high tech dog
Allway’s wanted to have a dog… now I’ll have to choose from these ones:

1. Guard Dog from Sanyo

Prototype Of Sanyo Electric Co Robot Guard Dog Is Unveiled In Tokyo

A prototype of robot guard dog “T7S Type 2” was unveiled by Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co in Japan March 26, 2002. The four-legged robot jointly developed with Tmsuk Co, a Japanese robot research, can link to their masters’ mobile phones. Equipped with a CCD camera and a third-generation mobile phone, it can roam through a home or building under the command of a security control centre or a homeowner away on vacation, checking to make sure the premises are secure, Sanyo said. The company will begin marketing a robot system using the techolology next year at about 100,000 yen ($750). REUTERS/Sanyo Electric

2. Aibo from Sony:

Sony employees display the company’s second-generation AIBO robotic dog, left, beside the original AIBO, Sony’s first bionic bow-wow. [ AP file ]


Or the second generation Aibo : Latte and Macaron

Or forget the dog and get a simple robot in the house: Asimo  from Honda