Ai Ai Aibo

I'm sure that you're all aware of the Sony Aibo. It's cute, it's robotic, and it's completely useless as a home guardian or a snuggle-buddy.

But, you can train it.


It makes sense to take something from nature that we can train, and mimic it in the pursuit of advanced robotics and computer programming. And hey, they make neat toys if you have that kind of money.

I mean, a real dog is free at the pound.






But the Aibo doesn't eat and subsequently, doesn't soil your new rockin' retro Adidas kicks (you iPod sportin' hipster).




Enter, the competition:

The iCat.


See what they've done? They've taken the idea of the Aibo, and turned it all around.

See? it's a Cat! You know what cats don't do??

Listen to a goddamned thing you have to say.

But this one does. Not only does it listen, it mocks you with overzealous enthusiasm. That's right; instead of making a dog-bot that acts like a dog, they've created a cat-bot that looks and acts nothing like a cat. Genius.

Also, while the Aibo focuses on mobility and such, the iCat doesn't have legs (but it does have eyebrows...). Which is good, because with a scowl like that, you don't want it to be mobile.


And just in case you're wondering where you can GET ONE, well, I think you know the answer to that.