 
Pleo Dinosaur - A UGOBE Life Form
from: Senario
List Price: $349.99Amazon.com's Price: $238.48 You Save: $111.51 (32%)Prices subject to change.
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Amazon Minimum Age: 96 months
Binding: Toy
Brand: Ugobe
Color: Green
EAN: 0708876212762
Label: Senario
Manufacturer: Senario
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 48 months
Model: 21276
Publisher: Senario
Release Date: June 01, 2007
Studio: Senario
Sales Rank: 554
021276
Features:- Sophisticated sensory system with nearly 40 devices enable sight, touch, and autonomous movement
- Robotic wonder explores and reacts to environment, interacts with you, and expresses emotion
- Life OS platform of tools, technologies and AI combine to create an expressive whole that forms a unique personality
- Includes a rechargeable NiMH battery and multiple built-in data ports, and is backed by a manufacturer's 90-day warranty
- Weighs 3.5 pounds, measures 6 x 7.5 x 20.7 inches (W x H x D), and is suited to everyone ages 8 and up
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Product Description:
Pleo is UGOBE's premier autonomous Life Form, a scientifically accurate dinosaur. Pleo looks, moves, sounds and behaves like a living creature. Fully aware and cognitive, he explores his environment and interacts with people, accessories and other UGOBE dinosaurs.
Equipped with senses for sight, sounds and touch, Pleo processes numerous stimuli before expressing himself. He feels joy, sorrow, anger and annoyance with realistic dinosaur sounds. And when he's tired, Pleo gets drowsy and sleeps -- sometimes even dreams.
Just like a real animal, his behavior cannot always be predicted. Pleo has internal motivations to eat, drink, rest, seek social interaction and more.
Pleo requires 4 NiMH batteries, included. Measures 16"L x 4"W x 8"H. Colors may vary.
Amazon.com Product Description:
With the Senario 22208 Pleo A Ugobe Life Form, you can expand your family with a pet from prehistoric times. The Pleo is a one-week-old dinosaur that will quickly grow to become one of the most fun and exciting members of your family. This amazing robotic marvel not only moves organically, explores its environment on its own, and interacts with you, but it also expresses emotions based on its life experiences.
This prehistoric pet interacts and behaves like a one-week-old dinosaur. View larger. | 
Infared transmitters allow Pleos to identify, and communicate with one another. View larger. |
Developing A Unique Personality
The Senario Pleo begins life as a newly-hatched baby Camarasaurus, and from the moment he starts moving his individuality begins. Pleo doesn't simply do what he is told; 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, depending on a wealth of influences. From hatchling through infant, and all the way through his juvenile stages, Pleo will grow up and change in personality and understanding.
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.
As Sensitive as a Baby
Pleo's sophisticated 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. This robotic dinosaur includes 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. 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. An infrared receiver and transmitter allows Pleo to identify, communicate and interact with one another, while another infrared interruptor 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." 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.
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. 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.
Pleo's mechanical, electronic, sensory, and AI systems help bring the robotic device to life. View larger. | Senario's Ugobe Pleo is powered by an internal, rechargeable NiMH battery that takes about four hours to charge and provides approximately an hour of active life. This power supply features a battery level indicator that causes Pleo to feel very tired and slow down, so you know precisely when he needs to be recharged. Pleo has two 32-bit microprocessors for central and image processing, and four 8-bit sub-processors for motor control. This robotic life form also has multiple built-in data ports, including a mini USB port for online downloads, an SD card slot for Pleo add-ons, and the infrared transceiver that allows Pleo-to-Pleo communications.
This Ugobe Pleo comes in a green color, weighs 3.5 pounds, and stands about 7.5 inches high and 21 inches long when on all fours. Pleo is rated E for Everyone and is designed for older children, teens and adults. (As Pleo is a highly sophisticated product which evolves into an inquisitive animal that requires attention and care, it is not considered suitable or intended for children under eight years of age.) The Senario Pleo is backed by a manufacturer's limited 90-day warranty, but user's should note that it is intended for use only in dry, indoor locations.
What's in the Box
Pleo A Ugobe Life Form in green, a companion's guide, a training leaf, a Pleo identity card, an NiMH replaceable rechargeable battery, and an AC charger
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Bought this for my 5-year old son for Christmas, even though Ugobe recommended for audiences 8 and older. It has been a great tool for teaching him how to be responsible with a pet (carry carefully, play gently, etc). It's all about the type of kid you have though - if your child is more of a ruffian, you may want to wait until he/she is closer to the recommended age, as it makes for an expensive replacement.
Our dinosaur continually shows off new tricks as his 'personality' develops. ... Read More
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Some info as a new owner, apparently Ugobe says they are moving the company to Idaho and for some reason that is why their servers are down per earlier reviewer comments. I emailed support and was copied on an email response to many people who had obviously asked about getting a software update for Pleo. Not sure how the two relate but anyway...
As for the product it's great (we got our for the $250 price which a lot closer to the value than $350)...although our kids love him. He had ... Read More
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I finally got a Pleo after noting the deep discounts available through Amazon.com. It truly is a wonderful machine/toy/artificial intelligence/electronic pet.
I have to note that I am not a fan of UGOBE, Pleo's parent company. They are apparently in the process of moving their office from California to Idaho. Their website is inoperable, and they are not available via phone. It is unclear whether the problems are stemming from an office move or an actual closure.
However, I'm ... Read More
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It seems perhaps UGobe has gone out of business. Their webserver has been down since Christmas, and we are unable to register our Pleo, visit the forums, or download new software.
I have written emails, called customer service, waited for hours on both the phone and the web chat lines.
They are gone... nobody home.
The toy is fun enough for the kids, but they were excited to try some of the more advanced features with it. All of which require said registration. ... Read More
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Pleo is an amazing robotic dinsoaur that comes startlingly close to seeming real. Perhaps the best thing about Pleo is watching my two young boys interact with it. Pleo has taught them both how to be gentle and caring towards other creatures. My three year old carries our Pleo around the house very gently and always makes sure the dino is "fed" and pampered. I can tell my rambunctious son to "be careful" or "be gentle" with Pleo and he will actually do it; which says to me that he is learning how to interact ... Read More
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