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Wild West Pleo

Gallamine — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:00:41 +0000

watsonw posted a photo:

Wild West Jerry.

Pleo Gets Naked!

Gallamine — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:00:44 +0000

This shot from sarahcebulski show’s a detailed shot of Pleo’s head without the skin. Scary, or hackers paradise?

Robot Rides Pleo

Gallamine — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:00:35 +0000

Check out this cute shot from yutasugiura showing a biped robot riding Pleo.

David Letterman Kills Pleo with A RC Monster Truck

Gallamine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:52:00 +0000

If you having trouble seeing innocent Pleo’s killed, you don’t want to watch this video. Otherwise, check out David Letterman attacking a Pleo with a beefy (and expensive) RC monster truck. Dinosaur vs. Truck, who wins?

New Video – Caleb’s Tour of UGOBE Labs

Gallamine — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:09:43 +0000

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 – very open and collaborative. I think I saw a few LEGOs in there too.

Video after the jump.

Pleo Learns “Wassup!”

Gallamine — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:17:46 +0000

Funny.

Pleo Skinless!

Gallamine — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:24:02 +0000

Early Pleo prototype without his skin!

The little guy looks a little scary like this!

Where are the sensors going?

Gallamine — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:27:02 +0000

In the original press release from Ugobe, they announced that Pleo would have nearly 40 sensors. Now, nearly 7 months later, the number has dropped to 34, and that’s *after* the addition of a camera.

So, where have the sensors gone?

Thanks to Thorn for pointing this out.

Pleo’s Features

Gallamine — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:40:56 +0000

I thought I’d post this picture that’s been floating around. It has changed a bit, with the addition of the camera, but it’s still useful to look at.

Pleo’s Features

More Pleo Details (and Pictures!)

Gallamine — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:39:04 +0000

Pleo prototype and John Sosoka

The SF Gate published an article on Pleo recently. In it, they reveal a few new details. For instance, Pleo will weight about 4 lbs. They also give us some help on the perplexing camera problem.

Using a camera installed in its nose, it sees and tracks faces and locations. It communicates with other Pleos through infrared technology — and it can even catch a cold.

That’s not quite as satisfying of an answer I’d like to hear, but at least it’s a start. You can also just barely see the hole in Pleo’s nose in the picture, where I believe the camera is.

They also say that Pleo comes, “with a rechargeable battery that lasts about three hours at a time.”

As far as the company goes, we now know,

… employs about a dozen people at its headquarters in Emeryville and an additional 10 at its research and development lab in Boise, Idaho, has raised $2.75 million in funding and is negotiating another round of venture capital.

[Via Robots and Artificial Intelligence Blog]