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Pleo

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Pleo is a cute little robot dinosaur that acts like a living pet. It explores, learns, makes dinosaur noises, munches on (plastic) leaves, and demands that you give it your total, exclusive, unfettered attention.

Creator
Innvo Labs
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2006
Type
Consumer
Creator
Innvo Labs
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2006
Type
Consumer

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Did You Know?

Pleo is designed to emulate the appearance and behavior of a week-old baby Camarasaurus.
Pleo was designed by Caleb Chung, who also helped invent the Furby.

Specs

FEATURES
Skin pattern modeled after that of a real Camarasaurus. Able to change its behavior over time and interact with other Pleos nearby.
HEIGHT
17.8 cm | 7 in
LENGTH
50.8 cm | 20 in
WIDTH
12.7 cm | 5 in
WEIGHT
1.6 kg | 3.5 lb
SPEED
0.8 km/h | 0.5 mph

SENSORS
Color camera, infrared transmitter/receiver, temperature sensor, RFID reader, two microphones, ground foot sensors, orientation and motion sensor, touch sensors (head, chin, cheeks, shoulder, back, and thigh).
ACTUATORS
14 motors
POWER
Lithium-polymer battery
COMPUTING
Seven CPUs, two speakers, USB port, and SD card.
SOFTWARE
Life OS software platform controls sensors, actuators, and AI systems. SDK allows users to modify the robot's behavior.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
14
MATERIALS
Skin made of soft thermoplastic elastomer material.
COST
$469 (Pleo rb, released 2011)
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
http://www.pleoworld.com