Sony to sell quadruped entertainment robot

Sony Corp. will start selling in early July a four-legged entertainment robot, AIBO (ERS-110), that acts both in response to external stimuli and according to its own judgment. Measuring 274 x 156 x 266 millimeters and weighing 1.4 kilograms, AIBO can express various ''emotions,'' grow through learning and communicate with human beings. Orders will be accepted exclusively over the Internet. ==Kyodo

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