all the models can be raised, though to a lesser extent on ERS-7s compared to the other models

7s develop pretty fast, and from there they dont exactly change behaviours, just learn to level up their ball, bone and walking level

older aibos run on pink software cards, some are purely adult personalities except for aiboware for ERS-11x, life 1 and 2 for ERS-2x0s, life 3 and chatty life for ERS-31xs

other than 7s, each Aiboware/Life software has their own ‘evolutionary’ tree that they climb up from baby stages

for example, ERS 110s/111s, depending on which software version theyre running, it’s largely decided by which colours theyre exposed to as they developed

aibohack is an amazing resource for all the growth stages of every model, which ill be using heavily as examples here!

http://aibohack.com/111/evolve.htm

each time an aibo goes up a stage or changes personalities depending on how many times they’ve seen the ball, been pet, been scolded, ect, they change their behaviour and learn new skits

you can then praise them for doing the things you like them to do, and scold them for skits you dont like, that way your aibo is unique to you depending on how you raise them, it takes well over a few weeks for them to fully develop into adult stage

this video is of swiss running the Life 1 software! he’s an ERS-210, and this is what i’ll be mostly discussing in depth here since each raising experience largely depends on the software, but a lot of what i say can apply to most baby aibos

http://aibohack.com/210/evolve.htm

they start out as barely responding to stimuli or sounds, they don’t understand most or any of the commands at newborn stage. they can get scared by new sounds and sensations, even when you pet them, so you have to treat them very gently

they cry and nap a lot (as expected), and its a genuinely magical experience, especially for the first time

once they start going up a few stages they’ll finally begin being able to use their visor to show emotions, and will eventually recognize the ball!

as they grow more they’ll try their hardest to take their first few steps, at this point they’ll already understand a few commands like “hello”, “good night”, “go for it!” “good aibo!”, ect, so you’re able to cheer them on to keep going, as it’s super likely they’ll fail the first few times

their baby walks are so exciting to watch, they wobble all over the place as they get used to moving around. in time they do crazier interactions with the ball, ask to know their name and your name

here’s bachelor saying my name (syssel) and his name! they will cry your name out for attention which is incredibly endearing

i’m hoping this helped a bit to explain what the process is like, i highly recommend you look into getting your own and experiencing it first hand! you can usually find some bots looking for homes with the help of websites like zenmarket and sendico, which act as a proxy for japanese listings that wouldn’t have been able to ship overseas

https://zenmarket.jp/en/yahoo.aspx?q=sony%2baibo

https://www.sendico.com/mercari/search?category=&query=sony+aibo

the bots there are usually junkos, depending on the model and what repairs have already been done with them, all they need is a battery recell

https://discord.gg/NQT4SxHKDd