# Sony Aibo ERS-1000 at Japan (JGSDF Trials): deployment

Canonical ID: `63be42ec-b2ab-4229-a0bf-b03ea4bac70b`

[Sony Aibo ERS-1000](/models/sony-aibo.md) consumer robot dog sold in Japan since 2018. Sony halted Japan sales in 2025, shifting focus to US market.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** sony-aibo-consumer-japan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Sony Aibo ERS-1000](/models/sony-aibo.md) (id: `41e59bf2-1cc9-4533-b693-78ce4c12eb2f`)
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)
- **Company:** [Sony Corporation](/companies/sony.md) (id: `b73dc065-c5a7-479f-8a9e-5fb6e49ebe43`)
- **Location:** [Japan (JGSDF Trials)](/locations/japan.md) (id: `94b72ada-cafc-4321-a524-cb8e576bb849`)
- **First seen:** 2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://us.aibo.com/

## Common questions

### What is the Sony Aibo ERS-1000 deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

Sony Aibo ERS-1000, built by Sony Corporation, is recorded as a deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials) on the DEPLOY registry. Sony Corporation operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Sony Aibo ERS-1000 at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

Sony Corporation, the manufacturer of Sony Aibo ERS-1000, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Sony Aibo ERS-1000 deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 11, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Sony Aibo ERS-1000 deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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