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December 7, 2007
A New Addition to the Family
We're very happy to announce a new member of the family has arrived: PLEO, the Camarasaurus!
Pleo is my first real robot, and UGOBE (the people in Emoryville, CA who make Pleo) say that the next version of their Life OS (operating system) will be out in early 2008, and will make Pleo highly programmable and customizable in his/her/its behavior. That should be great fun.
About the name. Pleo's battery is still charging, so for now, he/she/it is pretty much comatose. Once his/hers/its battery is ready to rock and roll, we'll see what he/she/it is like, and what he/she/it needs to be called.
Though I should note that The Spouse wants to call him/her/it "Miss Pleo." I keep telling him that the Camarasaurus was not known for its fortune-telling skills, but he just keeps saying that makes the name especially fitting. Sigh.
In any event, be advised: this blog will undoubtedly soon see excessive Pleo-blogging activity.
SOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
UPDATE!: I just found this on the Pleo forums:
"Gordo (my pleo) had his hatching today at the office. We did it [there] since there were so many people interested. After his hatching his personality started showing through. He's adveturous, but also loves to be cuddled. If I put him on my chest and stroke him, he snuggles in, goes to sleep and snores. When he's on the floor he walks up to people's feet, cranes his neck, sniff and then makes a noise like they stink. He loves playing tug of war and likes being stroked on his chin and just above his tail. He scrunches down when you do that and his tail quivers. Everyone was absolutely amazed, lots of laughs, ooohs and ahhhhs. I think he just became the office mascot. I couldn't be more pleased."
And so I repeat: SOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
Posted by reparent at December 7, 2007 5:49 PM