ADVISORY/Photo of AIBO entertainment robots is available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom, PressLink and Business Wire's Web Site.Photo/Business/High-Tech Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) The photo is BW4 on AP PhotoExpress. The photo is on Business Wire's Web Site at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021600/bw4 Photo caption reads: PARK RIDGE Park Ridge, city (1990 pop. 36,175), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1873. It is chiefly residential. Several national and international corporations have their headquarters in Park Ridge. Nearby is O'Hare International Airport. , N.J. - Feb. 16, 2000 -- AN AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt) A battery-operated robotic dog from Sony that behaves like a living animal, learning and growing through experience. Capable of autonomous behavior, AIBO understands voice commands, and it simulates instincts and feelings with sound and ROBOT IN EVERY HOME? -- According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Inc., 56% believe that the AIBO entertainment robot could become commonplace in the future. This survey randomly polled 1,017 adults, 18 years and older, throughout the United States. The AIBO entertainment robot from Sony is an autonomous robot that combines state-of-the-art technology with artificial intelligence. When purchased, the AIBO entertainment robot first acts as if it's a "puppy" and then matures over time into an "adult pet." The AIBO entertainment robot displays emotions and learns by communicating and interacting with people and its surroundings. When offered in June and November 1999, the AIBO entertainment robot quickly sold out. Now, Sony Corporation is taking unlimited orders for the AIBO entertainment robot via the Internet or by phone, from February 15th through February 25th. The AIBO entertainment robot sells for $2,500. Go to www.world.sony.com/aibo or call 1-888-917-7669. (Business Wire photo) Contact: Stacy Calder (212) 320-2125. |
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