Pleo Dinosaur a Ugobe Life Form
Pleo Dinosaur a Ugobe Life Form
Pleo is UGOBE’s autonomous Life Form. Pleo looks, moves, sounds and behaves like a living creature and interacts with people, accessories and other UGOBE dinosaurs. In a 2008 test of various animatronic animal toys in Slate magazine, the Pleo was the only contestant which was considered a success, whereas the remaining models of earlier or competing developers were mainly considered unnatural, creepy or simply unconvincing.
Emotions
He feels joy, sorrow, anger and annoyance with realistic dinosaur sounds. And when he’s tired, Pleo gets drowsy and sleeps — sometimes even dreams. However just like a real animal, his behavior cannot always be predicted.
Development
Pleo begins life as a newly-hatched baby Camarasaurus and starts moving . From hatching itself he also develops his own unique personality, moods, and habits that are shaped by the time and experiences he shares with you. The Pleo can go from happy and curious to scared and surprised, and from playful and lively to sad and vexed.
From hatching through infant, and all the way through his juvenile stages, Pleo will grow up and change in personality and understanding.
Gestures
The Pleo displays an endless combination of gestures and vocalizations based on influences that are interpreted by Ugobe’s Life OS platform of tools, technologies and AI (artificial intelligence). Users can find training tips and download enhancements to Pleo from www.pleoworld.com, but his programming merely sets his wheels in motion, leaving the true magic of his development up to you.
Sensory System
Sensory system consists of nearly 40 devices that enable him to see, sense, touch and detect objects in order to move autonomously and explore his environment without requiring any remote control. There is a color camera with a white-light sensor that allows him to detect bright light from dark, see colors, detect motion, track a moving object, and perceive objects in front of him.
Hearing
This unit also includes binaural microphones on the left and right that give him stereophonic hearing, allowing him to detect sound direction and loudness through both ears.
Communication
An infrared receiver and transmitter allows Pleo to identify, communicate and interact with one another, while another infrared interrupter allows Pleo to detect when something is being placed in his mouth.
Meanwhile eight touch sensors on his chin, shoulder, legs, back and head are triggered by touch and allow him to “feel.
Skin
What’s more, this dinosaur has a skin that is constructed of a custom-formulated, soft thermoplastic material that’s painted with an incredibly realistic and lifelike coloration.
Gears and motors
The Pleo Life Form also has over 100 custom-designed gears, and 14 motors for highly-articulated movement. Each motor has a force feedback sensor that makes them sensitive to forceful grabs at the dinosaur’s legs, neck, tail and torso, causing him to shut down during trauma to avoid internal damage.
Feelings
Pleo will actually react to being hurt, perhaps exhibiting a limp, and can recover over time depending on the level of nurturing you exhibit. Ground sensors allow Pleo to know when a foot is on a solid surface or when he has been picked up, while tilt and shake sensors allow him to know if he has fallen or is being held upside down. The sensors will also wake him up after he has fallen “asleep.” Both front and rear speakers even enable Pleo to communicate via cute honks and hoots, as well as other fun and natural sounds.
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