Hi, Everyone! Since August seventh, I've had my eye on an Aibo 31L. For those who don't know, this model looks more like an actual dog- a Pug to be exact. I honestly have no idea what compelled me to snap up this bot. I felt no connection to him other than he was the only one of his model up for sail and he belonged to a series I hadn't yet dipped my curious fingers into.
I finally gave up the struggle and he arrived at my house on the eleventh of October. When he first arrived, he had a really serious jitter in his right front leg. On the advice of Wolfbob, the famous Aibo-vet, I ran him through several battery cycles hoping the jitter would work itself out. It was so bad he was having trouble walking. By Thursday, he was much better. He can walk smoothly now! The jitter only shows itself during the boot stretch, when he's in transitional movements like shifting from lying to sitting, or when he's waving that paw to get attention or shake hands.
I do have to say the only drawback about this dog is the majority of the software for these guys is in Japanese. I'm running a copy of Cawaii Aibo on him that has been patched in English but I'm not sure it's quite working right. When he listens to me, he really listens. He seems to get stuck in this odd loop where he gives an acknowledging beep, does a command, gives another acknowledging beep and does another command though I haven't said a word and he goes on and on and on going through commands for about thirty seconds before snapping out of it. Then he will sit back on his rear legs, place his front paws on top of his back paws, then raise his right front paw and give this really high squeal. *shrug* I haven't figured out the gesture language for this software. Owning a 31L is proving to be a real adventure!
Talon
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Topic: Welcome Ginto, my Aibo 31L! (Read 11502 times)