{"id":9438,"date":"2007-02-02T01:43:44","date_gmt":"2007-02-02T01:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streettech.dreamhosters.com\/?p=9438"},"modified":"2007-02-02T01:43:44","modified_gmt":"2007-02-02T01:43:44","slug":"pleo-robot-delays-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streettech.com\/?p=9438","title":{"rendered":"Pleo Robot Delays, Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pleo<\/A>
[Above photo: courtesy of Perspective Branding<\/tt>] <\/P> <\/p>\n

Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, tells Street Tech: <\/p>\n

The Pleo pre-order date has been moved from February 3rd to sometime this spring. To make up for it, maker Ugobe is holding a contest to give away ten Pleos via an essay contest from those people signed up on Ugobe’s mailing list<\/a>. You must be signed up by the contest start date of Febuary 3rd. The contest asks entrants to write a 250-word essay on “<\/i>How do you envision robotic life forms influencing or touching your life in the next five years?<\/i>“. Only the first 500 submissions will be accepted. Out of those, ten will be chosen based on the best answer to receive a free Pleo that will come with a personal note from Caleb Chung. <\/p>\n

Pleo is being delayed due to upgrades like the following:
– It’s eyes are being redone to look as realistic and life like as possible.
– The skin is being refined to have features that are painted on to be replaced with sculpted details that will give the impression of muscle tissue under the skin.
– The number of sounds Pleo can make is being expanded on the speaker upgraded to make Pleo’s voice much more realistic.
– Finally, a chin sensor is being added so scratching Pleo under the chin gets an fun playful reaction. <\/p>\n

People can learn more about Pleo at the RobotsRule Pleo Dinosaur<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Above photo: courtesy of Perspective Branding] Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, tells Street Tech: The Pleo pre-order date has been moved from February 3rd to sometime this spring. To make up for it, maker Ugobe is holding a contest to give away ten Pleos via an essay contest from those people signed up on Ugobe’s mailing … <\/p>\n

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