Sony
Quadruped robot maker · Japan · SONY
Japanese electronics and entertainment group whose aibo robot dog, first launched in 1999 and relaunched in 2018, is one of the best-known consumer robots.
Sony is a Japan-based quadruped robot and service robot maker, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Tokyo. It is publicly traded (SONY). Product lines include aibo (ERS-1000). It appears in the directory's Quadruped Robot Companies (6 companies), Service & Consumer Robot Companies (20 companies) and Japanese Robot Manufacturers (11 companies) lists.
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1946
- Ticker
- SONY
- Robot types
- Quadrupeds, Service & consumer robots
Products
Robot reference
- Sony aibo (ERS-1000) — Specialty
Directory categories
- Quadruped Robot Companies — 6 companies
- Service & Consumer Robot Companies — 20 companies
- Japanese Robot Manufacturers — 11 companies
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- Avidbots — Canada · founded 2014 — Canadian maker of autonomous floor-scrubbing robots for airports, warehouses and retail.
- Bear Robotics — USA · founded 2017 — Silicon Valley maker of the Servi restaurant-serving robots.
- Boston Dynamics — USA · founded 1992 — Pioneer in dynamic robotics, now a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary.
- Brain Corp — USA · founded 2009 — San Diego company whose BrainOS autonomy software powers large fleets of commercial floor scrubbers and inventory-scanning robots in retail stores and airports.