Archive for the 'General' Category

Pleo At Maker Fair in Austin - Live Video Chat Also!

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

For those of you that can’t make it to the Maker Faire in Austin TX this weekend, John Sosoka, Ugobe CTO, will be broadcasting his question/answer session live on the PleoWorld website.
… stop by virtually through our live video stream. John Sosoka, CTO of UGOBE will be answering questions on Saturday, October 20 from [...]

Pictures of Pleo from RoboCup 2007

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Here are some shots I took of Pleo at RoboCup 2007 this summer. I know it’s a bit late, but I’ve been pretty busy.

I briefly spoke with David Calkins, president of the Robotics Society of America, and now an employee of Ugobe, about Pleo.

According to David, Pleo will have a C-like programming language with which [...]

Meet Pleo and Caleb at the Maker Faire in Austin

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

If you’re going to the Maker Faire in Austin on October 20-21, you’ll have a change to see and play with Pleo, and maybe even Caleb Chung.
But, for those of us that aren’t in Austin:
But even if you can’t make it to Austin in person, on Saturday, October 20 everyone will have the chance to [...]

More Videos from Ugobe

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Ugobe has published three more videos in its, “Behind the Scenes” series on Pleo World.
In Episode 3, John Sosoka, CTO, describes some of the people working on various aspects of Pleo. There’s also some good shots of Pleo being assembled. One of the animators shows how Pleo makes decisions and responds to objects.

Episode 4, called, [...]

Battery Problems Result in More Delays for Pleo

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Caleb Chung just sent out an email to the UGOBE mailing list announcing that Pleo will, yet again, be delayed. This time it’s due to the addition of the removable battery pack, which has been long requested by those hoping to purchase a Pleo.
While adding the removable battery pack is a very important addition, the [...]

New Video - Caleb’s Tour of UGOBE Labs

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Ugobe has posted another video in their “Behind the Scenes: The Making of Pleo” series. This time, Caleb Chung, gives us a tour of Ugobe labs. In it we get to meet 12 of Ugobe’s employees - from the CTO, to the secretary, to Andrea the object regonition guy.
It looks like a fun workplace - [...]

Pleo Learns “Wassup!”

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Funny.

Behind The Scenes - The Making of Pleo

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Ugobe is releasing some video previews of Pleo in the months before his release. The first video, “Behind The Scenes - The Making of Pleo” gives a basic overview of Ugobe and their mission as a company - recreating life and giving people and experience with their lifeforms.
The video features Caleb Chung, the creator [...]

Pleo Sold-Out Online

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

The news from Ugobe is that Pleo is now sold-out for 2007 in the online store. The good news for those of us that haven’t gotten one yet, is that he’ll still be available in several retail outlets. You can find more information on the website.

Pleo Available for Pre-Order!

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Just announce today, Pleo is available for Pre-Order! For those of you on the Ugobe mailing list, you should be receiving an email containing a code to allow you to order a Special Edition Pleo.
Pleo’s cost is $350, to which Ugobe says,
“Pleo’s final price is $349. Higher than anticipated, we know! The change allows [...]