Last week, Sony relaunched Aibo, its robot dog. Aibo's production had stopped 12 years earlier due to an economic slump — with its revival, Sony is looking to play a leading role in the robot market:
ソニーは、12年前に業績不振で生産を打ち切った家庭用の犬型ロボットの後継機を先週発売しました。
業績不振
ぎょうせきふしん · GYOUSEKIFUSHIN
Economic slump, poor business performance.
後継
こうけい · KOUKEI
Successor.