Sony AIBO Life2 User manual

ERF 220AW01E
4-659-724-11(1)
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Before using this software, please read the accompanying End-User License
Agreement which governs use of this software.
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Customer Support
How to contact the AIBO Customer Link.
In the United States and Canada
1-800-427-2988
Email address: [email protected].com
In Europe
English line: [phone]
German line: [phone]
French line: [phone]
In Australia
Call [phone] (toll free within Australia)
E-mail address: [email protected].com
In Hong Kong
Sony style
Tel: [phone]
E-mail address: [email protected].com.hk
In Singapore
[phone]
Email address: [email protected].com

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“OPEN-R” is the standard interface for the entertainment robot
system that Sony is actively promoting. This interface expands the
capability of the entertainment robot through a flexible combination
of hardware and interchangeable software to suit various applications.
“AIBO Life 2” ERF-220AW01E confirms to the OPEN-R version
1.1.2.
“AIBO,” the AIBO logo , “OPEN-R” and the OPEN-R logo are registered
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
“Memory Stick,” “ ” and “ ” are trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
In this manual, the “™” and “®” marks have been omitted.
Other information about AIBO is available on the Internet at the following site:
http://www/aibo.com/
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All
rights reserved.

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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Checking the supplied accessories ............................................................. 10
About “AIBO Life 2” ................................................................................. 11
About AIBO-ware........................................................................... 11
AIBO’s autonomous activities ........................................................ 12
AIBO is a robot. Why does it have to be educated? ....................... 13
AIBO ERS-210 and ERS-220 .................................................................... 14
For a user of ERS-210 (notes on descriptions used in
this manual) .................................................................................... 14
Modes and conditions of AIBO ...................................................... 18
Emotions of AIBO .......................................................................... 28
Instincts of AIBO............................................................................ 29
Preparing AIBO .......................................................................................... 31
Living with AIBO
Charging AIBO’s battery pack ................................................................... 36
When you want to charge AIBO..................................................... 36
When AIBO wants to be charged ................................................... 38
Sleeping and waking up.............................................................................. 39
Having AIBO sleep......................................................................... 39
Waking up AIBO ............................................................................ 41

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Communicating with AIBO
From you to AIBO ...................................................................................... 44
Communicating by touch................................................................ 44
Communicating visually ................................................................. 48
Communicating by voice ................................................................ 49
Helping AIBO to get up.................................................................. 50
From AIBO to you ...................................................................................... 51
Lights .............................................................................................. 51
Body language ............................................................................................ 56
Sounds ............................................................................................ 57
From AIBO to AIBO .................................................................................. 58
Raising AIBO
Growing up ................................................................................................. 62
Baby stage....................................................................................... 63
Child stage ...................................................................................... 65
Adolescence .................................................................................... 66
Adult stage ...................................................................................... 67
Finding out AIBO’s maturing stages and character........................ 68
Learning...................................................................................................... 69
Teaching what is good and what is bad (Training) ......................... 69
Learning the name .......................................................................... 70
Learning actions ............................................................................. 72
Training........................................................................................... 76

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For more information about “AIBO” ERS-210/220 (name of parts, settings,
“Memory Stick” use, safety precautions, etc.), refer to the “AIBO” ERS-210/
220 Operating Instructions.
Playing with AIBO
Having AIBO take a photo ......................................................................... 82
Viewing pictures taken by AIBO .................................................... 84
Playing with sounds.................................................................................... 86
Mimicking ...................................................................................... 86
Have AIBO hum a melody ............................................................. 86
Have AIBO emit a melody ............................................................. 87
Turn on AIBO step.......................................................................... 87
Have AIBO sing a song .................................................................. 87
Additional Information
Notes on use ............................................................................................... 90
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 92
Reference Materials
Words understood by AIBO ....................................................................... 96
Maturing stages ........................................................................................ 100
Maturing stage of ERS-220 .......................................................... 100
Maturing stage of ERS-210 .......................................................... 102
What can AIBO do at each maturing stage?............................................. 104

Getting Started
Welcome to “AIBO Life 2,” a software application that helps you
to raise your AIBO into an entertainment robot that is just right
for you.
This chapter provides basic information about AIBO Life 2 to
help you to get along well with AIBO.
* In this manual, “AIBO Life 2” ERF-220AW01E is referred to as “AIBO Life 2”
hereinafter.

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Checking the supplied accessories
Check to see if you have the following accessories before you play with AIBO.
xAIBO-ware “Memory Stick”
xUser’s Guide (this manual)
xQuick Guide
xEnd-User License Agreement

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Getting Started
About “AIBO Life 2”
About AIBO-ware
AIBO-ware is software that can be executed with AIBO. AIBO by itself is just a
“physical body,” and is capable of only the most basic movements.
For more complicated operations, you must use an AIBO-ware “Memory Stick.”
AIBO-ware gives AIBO its capabilities and character, so you might think of it as
AIBO’s “mind.” By combining AIBO with different AIBO-ware and peripheral
devices, you can enjoy AIBO in a variety of ways.
“AIBO Life 2” is AIBO-ware that allows
AIBO to move around autonomously and
helps you to raise AIBO into the kind of
companion that is best for you.

