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Manufacturing of Pleo to be restarted

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Aram

When Ugobe shut down and sold all its assets, the future of Pleo was in flux. Today Jetta Company Limited, the company that was contracted to manufacture the dinosaur robots by Ugobe, announced acquisition of necessary IP and manufacturing rights … Continue reading →

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Sony Rolly discontinued

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Aram

Another robot bites the dust. This time, it is Sony’s robotic MP3 player that could dance to your music by… flapping. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sony is discontinuing the Rolly in North America (and presumably in the world soon) as the $600 … Continue reading →

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Pleo no more

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Aram

Ugobe, the maker of Pleo dinosaur robot has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means they won’t be making the $350 Pleo dinosaurs anymore.

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Review: Logitech Harmony One universal remote

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Aram

When it comes to easy-to-use and even easier-to-program universal remote, Harmony products always rank high. Logitech Harmony One is a worthy successor to last year’s 880 model, improving upon virtually all aspects. One look at the remote and you’ll realize … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Dance performed by a robot

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Aram

The original “Evolution of Dance” video by Judson Laipply all the way back in 2006 was a sensation as he was able to feature many diverse dance stylings in a compact non-stop 6 minute routine. Now the makers of MechRC … Continue reading →

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Sony Rolly Sound Entertainment Player

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Aram

First talked about on August 31, Sony’s Rolly SEP-10BT Sound Entertainment Player is set for its Japanese debut on September 28, 2007. It can play back MP3, ATRAC and AAC files stored on its 1GB internal memory, or use Bluetooth. … Continue reading →

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Sony Rolly unveiled

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Aram

Sony is set to unveil its latest robotic creation named Rolly. It’s rumoured to be a robot Walkman (a what?) as it features an intriguing choreography system allowing it to dance, move about, and change lights according to the music … Continue reading →

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Pleo and Budweiser

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Aram

You know we’ve reached an apex of robotic development when the cuddly robots we develop can re-enact the human artform of commercials… watch as 3 Pleo dinobots party like it’s 1999. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POVFepuGoic[/video]

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