Sony, Japan
Sony aibo
Sony's robot puppy, officially sold only in the US and being wound down in Japan.
- Maker list price
- $2,899about AED 10,647
- In the UAE
- Not available here yet
No UAE retailer, no shipping, no distributor found at the time of checking.
What it does
- Learns tricks, recognises its owners and develops a personality over time
- Cloud AI needs an active Sony subscription plan
- Sony announced in June 2026 it will stop Japanese sales once stock runs out
Reality check
No UAE route; US units are region-locked to a US Sony account and Japanese-market units need proxy buyers and Japanese-language apps. Buy only as a collector piece.
Availability and price checked 5 September 2026. Retailers change stock without telling anyone; the links above open the page we saw.
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