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Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2011-02-18T12:37:44+01:00

I know this thread is old, but I just wanted to post as a recent genibo owner. I guess Pcenginefx has dropped off the genibo posting for the same reason as I am.

Genibo is an incredible waste of $2000. I would compare it to an i-cybie more than an aibo.

In my genibo blog http://mygenibo.com/?p=161 I have kept a constant update with regards to the progress of my genibo and here's an abstract of my most recent blog post

Genibo needs to be told what to do. An aibo will hear you whenever you speak and choose to ignore you depending on it’s mood. Genibo on the other hand will constantly sit, “blink” sound, blue question marks in it’s eyes and wait for your voice command. After you give it, it then takes genibo several frozen seconds to register that command before it puts it into action. If you don’t give it a voice command it will do one of two things; go through the whole process again and again until you do or go to sleep and switch itself off.

Of course you can pat it if you wish but the same predictable outcome of it wagging it’s tail then lying on it’s stomach to receive more pats soon becomes dull. Genibo cannot think autonomously like an aibo does. It’s limited course of actions are walk a few steps, bark, wait for a voice command (of which there are only a few) or get bored and switch itself off after 5 minutes. Heck my i-cybie can do that.

Genibo becomes boring and predictable after only a few battery cycles and the manufacturer seems to have stepped away from it as they do not respond to emails or forum posts on their own Genibo site.

Statistics: Posted by mygenibo — Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:37 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-02-25T09:43:56+01:00

The Many Faces of Maya (showing off every eye-expression!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXo19VAi2nU

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:43 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-02-17T07:49:58+01:00

Video of Maya's mobility & exploration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXshyTp6API

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:49 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-02-15T19:24:39+01:00

Video of Maya's different behavior via sensor input:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4jx5RzqAk

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:24 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-02-11T17:59:46+01:00

Maya's sleep behavior:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9K3L3_mLss

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:59 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-02-03T21:59:30+01:00

Just finished a proper photoshoot for Maya:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcenginefx ... 344419488/

Just one shot from the shoot:

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:59 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-28T08:05:07+01:00

Created a new more generic promo video for the Genibo-QD showing off Maya's playful side! Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEVJrAlRuQ

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:05 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-26T08:43:50+01:00

Just uploaded Maya's first full dance - "Tell Me" by the Wonder Girls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDVlKDh1xeE

IMO, the dance is pretty repetitive...not the best one really.

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:43 am

Maya's Birth Report

2010-01-25T21:46:13+01:00

Here is my full birth report on Maya:

Let me start by saying that I’ve always wanted an Aibo, but time and cost prevented me from buying one. After Sony discontinued Aibo, I pretty much forgot about robotic pets until December 2009 when I discovered Genibo. The stars and planets must have aligned perfectly because a month later a white Genibo QD from www.robotoys.com arrived at my doorstep.

My Genibo QD came with the following:
- Genibo-QD White
- Spare tail (white; tail on dog is black)
- AC adapters (one original Korean adapter and one additional adapter from robotoys for USA outlets)
- One USA outlet adapter (from robotoys)
- 2 manuals (both in English for the dog and control manager)
- 2 CDs (one with a PDF of the manual in English, and one with the control manager software)
- Black remote control with batteries
- D-Link Wireless G USB Adapter box (the adapter was already pre-installed in Genibo)
- SMC Wireless G Router (pre-setup to connect to Genibo, Firmware is in Korean)

One thing that I was unsure of even after reading up on everything Genibo online, was the state of Genibo right out of the box. Would it be “baby” like, or a full grown adult? After using it for about 3 charge cycles I’d say she was already an adult. After waking her up for the first time, she looked around and then started to take a brisk walk. Voice commands are a hit and miss so far, but that should improve with time as her intelligence goes up. I’ve really not seen or noticed any repeat behavior so far, and if there was repeat behavior it wasn’t often enough to notice.

