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    Sociable humanoid robots could soon be intelligent enough to enter the household as pets or companions, but cybernetics experts dispute the prospect of meaningful relationships ever forming between humans and their artificial chums.

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    The electronics giant updates the prototype humanoid robot, the SDR-4X II, to make it more agile, chatty and safe. Also, Aibo fetches software for snapping and e-mailing photos.

  • Do AIBOs dream of electric sheep?

    Contrary to the sales hype surrounding AIBO, it isn't quite the sentient companion you might have been expecting. In fact, the biological sophistication of real creatures has never been brought into such blinding contrast.

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