SONY :: AIBO :: Obedience school, digital style
By Richard Shim, ZDNN

April 13, 2001 4:21 AM PT

For Sony Aibo owners, obedience school has taken on a whole new meaning.

The owners of the Aibo ERS-210--Sony's second-generation robot dog--can now program their pooches via the $500 Aibo Master Studio software suite.

The software, released Thursday, is installed on a PC, which allows Aibo owners to create programs that include commands for the dog to follow. The programs are then downloaded onto Sony's proprietary flash memory card, called the Memory Stick, and inserted into an Aibo.

Owners can program an Aibo to strike poses and perform routines that include waving, dancing and push-ups.

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