Robotics Research

Project

School : Dalian Maple Leaf Foreign Nationals School

Teacher : Ms. Monireh Kandi
Time : Second Term 2008-2009
Pet robot: Pleo
By Jenny.M
 Outline
 What is it?
 What does it do?
 Who made it?
 When did it start?
 Why was it made?
 How does it work?
 How much is it?
 Conclusion
Pleo
 What is it?
 Pleo is a dinosaur robot, it looks and acts
like a baby camarasaurus.
 What does it do?
 When he opens his eyes for the first time,
he will slowly adapt to his environment,
and it can do many actions.
 It can blink his eyes and stretch his body.
 It can senses, drives and communicates.
 Also, to use USB and SD card, it can learn
new movement.
 Who made it?
 It was designed by Caleb Chung, the co-creator
of the Furby.

*furby-
it is an owl pet robot.
 When did it start?
 Pleo was unveiled on February 7, 2006 at
the DEMO Conference in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
 Why was it made?
 One of Pleo’s creator went to a museum
and saw a fossil of camarasaurus and he
decided to make a living dinosaur toy.
 How does it work?
 Pleo has over 100 gears, and 14 motors
for detail movement.
 Each motor has a force feedback sensor
that makes them sensitive to grabs at the
dinosaur's legs, neck, tail and so on.
 Ground sensors allow Pleo to know what
position he is in.
 Some sensors wakes him up after he has
fallen "asleep."
 Both front and back speakers make Pleo
to communicate with some natural
sounds.
 How much is it?
 It costs $200. 
 Conclusion
 Pleo is a camarasaurus dinosaur robot.
 It is designed by Caleb Chung
 It has many sensors to do many
movement.
 It can senses, drives and communicates.
 It can adapt to its environment
 It costs $200.
 Suggestion; add some sounds for Pleo.
Ask me about Pleo
 Quiz
 1. Who made Pleo?

a. Tamara Birngruber
b. Tyler Black
c. Caleb Chung
d. Nick Adonidas

prize: an orange
 Answer
 C. Caleb
Thanks for attention!
 Bonus: find more information
about Pleo
Here!!
http://www.pleoworld.com/