It got boring because it wasn't part of a platform that could extend it - or be extended by it. It's like an operating system that only has a drawing program.

It got boring because it wasn't part of a platform that could extend it - or be extended by it. It's like an operating system that only has a drawing program. Edit: let's say the Aibo was an open sourced software plus blueprints for a 3D-printer. Anyone who wanted a "walking"-component for their robot could simply download it and build and extend it themselves. You could even run the entire thing in an emulator and then just press "print" when you wanted it in the physical world. Now that _is_ disruption.