robotsrule.com - 10/23/2009
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Pleo is the exciting, adorable baby robot dinosaur, or artificial life form, that is taking the world by storm. Unlike other robot toys, Pleo has feeling and desires of his or her own . Pleo's endearing lifelike movements and wonderfully realistic emotions will capture your imagination ...
store.pleoworld.com - 10/23/2009
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store.pleoworld.com —
Pleo, a one week-old baby Camarasaurus dinosaur, is
a robotic marvel and the newest member of your...
family! Pleo interacts with you - moving organically, expressing emotion, autonomously exploring and responding to the world around him. On the ...
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The Pleo Store | Pleo Dinosaurs, Pleo Batteries and ...
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Pleo Lives! [Toys]
Gizmodo —
... the Pleo from the edge of oblivion has finally gotten around to re-releasing the curiously expensive plush robot. To preempt any reticent Pleo fans, don't worry: it's exactly the same as it was before. ...
Pleo Emerges From Bankruptcy, Now On Sale
GadgetReview —
If you recall, this past summer the makers of the super adorable Pleo went bankrupt. As a result the Pleo, much like the dinosaurs, went extinct. But through the magic of cellular reproduction (someone bought the IP) the Pleo is back and available for your holiday gifting. You can grab one now for $349, or if need be pick up an extra battery pack, charger or adapter.
[via Robotsrule]
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Pleo robo-dino back on sale for $349
SlashGear —
... Pleo units – acquired them, promising to relaunch the dinosaur together with its accessories.
Your money gets you an autonomously-learning robot packed with touch, infrared and sound sensors, together with a camera and orientation sensor, and which develops from a shy little baby dino to a rambunctious adult. PleoWorld are also offering a number of downloadable Pleo personalities, including games, which can be loaded to the robot via an SD card.
[via RobotsRule - thanks Robert!] ...
Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!
CrunchGear —
... to “grow”. Not physically mind you.
The original Pleo had a short life-span of only three years, from 2006 to April 2009 when its creation company Ugobe, filed bankruptcy. But two short months later, Jetta, the original manufacturers of Pleo, announced the relaunch of our green, lizard-related friend here under the Innvo Labs brand.
The Pleo World site is back online, fully functional, and awaiting orders. You can get yours for 349.00 USD.
[via Robots Rule!]
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Maker of Pleo, the dinosaur, now extinct | News Updates
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How to control Pleo wirelessly using Wii nunchuck
robostuff.com 4/24/2009 — This article describes the hack allowing you to control Pleo toy dinosaur with Wii Nunchuck. The video below shows the final result: As you can see the proposed hack allows you to control head, tail and make basic movements. Further in this article ...
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