Maker Faire 2007

[pleoguy101]

I'm just glad there will be a video of the whole thing, I dont think I can make to texas october 12, but mweed and a few others probably can:) whos planning on meeting calub and pleo, I hopeI can make it!!

[KayCureCF]

Where in texas??? I missed the info i guess

[junkroxy]

i hope to see a video of this great event...

[pleoguy101]

just go to meet pleo, it new on the hompage of pleoworld, pleos going to be at a fair or somthing, were you can learn to personalize him and be able to play with him:)!!!

[Pleox]

I can't go to texas, my parents would never let me.:( I wish someday they will have a pleo presentation in canada...

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Pleo is making a star appearance at Maker Faire in Austin, Texas on October 20-21. Click Here for more information (http://www.pleoworld.com/home/special).

There is a link for everyone that hasn't seen the announcement :)

[mweed]

Wouldn't you know, that's the day I leave for vacation . . . Caleb and Pleo will be 4 1/2 hours away...

That, and it would cost us over $120 to get in!

[cmadmacs]

Pleo come to SC very soon please.
Go Gamecocks!

[pleoguy101]

I hope pleo comes to little Rhode Island soon, the smallest state in the US:)!!!

[Monkeymoo]

ack nooooooo...........


I live in dallas, and am in the middle of school, like my parents would take me to him. Ack!

[mweed]

Beg and plead! It's the weekend, and it's a "family friendly" faire all about crafts and food! And it's only 3 1/2 hours from Dallas!

[pleoguy101]

come on monkeymoo, DONT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!! I dont wanna be a bad influence but:D:)...atleast do what mweed said, BEG!! or maybe fake cry or if your really sad maybe you'll cry for real!! I wish I could just go to texas 3 hours away, I'll have to catch the video, It better be pretty long, I hope its like 15 or 20 minute long video!!!

[Monkeymoo]

Actually, we have something on satuerday, so we are going to leave that night, and be their first thing sunday.

YAY! I get too go!

[mweed]

YAY! I get too go!

Take lots of pictures for us! :D

[Monkeymoo]

Every Picture I can get my hands on.

[amjoie]

Every Picture I can get my hands on.

I am waiting for pictures, and a *detailed report*! :D

[mweed]

I am waiting for pictures, and a *detailed report*! :D

Well, if I can manage to re-arrange travel plans and can some how turn the two hours of driving I'm supposed to do into nine hours of driving so that I can get to Austin, I'd have to give you and exhaustive report... :rolleyes:

[Monkeymoo]

"This is reporter monkeymoo, reportnig live from Austin Texas......*

[pleoguy101]

the meet pleo thing on the hompage says to check it out tomarrow, oct 12, about the video info, I cant wait:)

[pleoguy101]

ok, its october 12, 2:20 pm and still no update, WHATS WITH THAT:confused::(!!!!

[ugobePrema]

Hello wonderful Pleo fans!

By now most of you have heard of Pleo's upcoming appearance at Maker Faire (http://www.makerfaire.com) next weekend and the live video chat Q&A on October 20. We're starting to collect questions right now for the question and answer session. Caleb is no longer able to be a part of the chat, but we are delighted that John Sosoka, who you may remember from the webisodes, is able to step in in his place.

You will find details about how to participate in the video chat on the PleoWorld Maker Faire page (http://www.pleoworld.com/home/special). I wanted to give you a bit of a head start, though, so post on this thread by the end of day Tuesday to let us know what you're most curious about.

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE, Inc.

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Hey everyone check out this thread! You can submit questions for Caleb! Maker Faire and the Video Chat Q&A (http://forums.pleoworld.com/showthread.php?t=229)

[ryane]

i'm curious about simple customization of pleo's behavior/moods/drives. how much can we tweek him? could we possibly even take away drives such as hunger and desire for interaction? will the software we use to alter pleo's traits be downloadable to use offline?

can we back up his personality so it can be writen to an sd card when we need to?

will ugobe continue writing new programs for pleo? if so, what kind of programs?

