Comments on: Oops: Pleo Sacrifice Big Mistake http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/ Jonesing For Robot News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:30:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Gene http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Gene Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:14:44 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/#comment-2101 Perhaps this will develop a market for titanium ball bats for pleo owners who feel the need to protect their little friends. Is this the beginning of robot RAGE? What shame that so many people feel the need to destroy someone else's property. Perhaps this will develop a market for titanium ball bats for pleo owners who feel the need to protect their little friends. Is this the beginning of robot RAGE? What shame that so many people feel the need to destroy someone else’s property.

]]> By: Whit+ http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Whit+ Sun, 11 May 2008 12:40:49 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/#comment-1104 Evan, I think these are interesting questions indeed. The incident shows how we become emotionally attached. It is also not just about Pleo's skin. Would "he" be any less cute in his skinless form? R2D2 had no animal/human qualities except "his" voice - yet R2 was easy to get attached to. Even the Terminator (good or bad), Lt. Data fill us with emotional responses. For that matter, I have felt sad selling old reliable cars. This says much about us and how we relate to the world around us. We long for meaning and connection. Evan,

I think these are interesting questions indeed. The incident shows how we become emotionally attached.

It is also not just about Pleo’s skin. Would “he” be any less cute in his skinless form?

R2D2 had no animal/human qualities except “his” voice – yet R2 was easy to get attached to.

Even the Terminator (good or bad), Lt. Data fill us with emotional responses. For that matter, I have felt sad selling old reliable cars.

This says much about us and how we relate to the world around us. We long for meaning and connection.

]]> By: David http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 David Fri, 09 May 2008 18:42:59 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/#comment-1100 Pleo looks dead on its feet anyway and I didn't notice much difference in its responsiveness between before and after. The motors must/ought to be capable of faster response than generally shown in videos. Just compare the movements of Pleo to those of the Wall-E toy at Maker Faire. Which of them looks more alive and has personality! Fungus is alive but I don't want to have to resort to time lapse photography just to see if it moved. At the moment Pleo is a con, just the same as Pet Rocks were a con, and the sooner Ugobe wake up to the possibilities the better it will be for the industry. Pleo looks dead on its feet anyway and I didn’t notice much difference in its responsiveness between before and after. The motors must/ought to be capable of faster response than generally shown in videos. Just compare the movements of Pleo to those of the Wall-E toy at Maker Faire. Which of them looks more alive and has personality! Fungus is alive but I don’t want to have to resort to time lapse photography just to see if it moved.
At the moment Pleo is a con, just the same as Pet Rocks were a con, and the sooner Ugobe wake up to the possibilities the better it will be for the industry.

]]> By: Andrew Liszewski http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Andrew Liszewski Fri, 09 May 2008 13:34:41 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/#comment-1097 I actually find this whole saga hilarious. But hopefully UGOBE will realize that Pleo needs to be upgraded with some sort of saw-blade attachment, maybe even a flipper. It's survival of the fittest in the robot world. Just ask AIBO where being cute got him. I actually find this whole saga hilarious. But hopefully UGOBE will realize that Pleo needs to be upgraded with some sort of saw-blade attachment, maybe even a flipper. It’s survival of the fittest in the robot world. Just ask AIBO where being cute got him.

]]> By: Jan Schmidt http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Jan Schmidt Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:54 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/05/09/oops-pleo-sacrifice-big-mistake/#comment-1096 The emotional attachment is probably due in no small part to the quite human looking baby-blue eyes. I think there's a real human baby used in the manufacture of each one! The emotional attachment is probably due in no small part to the quite human looking baby-blue eyes. I think there’s a real human baby used in the manufacture of each one!

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