11-26-2006, 09:13 AM
Quote:There's one thing the so-called companion robots released by Sony, Honda and others have in common: they haven't sold well.
Ugobe, however, hopes to change that next year with a cheaper, more versatile toy called the Pleo. Pleo is a robotic dinosaur coming in the second quarter of 2007 that reacts "emotionally" to its surroundings.
If you talk to it in a coo, it becomes more responsive, wagging its tail and offering to shake hands. If you are curt, it can display signs of being depressed--its back slumps, it emits a mooing sound and its tail drags plaintively. It can express joy and aggression. It can also yawn, sigh, sniff, sniffle, snore, cough, hiccup and sneeze...
full article: http://news.com.com/Dont+be+rude+to+this...=nefd.lede