[pleoguy101]

will pleo dream? and how will he sleep for that matter? do you just turn him off, and also, will pleo come with directions and a software on how to program him, and how many sounds can he hold? how much will extra batteries for pleo cost?? I KNOW, I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS:Dif you dowload a new sound into pleo, will all of his other sounds still exist, or will the new sound go over another sound? and as pleo gets older, will he be able to walk faster then he did as a baby?? will pleo know the difference from light and dark? can pleo react to dogs and other animals, and small animals like hamsters?can pleo tell the difference if hes seeing things move on the t.v or in real life? can pleo balence on two legs?? and as pleo grows older, will he blink faster? because of most the pleo videos I've seen him, hes a baby, and he slowly blinks his eyes. is there a temerature that pleo is most safe in?how big are pleos batteries?will pleo still need a plug to charge into the wall? ........ FEW, THATS OVER!!! for now:D, sorry jhon, just I've been hoping for a time to ask YOU my pleo questions, and so very little time to ask you, only till tuesday I've heard, well anyway, hope you can answer my pleo questions, even though some are pretty weird :)... THANKS!!! AND THANKS FOR MAKING PLEO UGOBE!!!!!!!!!

[iKrolm]

How durable is pleo? Can he survive if you drop him? How about if he falls down a flight of stairs? Can a two year old break of any choking hazards? Will the skin eventually seperate and break apart? Does pleo work outside? Can pleo take liquid spills? How often does the battery need to be replaced? Could the price be brought down with mass manufacturing in larget quantities? Will there be more models of Pleo coming out in the near future (same shape, or a new animal)?

I may think of more!

[pleoguy101]

thats cool, a live video stream, howcome it says 4 to 4:30 then it says 10 to 5?? I'm gussing 4 to 4:30 but I want to make sure, so I know EXACTLY when to go on pleoworld to watch the video!!:)

[pleoguy101]

wait nevermind, I answered my own question, 4:00 to 4:30, next saturday!!! cant wait to watch:)

[amjoie]

1. Battery questions:
A) If I play with Pleo until the battery is exhausted and needs recharging, is it recommended that I rest Pleo for a specific amount of time before I put in a freshly charged spare battery -- or can I just change out the battery and continue playing with Pleo?

B) If it is OK to change to a fresh battery, without resting Pleo, how many spare batteries can I safely use, in a row, without resting Pleo?

C) Is it likely or unlikely that we will be able to buy spare batteries and spare chargers before Pleo ships?

2. Behavior questions:
A) Will Pleo continue to learn, grow, and change, for his entire existence?

B) Will early good habits eventually disappear, if I inadvertently change my interaction with him?

C) If I discover Pleo has a bad habit, can I eventually change it with determined training?

D) Will my two Pleos form patterns of interaction, due to familiarity, that will be potentially different than how they might act with a "stranger" Pleo -- or do all Pleos interact with each other the same, whether they have been together for a long time or a short time?

E) If Pleos form patterns of interaction between pairs: does it follow, then, that they might develop preferences of who they enjoying playing with the most? In other words, do they develop "avoidance behaviors."

F) Will Pleos form preferences for the type of interactions they have with certain people -- or are a Pleo's total combined experiences the determining factor for their personalities/interactions, and because of that, they react the same to whomever interacts with them?

G) How quickly do habit patterns form, in a Pleo personality?

3. General questions:
A) Is there anything I can do, to entice Pleo to come to me when I want his attention?

B) Does a Pleo's intelligence "build and grow" with the richness of his environmental stimulation and people interaction -- making older Pleos, smarter Pleos? (Or will we need to wait for AI upgrades, to get a smarter Pleo?)

