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February 6, 2006
Ugobe Pleo
Still coping with Sony's decision to kill off Aibo, I see a light at the end of that tunnel and it's from a start up called Ugobe.
Ugobe develops revolutionary robotic technology that transforms inanimate objects into lifelike creatures (Aibo did that), exhibiting stunning, organic movement and dynamic behaviors (Aibo did that too).
Although they are a start up, they've recently announced their first product - a robotic baby dino called "Pleo". How cute is that! He's a Camarasuaurus, runs on Ugobes "Life Form OS" and receives sensory touch by way of 38 motion and light sensors (Aibo did that as well). Pleo moves with 14 servos and acts like a baby dino (assuming we know what baby dinos acted like). Pleo twitches, sneezes, sniffs, yawns, chomps, coughs, blinks, and interacts with people and his environment. And just like Aibo, he has an SD memory slot; perhaps for upgrades? Maybe hacks to make this Little Foot into a T-Rex.
Comes to market this fall for under $200.
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