30 Days Till Pleo Ships!
I just got a “30 day ship notice” email from Ugobe! Everyone that pre-ordered Pleo should have gotten a notice from Ugobe letting you know that Pleo will be shipping in a little under 30 days. This is a good move by Ugobe, and fosters some good will, by letting folks that have given up on Ugobe/Pleo back out of their original preorders.
Also in the email is a brief comment that hints that Ugobe is quite a bit behind in their original goals. The email says, “The software that will be in Pleo when he ships this year allows for only subtle shaping of personality and temperament.” We’ll have to continue to wait for Ugobe to release software updates that will unlock Pleo’s full functionality - like the ability to evolve and learn.
Also mentioned in the email is that Pleo’s skin will develop wear patterns. We’re told this is normal and it “isn’t a problem.” Is this an unexpected manufacturing mistake? Ugobe has also released the instruction manual for Pleo. You can find a copy here.
If you have yet to order a Pleo, you can find him at Trossen Robotics or on This entry was posted on Monday, November 26th, 2007 at 8:35 amand is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
