Who let robot out?
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The Sony Aibo is a dog-like robot operated by a 32-bit RISC processor and 32 MB of RAM. Additional sets of 'personality attributes' are available for $90 per set, on an 8MB memory stick. Sony developed the operating system Aibo uses, called Open-R. The device has a digital camera for eyes, microphones for ears, and infrared sensors for navigation. It responds to voice commands, and modifies its behavior according to praise or censure. Most users find themselves developing an emotional attachment to the mechanical pet.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2001
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If typing won't do, speak up
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If using the keyboard is getting to be too much, or if you have tendinitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, buying some voice recognition software might be the answer. Both I.B.M.'s ViaVoice and Lernout & Hauspie's NaturallySpeking are two speech recognition sofware programs that may be the answer you were looking for.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2001
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