Pleo by Juan Berber

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PleobyJuan Berber
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• Pleo was created by Caleb Chung.
• He co-founded UGOBE along with Bob Christopher,
  the current CEO.
• Chung started his career with Mattel in 1985.
• He was also the co-inventor of the Furby.

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The Inventor and his support team.
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• Complex Sensory Network
• Camera-based vision system light detection and
  navigation
• Microphones binaural hearing
• Skin sensors head, chin, shoulders, back, feet
  
• Foot switches surface detection
• Force-feedback sensors one per joint
• Orientation tilt sensor body position
• Infrared mouth sensor object detection
• Power Source- Rechargeable and replaceable NiMH
  battery pack

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• Significant Processing Power
• 32-bit Microprocessors central and image
  processing.
• 8-bit Sub processors motor control Highly
  Articulated Movement.
• Highly Articulated Movement
• 14 Motors over 100 custom-designed gears 
• Multiple Data Ports Mini USB port online
  downloads
• SD card slot Pleo add-ons
• Infrared transceiver Pleo-to-Pleo
  communications

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• UGOBE has its sights set on other electronic toys
  like Elmo.
• Pleos main competition will come from WowWees
  Roboreptile.
• With better electronics and motor controls, the
  Pleo is poised to dominate the robotic toy market.

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• Sources
• http//www.ugobe.com/index.html
• http//www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/a226c938c256
  a010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
• http//www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/alive.htm
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• http//www.pcworld.com/article/id,124610-page,1/ar
  ticle.html?RSSRSS