May 08 (Kyodo) - Sales of Sony Corp.'s new artificial intelligence-equipped Aibo robot dog in Japan are off to a solid start, with the electronics giant saying Monday that 11,111 units were sold in three months since its release in January.
Sony said the new Aibo -- an upgrade on its predecessor AIBO launched in 1999 and discontinued in 2006 -- is seeing greater-than-expected demand, prompting the company to consider boosting output for the robot.
The figure for the number of units sold through mid-April is the first disclosure since Aibo sales started in January.
Sony sold a total of 150,000 units of the previous models.