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AIBO’s autonomous activities
AIBO comes with all the necessary hardware, such as a brain, sensors, motors, and
power supply, to move about on its own. AIBO Life 2 has a set of emotions,
instincts, learning ability and the capacity to mature. Through AIBO Life 2, AIBO
can act according to its own judgments, all the while expressing emotions,
collecting information from you and its environment, learning and maturing.
With AIBO Life 2, AIBO will let you know by gesture and sound when it wants
you to play with it, and may even call your name. On the other hand, when
something catches AIBO’s attention, it may ignore you even when you call its
name. Your understanding of AIBO’s autonomous character helps you to enjoy
playing with and living with AIBO.

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Getting Started
AIBO is a robot. Why does it have to be
educated?
The reason is that AIBO was born to live together with people. AIBO is capable of
autonomous action based on external information from its various sensors and from
internal motivations (i.e., its emotions and instincts). Nevertheless, AIBO will not
be too self-centered and will always entertain you.
AIBO Life 2 gives AIBO the capacity to learn and mature so that it can react to
your actions and its surroundings. For example, if you talk and play with AIBO a
lot, AIBO will grow to be sociable. If you prefer to simply watch AIBO, AIBO will
become independent and wander around as it waits for you to play with it.
In short, AIBO Life 2 makes it possible for AIBO to adjust to you as it lives with
you and matures.
We hope AIBO will become a good friend.

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AIBO ERS-210 and ERS-220
AIBO Life 2 is compatible with both ERS-210 and ERS-220.
For a user of ERS-210 (notes on descriptions
used in this manual)
Although sensors or lights of ERS-220 function in the same manner as those of
ERS-210, the names, shapes and locations of some ones are different. In addition,
ERS-220 has the unique sensors and lights. In this manual, the parts names, shapes
and/or locations refer to those of ERS-220. If you have ERS-210, see the table
below to identify the differences.
Parts indicated with the same number mainly function in the same way, but the
names, shapes, or locations may be different.

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Getting Started
ERS-220
1Head sensor
2Face front light A
3Face front light B
4Color camera, distance sensor
5Retractable head light
ERS-210
Head sensor
The ears of AIBO move.
The mouth of AIBO moves.
Color camera, distance sensor
–
Press in the back
direction for 3
seconds.
Press in the
forward direction.
Press in the back
direction.
Press for 3
seconds.
Give a firm and
quick tap.
Move your fingers
up and down two
times while
pressing.

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Blue (Center)
Red (Rear)
Blue (Front)
ERS-220
6Face side lights
7Face sensor
8Chest light
9Stereo microphone
0Mode indicator
ERS-210
Eye lights
Chin sensor
Chest light
Stereo microphone
Mode indicator

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Getting Started
ERS-220
qa Tail lights
qs Tail sensors (Left/right/center)
qd Back sensor
qf Back multi-indicators
qg Paw sensors
ERS-210
Tail lights
–
Back sensor
–
Paw sensors
Tail light (center)
Tail lights (left/right)
Red
Tail lights
Tail lights
Blue Blue
Blue
Orange

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Modes and conditions of AIBO
The mode
indicator
turns off.
AIBO moves around
on its own: basic
mode of AIBO Life 2.
Push the head
sensor in the
back direction
for 3 seconds.
Push the back
sensor for 3
seconds.
Autonomous mode
AIBO stops moving around.
Rest mode
The mode
indicator lights.
Lift AIBO up*.
Place AIBO on the floor or push the head
sensor in the back direction for 3 seconds.
Press the face sensor and back sensor at
the same time for 3 seconds, or say
“Good
night”
to AIBO.
Gently shake the body of AIBO.
Something is caught in AIBO’s joints.
Push the head sensor in the back
direction for 3 seconds.
* When you lift up AIBO slowly, it may not enter Pick-
up condition. In such a case, lift it up more quickly.

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Getting Started
AIBO sleeps in this mode.
The chest light slowly flashes green.
The
mode
indicator
goes off.
Press the
pause button
located on the
chest of AIBO.
AIBO is turned
off.
Pause mode
(Inactive condition)
The chest light
turns off.
Place AIBO on
the Energy
Station.
When you lift
up AIBO, it
becomes still
and quiet in
this mode.
The
mode
indicator
lights.
Pick-up condition
AIBO plays even on the
Energy Station.
Station mode
The joints of
AIBO become
loose when
something gets
caught in them.
The
mode
indicator
flashes.
Jam condition
Sleep mode Place AIBO on
the Energy
Station.
Move AIBO from
the Energy
Station.
The mode
indicator goes
off.
Applicable
when you use
the Energy
Station.*
*The Energy Station is optional.

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Playing with AIBO in Autonomous mode/Station mode
AIBO responds to another AIBO when talked to,
and then tries to communicate with the other
AIBO (see page 58).
The face side lights, tail lights and back
multi-indicator slowly flash.
Communication between AIBOs
You can teach AIBO its
name or your name
(see page 70).
Learning the
name
You can teach AIBO a
desired action (see
page 72).
Learning
actions
The tail light
slowly flashes red.
The tail lights
flash blue.
You can train AIBO so that it
acts as you instruct. After
training, you can name the
instructed action and register
it as well (see page 76).
Training
The tail light
lights up red.
What can AIBO do in Autonomous mode?