The good thing about a Robot pet is that you can change its personality to suit your mood. Now, Robot pets behaviour and basic instincts are controlled by well designed programs. You will be able to tinker with the robo-animals' reactions to being stroked or talked to, and even turn the plastic pooches into helpers around the house. These Pets can play cards or read books

Software To Change The Robo Personality Sony unveiled the ERS-210, the second generation of its Aibo (the word means companion in Japanese) Robotic pet few years before. Both generations of the robot dog have been hugely successful, and Sony claims to have sold nearly 100,000 units. The company has released software that gives owners even more control over their computerised animals. Earlier, memory cards were used to change the personality of the Aibo robot . It either give it a puppy-like personality that develops as it is played with, or one that turns the creature into a fully "mature" animal.

Now, You can be able to work out sequences of movements for your Aibo or change how the robot reacts to being stroked or talked to. The software can run on a desktop PC and finished programs can be put on a memory stick for slotting into the robot dog. Also under development is a wireless link that will make it easier to download information to the pet. The development could lead to a remote control for other household appliances that follow you around.

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Amazon Books

	Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms by Benjamin Erwin Buy new: $20.64 / Used from: $13.00 A good place to start, especially for kids, with Lego Mindstorms
	A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics by Joe Jones Buy new: $20.67 / Used from: $15.13 Very good for programming not so much behavior as control. Language and controller agnostic