[ryane]

how hard will it be for programmers using the sdk to add voice and face recognition? is it really possible? is the hardware capable of processing all of it? (with the original firmware life os without slowing down the overall performance)

how fast are the central processing units in mhz?

how much internal memory does pleo have?

i also would like to know if pleo learns throughout his "life". i wonder if behavior continues to change after pleo reaches the juvenile stage and thereafter. if he does continue to change, is there a way to freeze his evolution if we decide we don't want him to?

how long will pleo "remember" his owners treatment toward him whether good or bad? will we be able to change this?

will ugobe release firmware updates? if so, how many updates do you think ugobe will release for pleo? how different or major and with what kind of additions are you hoping to add to life os in the future?

has ugobe thought about writing programs to be sold on sd cards to augment pleo? (abilities such as owner recognition, music detection/dancing, or just packages of new sounds or personalities?) we would buy them!

[roschler]

Can we get a full size Camarasaurus dinosaur pet soon? What will the shipping costs be via FedEx?

[mweed]

Can we get a full size Camarasaurus dinosaur pet soon? What will the shipping costs be via FedEx?

Pleo is a full-size camarasaurus. Full size for a week old camarasaurus. ;) I assume you want a full size adult ? I don't think FedExcan help you with the shipping. You may have to check with your local freight shipper or rail yard... :D

[amjoie]

One of the unwritten rules of this forum is that "*no* thread shall remain a humor-free thread." He is just doing his part, as are you. I do what I can, of course, but I'm not in the same league ... LOL

[pleoguy101]

yes, every thread must have some humor:), and here I am with more questions:) what will pleos personality changer/sound dowloading place look like?, will pleo know if somthing has a musical beat in other words can pleo tell the difference between music and talking,if pleo becomes a rebellious teen, can we teach him to stop without programing him a different way, can we run several batteries in pleo immeditaly after each hour? when will pleo batteries be avalible..... WHEN WILL PLEO SHIP??!!!!!?????!!!!:D

[Patu]

First I would like to say how excited and happy I am that UGOBE is pursuing this line of robotics! I think Pleo will open many doors ~ some expected and others not. Pleo to me is like the first step on the Moon ~ this little critter will be opening a new world to us! Thanks so much UGOBE!

A few of the things I am wondering about are:
1. How long are Pleo's motors expected to last? And can they be replaced when need be?
2. Also how durable is Pleo's "skin"? Will it last 10 years or more? Can it be replaced or patched?
3. From what I have read Pleo comes with a 90 day warrenty. I realize Pleo is a very complex organism but this seems like a short period for something that is going to be a life long companion. Will there be an extended warrenty available? And some Camarasaurus vet clinics (repair centers) handy?

Thanks again ~
Patu

[Monkeymoo]

Is Pleo going to be able to interact with other robots? Such as AIBO?

[gallamine]

Will Ugobe encourage "hacking" (in the good sense) and expanding on Pleo, or will it be an evil corporation like Sony and discourage and punish those that try and be creative with its product?

For the experienced engineers and programmers out there, how "low" will the SDKs for Pleo go?

Will we have full control of low level functions like individual motors and video frames from the camera?

Will there be an interface for accessing such data?

How easy will it be to remove Pleo's skin and reveal the true beauty of the engineering and mechanics?

[pleoguy101]

a question of junkroxys: when will pleo be avalible in other countrys, such as Europe??!!

[roschler]

Pleo is a full-size camarasaurus. Full size for a week old camarasaurus. ;) I assume you want a full size adult ? I don't think FedExcan help you with the shipping. You may have to check with your local freight shipper or rail yard... :D

Yes I meant adult, thanks for catching that. I guess it would take a train and not a plane (rail yard). LOL. I can already see your image of a train with a Momma Pleo's head out the front and his tail sticking out the back. :D

[junkroxy]

a question of junkroxys: when will pleo be avalible in other countrys, such as Europe??!!

thank you pleoguy! yes, i asked ugobe 2 weeks ago, but i'll be very happy to know when pleo will be available in Europe in 2008 (cos i'm in Italy!). Since i saw pleo in person i'm very excited to have one :p (Sorry John, but i cant join the videochat next saturday :()

[pleoguy101]

]thank you pleoguy! yes, i asked ugobe 2 weeks ago, but i'll be very happy to know when pleo will be available in Europe in 2008 (cos i'm in Italy!). Since i saw pleo in person i'm very excited to have one :p (Sorry John, but i cant join the videochat next saturday :()
your welcome junkroxy!! and I have yet another question for jhon, how far can pleo hear from, could he hear me from across the room, or if I yelled could he hear me from my drive way to my house?:)

[pleoguy101]

the thing says I need to have a password!!!http://www.ustream.tv/channel/qa-with-john-sosoka-at-maker-faire:eek::eek: what do I do??!! pleoworldhosts.. HELP!!

