# Sony Aibo x University Research Collaboration: partnership

Canonical ID: `87c9e4f1-2556-4e94-8fd5-04f83428f273`

Sony announced a research collaboration with two university laboratories to expand future capabilities of the aibo entertainment robot. Sony provided prototype aibo models and beta-version development tools to support research in physical AI and robotics, with results showcased at SIGGRAPH 2026.

- **Type:** development
- **Status:** announced
- **Verification posture:** reported (press-release-only)

## Parties (2)

- [Sony](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/sony-aibo.md) technology provider
- University Research Laboratories _(off-registry)_ co developer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2026-07-17

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202607/26-018E/


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