In the 16 years since Sony introduced AIBO, the first robotic pet, consumer robotics has not exactly flowered. AIBO was a smooth-moving, shockingly intelligent and incredibly expensive product. Ultimately, it couldn’t survive even as long as the average dog. However, its influence continues even to this day and can be seen in WowWee’s charming and mostly effective CHiP robot dog.
Designed for everyone eight-years-old and above, the mostly white (with silver-blue-accents), $199 CHiP comes complete with a charging base, SmartBall and SmartBand.
WowWee CHiP ships with a charging base (right) and a SmartBall (left).
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