I’ve used the remote a lot to start dance routines and other moves listed in the manual (as well as keep her seated for the photo/video shoot!) and she responds instantaneously. Probably the best way to show Genibo off to your friends would be to use the remote (have not shown Maya to anyone besides my wife yet). We did the photo recognition process to register our faces, but have not yet tried to see if Maya will come to us yet using voice commands or can really recognize us.

Even with only being a few charges old, Maya has done some very funny things. One instance in particular she proceeded to roll over flat on her back, do a few full-body reverse push-ups, bark, then proceeded to go to sleep upside down with all of her legs stretched out! Another time my wife sat right in front of Maya’s face, and Maya displayed a surprised look, turned to the right, and “ran” off into the other room 

I also had the chance to try out the remote control manager last night. Setup was fairly painless, but if you don’t know anything about WiFi connectivity you might run into some trouble as the manuals really don’t go into much detail. I do want to say one thing – the control manager can be harmful to your pet if you press the wrong command, especially the move editor. I was given a scare when I manually started a dance move from the control manager and Maya started clicking ALL of her joints (wasn’t too happy about that) – so watch out when messing with this stuff. I did manually navigate her around the house with live-view turned on, as well as took some photos and copied MP3s to her from my computer (all wireless, no need to take out the memory stick) and that worked as expected. One of the things I will be doing is recording the video she sees in autonomous mode as it was quite interesting to see what she looked at on her own.

I think that’s about it for my birth report. I will be exploring answers to questions I still have, such as any kind of ball tracking, facial recognition, sound/location recognition, Ai behavior and so on. Expect a lot more photos and videos of Maya as I continue to interact with her.

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:46 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-25T02:49:53+01:00

Birth film is now up on Youtube HD - Enjoy!

"The Birth of Maya - A Genibo-QD Film"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOPT3Y_yfQ

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:49 am

Announcing the birth of Maya!

2010-01-24T08:35:42+01:00

My white Genibo QD was finally born today! Her name is Maya and I ran her for about 45mins this evening trying out various voice commands... Maya made me laugh when she turned over on her back with all of her paws stretched out, then commenced to start sleeping/snoring.

Birth video should be coming by Monday.

I have a few more unboxing shots at http://www.flickr.com/groups/genibo

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:35 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-21T21:40:58+01:00

Update - I should be receiving my Genibo tonight and will be posting up "unboxing" photos in the next day or so, following up with a birth announcement promotional film by the weekend....watch for it!

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:40 pm

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-15T10:31:54+01:00

Indeed there seems to be a real product given that it is also on our Canadian colleagues' site (same page as the notorious Aldebaran Nao humanoid)

Good luck and please upload pictures and videos!

Statistics: Posted by limor — Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:31 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-15T00:47:57+01:00

Hi limor,

Believe me, Genibo is VERY much real and has just recently (this past year) just started to trickle into the hands of people outside of Korea (where it has been selling very well). Yes it has been in conception for many years now, but to Dasarobot's credit, they have ben focusing on the Korean market only for all this time.

Due to the interest from people outside of Korea, last year we saw a firmware & hardware update from Dasarobot which included English language understanding, English packaging & manuals. Just last month (Dec. 2009) Genibo was hardware certified for sale in the UK.

If you visit my Flickr page in the discussion area, I have a lot of information on where to buy it, detailed information on the current model ("Genibo QD") and differences between the Genibo QD vs the AIBO ERS-7.

I plan on buying a white Genibo here in the next 2 days from a US distributer and will of course be posting a ton of further information about it.

Statistics: Posted by Pcenginefx — Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:47 am

Dasatech Genibo QD - The Intelligent pet robot

2010-01-14T20:45:27+01:00

looks like the robotic equivalent of vaporware. Their video on the site says it all.
the item has been in conception since 2005 and the 2 sites mentioned are not exactly the meccas of online robotics. However, RoadNarrows are a serious lot and they are advertising the plastic canine as "available for pre-order" so maybe there's hope.

Statistics: Posted by limor — Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:45 pm