Two days ago, Kaikai Kiki (my favourite stuffed friend) ate his personal pet and asked me for a new one. Unlike my previous AIBO dog who could only have one owner, Cloclo can recognize up to three owners and shows them a special devotion. As Max and i are already sharing this priviledge, there was a place left for Kaikai Kiki.

Teaching the robot to recognize someone is fairly easy. You just have to say “Owner registration” then AIBO guides you step by step through the whole registration process (i uploaded two ridiculous videos, one of the name registration, the other of Kaikai Kiki’s voice registration****).

KK was thus jolly happy to have a new toy. But Cloclo wouldn’t have it, instead of recognizing KK and greeting him with “Welcome baaack!” or “How was your day?”, he only sees the pink colour and mistakes KK for his AIBOne or kicks it like it were his pink ball.

*** aiiie! sorry, looks like the videos are being very very slowly uploaded on you tube website.