[going86]

i'm not sure but that is not until 4pm CDT and so hopefully they can get it worked out by then.

[pleoguy101]

ya.. I hope so.. should I calm down?:D

[going86]

You can stay crazy if you want. maybe then they will fix it faster

[pleoguy101]

OK.... SOMEONE TELL ME THE DANG PASSWORD:D!!! do I need the password, I wanna see the other pleo thing, the thing that KEEPS ABORTING ME!!!!!!!

[going86]

on the site it says that other people are viewing it so it should be working

[pleoguy101]

nope, nt for me.. STILL:( pleoworld hosts.. PLEASE HELP!!

[roschler]

Did the broadcast get cancelled or postponed? I don't see it on any of the listed web pages.

[roschler]

Same problems here. I wonder if they got the time zone right? CDT is the same as EST.

[Primus]

You can go here but there doesn't appear to be audio.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pleo-live-from-maker-faire

[going86]

go here for the Q&A but it was previously recorded:

http://pleoworld.com/home/special

[Primus]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pleo-live-from-maker-faire Looks like they are doing it here but there is no audio so it's pretty much worthless to me :(

[geert]

we all waited for this and now no audio.......:confused:

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

Hey everyone,

Due to technical difficulties on-site, the Q&A with John was recorded earlier today. They have answered the questions you all left here on the board. http://pleoworld.com/home/special

[going86]

go to http://pleoworld.com/home/special . it has a video of the Q&A but it says"Due to technical difficulties on-site, we're unable to host the chat with John live. The following Q&A with John was recorded earlier today. o well

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

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Hey everyone,

Due to technical difficulties on-site, the Q&A with John was recorded earlier today. They have answered the questions you all left here on the board. http://pleoworld.com/home/special

[pleoguy101]

ok thanks, and I'm soo happy.. I say the video!!!!:D

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

You're welcome Pleoguy101 :sorry for the confusion.

[ugobePrema]

Hi everyone,

Prema reporting from Austin, TX at the end of the first day of Maker Faire Austin 2007. I want to apologize personally for the unreliable nature of the video streaming and the lack of a live chat. I hope you enjoyed the Q&A with John that was recorded earlier in the day. The questions from this thread were great and covered a nice variety and depth of topics. When I get a chance to see what questions John answered in the Q&A, I'll take a look at what questions haven't been answered yet and try to find the answers to ones that I don't know the answer to (or simply let you know that we don't have the answer yet!).

Well, in spite of the IT and Audio/Visual problems we had with the video streaming and non-live chat, I've been having fun here. If you ever get a chance to go to a Maker Faire, I certainly suggest it, because people come up with the most unlikely and brilliant creations -- such as a baby dinosaur ;)

We'll continue streaming whatever video we can live from the show, though as you might have noticed, the connection disappears and has to try to reconnect every once in a while (it feels like every five minutes to me, but it may not be quite that often).

I'll be posting some photos here that we took today at the booth.

'Til later!

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE

[junkroxy]

Hi everyone,

Prema reporting from Austin, TX at the end of the first day of Maker Faire Austin 2007. I want to apologize personally for the unreliable nature of the video streaming and the lack of a live chat. I hope you enjoyed the Q&A with John that was recorded earlier in the day. The questions from this thread were great and covered a nice variety and depth of topics. When I get a chance to see what questions John answered in the Q&A, I'll take a look at what questions haven't been answered yet and try to find the answers to ones that I don't know the answer to (or simply let you know that we don't have the answer yet!).

