International Herald Tribune, May 13^th 1999

Fleas not included …Sony’s robotic dog, in its first outing at a presentation in Tokyo.

Questions:

1)      Describe a Tamagotchi

2)      Compare the first release of Aibo to those on Sony’s website at the moment : what are the major differences?

3)      Compare with the conclusion of the text?

4)      Give the advantages of a robotic pet?

5)      The disadvantages?

6)      What about looking after old aged people : could they help?