Talking to aibo
aibo responds to human voices.
Although aibo does not speak, it can understand some phrases.
You can communicate with your aibo with various phrases and commands. The following table shows some of them.
The phrases aibo can understand will change as it grows up.
Examples of the phrases that aibo can understand
| Category | Phrases | aibo's reaction |
|---|---|---|
| Tricks | Hand | Shakes your hand. |
| Shake hands | ||
| Sit down | Sits down. | |
| Lay down | Lies down. | |
| Let’s dance | Dances. | |
| Learn this | Takes the posture for learning a trick from the owner. | |
| Remember this | ||
| You got it | Shows the trick that has just been taught by the owner. | |
| Show it to me | ||
| Don't forget | Memorizes the trick taught by the owner. | |
| Show me your new trick | Shows one of the tricks taught by the owner. | |
| Stop | Stops the trick in progress. | |
| Never mind | ||
| Show me your face | Turns in the direction of the speaker and barks. | |
| Come on | Turns in the direction of the speaker and walks to him or her. | |
| Come to me | ||
| Photos | Take a picture | Looks for a human face and takes a photo of it. |
| Battery charging | Charging station | Goes back to the charging station and charge its built-in battery. |
| Go to your mat | ||
| aibone | Pass me the bone | Plays with the aibone by picking it up with the mouth when aibo finds it. |
| Bring me the bone | ||
| Pink ball | Kick the ball | Walks toward the pink ball and kick the ball. |
| Look for the ball | Looks for the pink ball and barks when aibo finds it. | |
| Emotions | Good boy | Takes it as a complement and reacts positively. |
| Good girl | ||
| Nice | ||
| Good | ||
| Very good | ||
| Thank you | ||
| You can do it | ||
| Good job | ||
| Well done | ||
| I like you/I love you | ||
| Bad boy | Takes it as a discipline and reacts sadly. | |
| Bad girl | ||
| Don't do that | ||
| No try again | ||
| Bad dog | ||
| I don't like it | ||
| That's not right |
Hint
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When your aibo fails to recognize phrases, take it to a quieter place and try again. When aibo is settled, it understands your words better.
