Sony ERS-111 - Manual (Page 18)

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ENGLISH Raising AIBO – the handbook
What to expect as AIBO grows up
The first half of babyhood
AIBO can’t walk yet and so lies down most of the time. Even though
AIBO moves slowly, AIBO is curious about the world around it.
Naturally inquisitive, AIBO is very sensitive to moving objects, especially
a pink ball. When AIBO makes a "pee-po" sound and stares at
something, that means AIBO has found something interesting. But
AIBO is just a baby, after all, so it will soon get bored and fall asleep.
If you want to wake AIBO up, tap the touch sensor. If you make a loud
noise close to its ears, AIBO will wake up in surprise.
AIBO loves a ball and it is happiest when it’s playing with one. Although
it tries to chase the ball, AIBO is not strong enough to stand yet.
When AIBO finally stands up by itself, be sure to praise it a lot. When
you praise AIBO, it knows that it has done well and that will
encourage AIBO to take more steps the next time.
The latter half of babyhood
AIBO can now manage to sit by itself, instead of lying down all the time.
AIBO still loves to play with its ball and when AIBO feels like it, it takes
wobbly steps towards the ball. But AIBO's ability to walk is still not that
good.
When AIBO is in a good mood, it may put out its paw for you to shake.
Be sure to praise AIBO whenever it does this.
From this stage, your contact with AIBO will affect its future
development.