The blog with a love/hate relationship with technology
The Terminator movie series supposes a future in which a powerful, centralized computer takes control of robots and other machines in order to wage war on the human race. Science fiction fantasty, you say? Not if the robot elite have their way.
In an article on CNET about personal robots — you know, that cute Pleo [...]
If you are one of those tender-hearted softies then watching the Dvice staff abuse their Pleo dinosaur robot must be painful to watch. For the rest of us, who think the Pleo is just the first wave of the coming robot uprising, it’s pretty darn hilarious.
But don’t think that the Dvice kids are just heartless [...]
The folks over at C/Net have posted a video, of our favorite robo dino Pleo, being demonstrated at this years Demo convention. My early impressions are that it moves and reacts very slow, but there is a quick shot of the dino without its skin. Take a look.
In a strange ironic twist to the Aibo post earlier on SFR, Ugobe, a small robotic startup, will be unveiling a new robotic dinosaur pet called “Pleo”. The dino pet (or Life Form as they are calling it) will be completely interactive and respond to its environment. The goal is that the pet will evolve [...]
