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Pleo lover and former Ugobe CTO John Sosoka separates robo-mind and robo-body with two new companies
Tue, Sep 1 | from Engadget
Why did Pleo-maker Ugobe fail? There are many reasons, but former CTO John Sosoka thinks one of them is that the one company tried to do too much, working on both hardware and software for the lovable little paleolithic guy. Live and learn, as they say, and so his next venture is not one but two...
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The Inside Story Behind Pleo’s Rise, Fall, and Resurrection
The Rise of Pleo DD: The fixes in the new Pleos now sold online at the Pleo World online store are: RO: Will you transfer the personality too? (Pleo’s learned behaviors and traits). DD: Absolutely. You can download it off the Pleo World web site.
Mon, Oct 26 | from robotsrule.com
Kelly Meets - Part 1 - Video
Mario introduces Kelly Lynn to Jaam Peeti Pleo, our new robot camarasaurus. This "pet" is virtually intelligent and learning! Find out more at Pax ... www.ffwd.com
Thu, Jul 2 | from ffwd.com
Lifelike robot used for rehabilitation at Sacred Heart
WI By Christena T. O'Brien Gary Sandvig reached over to stroke the neck of the newest member of Sacred Heart Hospital's Rehabilitation Center - a robotic baby dinosaur. Like a real animal, the blue-eyed, green-and-tan Pleo Dinosaur lifted its head and ...
Tue, May 26 | from Leader
CES 2008: Toy Robots
Kevin and Olivia play with the WowWee Tribot and the Ugobe Robot Pleo. www.imdb.com
Sun, May 24 | from imdb.com
Techies flock to new robot center
Japan Tokyo's only major store devoted to robots, it sells robots of all shapes and sizes, including not only Vstone products but also the tiny scuttling Robo-Q from Tomy Co. and the Pleo animatronic dinosaur toy from the now bankrupt Ugobe Inc. of the US ...
Tue, May 5 | from The Japan Times
Tech-savvy Japanese on holiday tinker with robots
TOKYO Tokyo's only major store devoted to robots, it sells robots of all sizes and shapes, including not only Vstone products but also the tiny scuttling Robo-Q from Tomy Co. and the Pleo animatronic dinosaur toy from the now bankrupt Ugobe Inc. of the US ...
Mon, May 4 | from google.com
Turning Out The Lights: Ugobe, Maker Of Robotic Dinosaur
The robotic dinosaur may go the way of the dodo after Ugobe Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company made the Pleo dinosaur, a lifelike, interactive toy that drew generous media coverage and many fans since the company was founded in 2003 by ...
Mon, Apr 27 | from Wall Street Journal
slashgear Week in Review - Week 17 2009
AZ If SlashGear struggles weren't bad enough, slashgear favorite Ugobe have also hit some unsurmountable trouble. The Pleo-makers have filed for bankruptcy, leaving the robodino's alluring IP up for grabs by the highest bidder. Elsewhere, msi's X-Slim ...
Sun, Apr 26 | from SlashGear
Ugobe, Maker of Pleo, Files For Bankruptcy
News.com is running an article on an emotionally-responsive dinosaur robot that the Ugobe company has in the works for 2007. Called 'Pleo', the animatronic Apatosaurus will respond to the vocal intonations of its owners. It won't be able to understand ...
Fri, Apr 24 | from Slashdot
