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Pleo gets his plug pulled

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In a move that will probably come as a surprise to absolutely no one and annoy all 10 or 15 people in Australia who bought one, makers of the robotic dinosaur toy Pleo – Ugobe – are looking like they are themselves going extinct.

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The robot which was originally designed to be a self-aware being has been long considered an overpriced toy by any in the retail sector.

As someone who’s reviewed one, I can tell you that most people are half-right. Pleo has some very interesting engineering in it but even the functions that Ugobe suggest people use with the Pleo make the little dinosaur seem more like a toy than a prehistoric pal.

Interestingly, Harvey Norman have dropped the price on these to around $400 (which isn’t too far from where they originally sat, to be honest). So if you’re interested in buying a decent robot that won’t be of much use for much longer, you might want to drop by.

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As for Pleo, may he rest in piece. Or pieces, if your real dog starts to get jealous.

Source: Engadget

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