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LrrK Kinematic Consumer Risk Bulletin

# LrrK Kinematic Consumer Risk Bulletin

**LRRK Watch / Open-Source Intelligence** — Consumer systems that sense, move, and act in homes and yards.

**Issue type.** Monthly filing.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection cutoff | 30 September 2018 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Window | 1–30 September 2018 |
| Data label | Open-source intelligence // LRRK analytic product // retrospective monthly filing |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. Retrospective reconstruction from contemporaneous public records. |
| Scope | Consumer kinematic electronics only (home, yard, companion, educational). |
| Classes in frame | Robot vacuums / mop combos · robotic lawn mowers · window-cleaning robots · pool-cleaning robots · robot pets / companion animals · social / desk companions · educational / programmable kits · robotic litter boxes · security / home patrol robots · consumer robotic arms · elder-care / assistive companions · kitchen / food-prep robots · toy / entertainment robots · niche outdoor / garden robots · emerging general-purpose or humanoid home robots |
| Spine | CPSC, Health Canada, EU Safety Gate, UK OPSS, manufacturer recall pages, named newsrooms, dockets. |
| Color | Message boards, consumer forums, and Reddit — annotated context only. Never Fact without a reputable primary. |


## Executive read

### BLUF

Sony opens the US cart. On 18 September the First Litter ERS-1000 bundle is “now available” at $2,899.99 with a three-year AI Cloud Plan; first deliveries in December. Roomba i7+ is announced on 6 September with Clean Base; that is a product launch, not a 2018 harm file. No official consumer-robot recall.

### Key judgments

1. **[Assessment — High confidence]** The 18 September Sony page is a dated US subscription-personality SKU. Personality is prepaid for three years.
2. **[Assessment — High confidence]** Roomba i7+ / Clean Base (6 / 12 September) is a floorcare launch. The 2020 Clean Base electrical recall is out of window and is not filed.
3. **[Assessment — High confidence]** No September CPSC / Health Canada / OPSS / Safety Gate consumer-robot action was found.

### Analytic labels
- **Fact** — verified reporting or primary record
- **Assessment** — analytic judgment
- **Inference** — reasoned but not directly observed
- **Uncertainty** — unresolved information gap

### Source grades
- **A1** — authoritative primary record / directly confirmed
- **B1–B2** — generally reliable and corroborated
- **C3** — useful but requires caution (typical for forums)

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## 01. Sony aibo First Litter — US cart open; $2,899.99; three-year AI Cloud Plan

*Event / publication dates: 18 September 2018 (Sony Electronics / PR Newswire); 23 August announcement (background)*

**Product class.** Robot pets / companion animals (ERS-1000)

**Verified record — [Fact — A1]** Sony Electronics, 18 September 2018: First Litter Edition “now available for purchase in the U.S.” at sony.com/aibo. Bundle: aibo, **three-year AI Cloud Plan**, pink ball, aibone, paw pads, charging station, numbered dog tag. **$2,899.99.** “Early purchasers will begin receiving their new aibo companions starting in December 2018.” Cloud plan: upload day-to-day experience; “develop a unique personality”; recognize up to 100 faces; store photos; “ensures that aibo can be updated by Sony for years to come.” Footnote 1: after three years the owner is “responsible for any periodic fees to continue the Wireless and Cloud Services (if offered).” Footnote 2: network services “may be … interrupted or discontinued at any time.” Not for sale or use in Illinois. Exhibit at Sony Square NYC through 14 October. [PR Newswire / Sony, 18 September](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sonys-limited-first-litter-edition-aibo-is-now-available-for-purchase-in-us-300714194.html).

**Injuries/deaths:** none. Trust / companion-subscription record. December delivery is not a September ship count.

**Threat landscape.** A $2,900 kinematic pet whose mind is a three-year prepaid cloud, with a footnote that the service may be discontinued. Physical harm none. Cloud as the robot.

**Forum / community notes.**
- none independently opened.

**Intelligence assessment.** [Assessment — High confidence] Dated US cart plus the three-year plan and the discontinue-at-any-time footnote. [Inference — Moderate confidence] That footnote is the 2018 disclosure that later brick cases will be argued against. [Uncertainty] How many First Litter units were allocated.

**Opportunity.** First US deliveries in December; any later ERS-1000 support cutoff.

**LRRK relevance.** Control Fabric and Campaign. Passport: prepaid personality + discontinue footnote. Watch: US First Litter.

**Confidence.** High on the opened 18 September text and price. Low on allocation.

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## Forward indicators

1. Vector 12 October retail.
2. First US aibo deliveries (December).
3. Mayfield 31 October close.
4. Jibo asset sale / withdrawal.
5. Any 2018 official consumer-robot recall. Any brand on Pertisau.

> **Collection integrity.** One signal. **Seen and not graduated:** iRobot Roomba i7+ / Clean Base, 6 September 2018, shipments 12 September, $949 / $699 / $299 dock — product announcement, no 2018 harm or official action ([iRobot / PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-irobot-roomba-i7-robot-vacuum-learns-a-homes-floor-plan-and-empties-itself-300707662.html)). Health Canada RA-74597 (21 December 2020) is out of window. **Excluded:** CPSC 20-115; Honda Miimo 2024; Jibo 2019 funeral; Anki 2019 shutdown. No September official recall. Forum empty.

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