Vivid Imaginations Pleo Robotic Dinosaur

Pleo is an autonomous life form created by a company called Ugobe, released in late 2007 the little robot was not quite finished and rushed out for sale because the public insisted that they wanted to buy him before Christmas and that they would not mind waiting for the software updates that he would need in the near future...so basically Pleo was/is sold as an unfinished/uncomplete product. All Pleo's are shipped with the standard basic software version...this will need updating once you have received him to make him a little more interesting. The first of the updates (LifeOS 1.1) for Pleo was available in 2008, this is uploaded to Pleo from the ...  Read the complete review

The Pleo Robotic Dinosaur is a sophisticated as real as it gets technology. It's nothing like other robots you have seen. I first saw this on TV, on the Gadget Show and was amazed and fascinated by the technology put into this. Pleo is a Camarasaurus type dinosaur and every one of these is individual as there microchips are programmed to learn different things. When you get Pleo it is born which lasts around 5 minutes and acts like a new born. Gently opens its eyes, slow curious movements and slightly scared of the new environment it is in. To make it more comfortable you gently touch its chin and stroke it and it will respond by sniffing your finger and you ...  Read the complete review