Well, in spite of the IT and Audio/Visual problems we had with the video streaming and non-live chat, I've been having fun here. If you ever get a chance to go to a Maker Faire, I certainly suggest it, because people come up with the most unlikely and brilliant creations -- such as a baby dinosaur ;)

We'll continue streaming whatever video we can live from the show, though as you might have noticed, the connection disappears and has to try to reconnect every once in a while (it feels like every five minutes to me, but it may not be quite that often).

I'll be posting some photos here that we took today at the booth.

'Til later!

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE


The audio quality is very bad, i havent seen the video until the end. Please could you tell me if John talked about the Europe distribution of Pleo? This was my question. Thank you in advance!;)

[eric]

shame about the live webcast,

but i WANT A PLEO TSHIRT!! lol

[eric]

A Question..

Did you have any funny mishapps when first making pleo?

[pleoguy101]

Hi everyone,

Prema reporting from Austin, TX at the end of the first day of Maker Faire Austin 2007. I want to apologize personally for the unreliable nature of the video streaming and the lack of a live chat. I hope you enjoyed the Q&A with John that was recorded earlier in the day. The questions from this thread were great and covered a nice variety and depth of topics. When I get a chance to see what questions John answered in the Q&A, I'll take a look at what questions haven't been answered yet and try to find the answers to ones that I don't know the answer to (or simply let you know that we don't have the answer yet!).

Well, in spite of the IT and Audio/Visual problems we had with the video streaming and non-live chat, I've been having fun here. If you ever get a chance to go to a Maker Faire, I certainly suggest it, because people come up with the most unlikely and brilliant creations -- such as a baby dinosaur ;)

We'll continue streaming whatever video we can live from the show, though as you might have noticed, the connection disappears and has to try to reconnect every once in a while (it feels like every five minutes to me, but it may not be quite that often).

I'll be posting some photos here that we took today at the booth.

'Til later!

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBEthats great that your going to post pictures,cant wait to see them:), will there be another video today? and when?

[PleoWorldHostCami]

thats great that your going to post pictures,cant wait to see them:), will there be another video today? and when?

As Prema said: We'll continue streaming whatever video we can live from the show, though as you might have noticed, the connection disappears and has to try to reconnect every once in a while (it feels like every five minutes to me, but it may not be quite that often).


But, as of right now I don't think there is another video such as John's Q&A scheduled.

[geert]

these are already on youtube
nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xYxLy5sn0iA
:D

[PleoWorldHostCami]

these are already on youtube
nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xYxLy5sn0iA
:D

Woohoo thank you for spotting that geert. Here's a repeat of the link:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xYxLy5sn0iA

[ugobePrema]

Some photos from the first day of Maker Faire Austin 2007:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07141.jpg
Pleo got some big smiles ...

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07055.jpg
... and quite a few admirers.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07102.jpg
Visitors got to inspect what is underneath his skin ...

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07079.jpg
... and enjoy the end result.

I'll post more in a bit!

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE

[ugobePrema]

The next installment:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07109.jpg
Pleo made many friends ...

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07113.jpg
... and John Sosoka did too.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07032.jpg
Overall, it was a Pleo-filled ...

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff16/premap/MakerFaire10-20-07026.jpg
... (and, yep, even more Pleos) day.

Catch y'all later!

Thanks,
Prema
UGOBE

[going86]

thanks for the photos:D

[Primus]

That furry pleo is hilarious. Thanks for sharing. Looks like you guys had a good showing there in TX.

But John still didn't announce a ship date, did he?

[cmadmacs]

great photos. thanks for sharing.

[ryane]

great pics! thanks!

[geert]

thanks for the nice pics
now i go to sleep and dream of my pleo lol :D

[nafai]

I was able to go to the Maker Faire and see the Pleo. It was awesome! It was cool to meet John and the others there and talk to John about hacking the Pleo. I can't wait for when the Pleo is released (and when I can afford one) and that I can see what kind of cool things I can do with the Pleo.

[cmadmacs]

You are sooo lucky.

[pleoguy101]

great pics!! but whats with the furry pleo:)? and where all those pleos charging through a plug up on that rack? what happened to taking out the battery?

