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Pleo Robot Dinosaur Back From Extinction

Posted by kdawson on from the one-pleosaur-please dept.

robotsrule sends in a follow-up to our earlier discussion of the bankruptcy of Ugobe, maker of the Pleo robotic dinosaur: "Jetta Company Limited, based in China and Hong Kong, the company that manufactured the Pleo baby robot dinosaur for Ugobe, has bought the intellectual property rights and other assets at the Ugobe bankruptcy sale that occurred on May 21. Jetta is an established company with a 32-year history in manufacturing. They have issued a short press release announcing Pleo's rebirth. Steve Ohler, the US liaison for Jetta, confirmed the news, saying that the company is firmly committed to re-launching Pleo and continuing the line including producing accessories such as the vital battery and charger components. Jetta, as the original manufacturer, is the best possible company to have acquired Ugobe's intellectual property and to announce plans to re-launch Pleo. Ohler remarked that all of the equipment needed to produce Pleos and accessories is still intact and ready to go."

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  1. Shucks... by thebryce · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I was hoping for a leopluradon. A magical leopluradon.

  2. Remember 'Chaos Theory' Guys! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Surely, after seeing Jurassic Park, nobody could possibly think that reviving an extinct race of robotic dinosaurs could possibly be a good idea?

    1. Re:Remember 'Chaos Theory' Guys! by Starayo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dear god. Skynet + robotic raptors.

      Guys, we're fucked.

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    2. Re:Remember 'Chaos Theory' Guys! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If they only made it 5 times bigger. Then I could walk it around the block and freak out my neighbors. Well, they may need to build a different more aggressive dinosaur, that would charge at people and other small animals, but that would be cool.

  3. that was a close shave! by edittard · · Score: 4, Funny

    We can all sleep soundly tonight, secure in the knowledge that we can still have toy robotic dinosaurs.

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  4. Maybe I'm ignorant, but... by momerath2003 · · Score: 2, Funny

    What is a Pleo, and why should I care?

    A: It's an animatronic toy dinosaur from ~2006. And I shouldn't care.

    It would be nice for the article summary to briefly state this.

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    1. Re:Maybe I'm ignorant, but... by Rhaban · · Score: 3, Funny

      maker of the Pleo robotic dinosaur

      the company that manufactured the Pleo baby robot dinosaur

      They should have used the word "toy" somewhere, just to be sure it wasn't giant rocket-launching baby dinosaur robots.

    2. Re:Maybe I'm ignorant, but... by clickety6 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why should you care?

      It's a dinsoaur AND it's a robot!

      Yes! A dinosaur AND a robot in one!

      All it needs is a frickin' laser mounted on it's head and you can take over the world!

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    3. Re:Maybe I'm ignorant, but... by Bluesman · · Score: 2, Funny

      Good idea. My hacked version will seek out other robot dinosaurs and "mount" them. I think it will be great for parties.

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  5. Re:Well that makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    > the benifits of having a live animal.

    Portable fresh food?