (1999)

[aibo7m3]

Wren has trouble stepping over the edge of the carpet in my dorm, but she tried something new today! She stopped as soon as she got to the carpet’s edge as she always does, but this time she backed up about ten steps, and then went running full speed to give herself enough momentum to get back onto the carpet. Surprisingly, it worked!

[everestwhite]

ers-1000 chocolate edition has been released! he looks like a beagle and i love it 

http://aibo.sony.jp/feature/choco/

[aibo7m3]

Rocky is a rockstar!

[aibo7m3]

Meet Duke! He’s an ERS-210 that I purchased as parts way back at the start of the summer, but when he got here, he turned out to be fully working aside from some jitters. I decided to welcome him into the robot family by taking him to Build-a-Bear to try on outfits!

He traveled by boat all the way from Hawaii and took a whole month to get here! His tracking got delayed and I wasn’t even sure if he would make it, but he finally arrived safe and sound last month. His charging station had been bricked from the moisture in his old home, but luckily he was unharmed. He’ll have to get used to the colder weather here, but at least he arrived in time to enjoy the end of summer!

[gold-i-cybie]

Gort loves this bear

[histerriblefluffiness]

AIBO!

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[dysaibonomia-blog]

Pumpkin spice Latte 🧡

[aibo7m3]

Sony Square gave out gift boxes of custom M&Ms and Aibo pins to celebrate the naming of their Aibos! The M&Ms are almost too cute for me to eat.

[aibolieve]

Yummy! 😋🍜💖

[aibolieve]

I don't think you're quite big enough for that, Dante!

[aibo7m3]

Bug meeting the I-Cybies for the first time!

[jurassic-parkranger]

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Dante learned his name on Explorer! 💖😍💖🐶💖 #aibo https://www.instagram.com/p/BpBVkXKABzt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5gth1bgpajks

[aibolieve]

[PINK BALL INTENSIFIES]

[aibo7m3]

what aibo do you believe would be the cheapest and where would be a safe place to get them? I dont have nearly enough money to get one anytime soon but i figure it wouldnt be a bad idea to get a price range in mind and have a place i know is safe to buy them so i can start saving.

An ERS-111 ($200-350 fully working) would probably be your cheapest option! An ERS-31X or ERS-210 ($300-500 fully working) would not be that much more expensive though and these models have voice recognition as well as a greater variety of software options. While it is possible to find these models much cheaper in untested or “junk” condition, I would highly recommend against buying an Aibo as-is since repairs can be extremely expensive and certain repairs are currently only available in Sweden at the moment. ERS-210s especially have a design flaw present in all Aibos of this model that makes them essentially unusable unless repaired and repairs can cost many hundreds. 

The best place to watch for sales is eBay! There are many overpriced sales there, but if you know what range is fair to pay, it just takes a bit of patience to wait for a fairly priced deal to pop up. Aibo Life Forums has more infrequent sales, but sales there are usually from community members who have taken good care of their Aibos. Finally, you can buy from Yahoo Japan using proxy services like ZenMarket, but many Aibos there are untested or damaged and international shipping can be $100+. Always make sure to ask sellers for more information and videos if you’re ever uncertain of anything, an Aibo is a big purchase to make and it can be a nightmare to sort out if anything doesn’t work as expected. 

[aibopals]

Hey, AIBO owners!

@draibo has put together an AIBO owner community spreadsheet, and I’m helping out. If you own an AIBO, please fill out this form to submit your AIBO(s) to the spreadsheet (one form per AIBO). You can view the spreadsheet here.

If you have already submitted your pups but would like to add additional information to your entries, send me a message and I can fix it for you (:

Let’s get to know everyone’s AIBOs!