[roschler]

I agree, great pictures! If anyone has any Pleo/Ugobe pictures from the Maker Faire that I could get permission to post to my web site, please let me know. I'll give full credit to you of course. I'm really bummed I couldn't make the show!

The furry Pleo was a hack done by someone at Ugobe, to see if it would still function with fur (it did). "Pleo was a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb, ..." :)

[roschler]

Hello all,

I loved the interview that Julie Crabill of ShiftComm (http://www.shiftcomm.com/) did with John Sosoka. As you know, due to the noisy acoustics of Maker Faire, it was sometimes hard to hear what was being said so I transcribed it (typed out what was said). I got permission from them to post the transcription on my blog. You can read the full text of the interview on my Pleo Dinosaur at Maker Faire (http://www.robotsrule.com/pleo/2007/10/pleo-dinosaur-ugobes-john-sosoka.html) blog post.

If anyone has any Pleo/Ugobe pictures from the Maker Faire that I could get permission to post to my web site, please let me know. I'll give full credit to you of course. I'm really bummed I couldn't make the show!

[gumbowumbo]

Hello, just wondering if anyone saw Pleo in Austin at Maker Faire? I saw him, and I was so nervous to pet him, in case he didn't live up to my expectations, but he was FANTASTIC! His skin is so much more awesome then I thought it would be, very reptilian, and Pleo likes a good chin rub. He caught my arm in a nuzzle and wouldn't let go of me, and he cried when I handed him over to my hubby. btw, the hubby loved Pleo, which is strange because he was not convinced at all by the videos, but he played with Pleo until he fell asleep. Wanted to try the leaf out but there was a leaf hog in the booth, she wanted the Pleo she was playing with to eat a bunch of leaves. Doesn't she know he's a baby? Tummy is too small for all those leaves. Anyways, the woman at the booth giving out stickers said that the release date looks like it's heading into December, as long as Pleo is home in time to eat some Christmas tree then I'll be happy :)

[junkroxy]

I'm so happy to view these cute photos, but so sad about my questions, there are many questions answered (more than 1) of all the members, but not mine. It's slightly sad cos i'm a huge fan of Pleo, but without answers about his availability in my Country. :(
I hope to hear some good news soon, but i'm really disappointed now about this mistake... sorry!

[pleoguy101]

Hello, just wondering if anyone saw Pleo in Austin at Maker Faire? I saw him, and I was so nervous to pet him, in case he didn't live up to my expectations, but he was FANTASTIC! His skin is so much more awesome then I thought it would be, very reptilian, and Pleo likes a good chin rub. He caught my arm in a nuzzle and wouldn't let go of me, and he cried when I handed him over to my hubby. btw, the hubby loved Pleo, which is strange because he was not convinced at all by the videos, but he played with Pleo until he fell asleep. Wanted to try the leaf out but there was a leaf hog in the booth, she wanted the Pleo she was playing with to eat a bunch of leaves. Doesn't she know he's a baby? Tummy is too small for all those leaves. Anyways, the woman at the booth giving out stickers said that the release date looks like it's heading into December, as long as Pleo is home in time to eat some Christmas tree then I'll be happy :)

in december? as long as its the beggining of december then I'll be happy:)!! but, if pleo comes in the middle of december, I wont like the wait, but I'll still be happy:)

[pleoguy101]

I'm so happy to view these cute photos, but so sad about my questions, there are many questions answered (more than 1) of all the members, but not mine. It's slightly sad cos i'm a huge fan of Pleo, but without answers about his availability in my Country. :(
I hope to hear some good news soon, but i'm really disappointed now about this mistake... sorry!

sorry that there was no answer to your question junkroxy, but if ugobe doesn't know when pleos shipping in the U.S , they probably dont know when hes shipping in Italy. but... if you have friends or family in the U.S you can contact ugobe and ask if you can change the address of where your pleos shipping to, then tell your friend or family member once the get pleo, to ship him to you, then pleo will come to you around the same time he comes to us!!:)

[pleoguy101]

wow rochsler.. YOU TYPED ALL THAT??HOW DID YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF WHAT THEY SAID WORD FOR WORD? its like..ALL EXACTLEY WHAT THEY SAID!! GREAT JOB!!:)

[roschler]

Thanks! I had to rerun parts of the video in a loop until I picked out most of it. Ugobe and ShiftComm were kind enough to take a look at it and they caught a few errors I made. A big thanks to Julie Crabill at ShiftComm (http://www.shiftcomm.com/) for doing the interview and giving me the corrections.

