Aibo can swim!

The operating parameters for the Aibo -- when it was alive -- were pretty much in line with standard tech: no extreme temperatures, and a maximum of around 80% humidity unless you want your virtual dog to turn into a twitching mess. Adding a little realism to the post-Aibo era is the pictured "swimming costume", which allows the lovable electric doggy to take a dunk like its flesh and blood brethren. No word on whether the students behind the research project programmed the dog so it'd shake off excess water in front of the nearest stranger, as is so often the case with real life canines.

[Via pasta and vinegar]

Read - Aibo water suit
Read - Swimming Aibo

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 12:40AM]

0H N0E$!! Just when I thought my underwater habitat was safe!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 1:11AM]

I, for one welcome our new undersea-dwelling fish-eating human-soaking bag-wearing robot overlords.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 1:20AM]

Not recomended for pets of the air-breathing variety..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 2:52AM]

i would love to see Sonys QRIO swim.
that would be really funny/cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 3:30AM]

Looks like they just covered the thing with a plastic bag.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 7:13AM]

Almost looks like a low cost bodybag.

[r19578 Posted Oct 8th 2006 12:33PM]

Was it the police put the poor drowned dog into the body bag?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 6:33PM]

Whoa... Whoa... Wait, Aibo has been discontinued!?!? Say it isn't so! That's horrible! How am I 10 months behind on this news? I think I may go cry.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 8th 2006 2:12PM]

All fun, and games, until your electronics' plastic bag gets a leak (then it's fun, and games with electrified water!).

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 9th 2006 6:13PM]

Swimming? More like floating.
A baby swims better than that.