9f Jenny Moon - Pet Robot

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.

*furbyit 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/