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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?

  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. 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.

  5. What is it. by will_die · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you are wondering what this is, here is a picture and here.
    More info here.

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

    > the benifits of having a live animal.

    Portable fresh food?

  7. Re:Maybe I'm ignorant, but... by camperdave · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Two 32-bit ARM7 processors
    Four 8-bit processors for motor control
    Fourteen tiny motors
    One color camera
    Two microphones
    One IR transmitter
    One accelerometer
    Eight capacitance touch sensors

    Why should you care? Sounds like something that's just begging to be hacked.

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