[amjoie]

Thanks! I had to rerun parts of the video in a loop until I picked out most of it. Ugobe and ShiftComm were kind enough to take a look at it and they caught a few errors I made. A big thanks to Julie Crabill at ShiftComm (http://www.shiftcomm.com/) for doing the interview and giving me the corrections.

Thank you for your hard work! Your efforts are most appreciated. :)

It will take me some time to catch up, and watch all the live feeds that were saved, since I couldn't see it as it happened. But at least I could get up to speed with the questions that were answered during the interview. Your transcript made watching the video a lot easier ....

[amjoie]

I just want to take this opportunity to thank whoever was responsible, for choosing to answer some of my questions in the interview video. :D
... And those pictures are great!

[roschler]

amjoie,

My pleasure! :)

[gumbowumbo]

I need a Pleo shirt now. *sigh* :rolleyes:

[dotyj]

Yeah!

Pleo shirt.
Pleo shirt..
Pleo shirt...

[cmadmacs]

Your right ! Pleo shirt! Wow!

[mweed]

Hey, premapolit, what are those round green/white pleo things on the table (last picture of the first installment) and how can I get one?

[mweed]

I was a little disappointed by some of he answers John gave. I was hoping for a more detailed SDK when they first ship, but I guess this way I'll get to play with him a lot more before I start playing with him.... :)

[cmadmacs]

I believe they are stickers. I want some too.

[cmadmacs]

They keep us guessing.

[amjoie]

I was a little disappointed by some of he answers John gave. I was hoping for a more detailed SDK when they first ship, but I guess this way I'll get to play with him a lot more before I start playing with him.... :)

I think they wanted a more complicated SDK, too. Their time schedule was wrenched when they had a forced return to hardware development, at the expense of software development.

In one way, though, it could end up being a good thing. They cannot afford to have a period of "let down" once Pleo ships, because they didn't technically "finish" what they hoped to get into the first Pleos, in terms of software.

So the excitement to finish that part of the goal still exists, even after shipping. Sometimes, having something else interesting to do after a big deadline is good, so the company doesn't experience an anti-climatic "day after" lethargy.

You can tell I try to put the best face on everything, can't you. After all these years of thinking positive, it comes naturally. LOL

[Primus]

I was a little disappointed by some of he answers John gave. I was hoping for a more detailed SDK when they first ship, but I guess this way I'll get to play with him a lot more before I start playing with him.... :)

Yeah, he could be in politics.

[ugobePrema]

Hey, premapolit, what are those round green/white pleo things on the table (last picture of the first installment) and how can I get one?

Those are indeed stickers, and since you all are so excited about them, we're about to send out an email telling everyone how to get them. But I'll give you all a head start since supplies are limited.

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

UGOBE, Inc.
Attn: DPA*
P.O. Box 8397
Emeryville, California 94662-8397

*Department of Pleo Adhesives

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE

[amjoie]

Those are indeed stickers, and since you all are so excited about them, we're about to send out an email telling everyone how to get them. But I'll give you all a head start since supplies are limited.

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

UGOBE, Inc.
Attn: DPA*
P.O. Box 8397
Emeryville, California 94662-8397

*Department of Pleo Adhesives

Cheers,
Prema
UGOBE

It was nice of you to give us some advanced notice. Thank you! :)

But what I liked best when we got the actual email, was this little tidbit:

"Good news: While not without challenges, our test production results were positive, and we're on track to begin production very soon. Update to come in early November."

That sounds like the "update" could *maybe* be the thirty day notice, in early November. Wheeeeeee!! :D

[dotyj]

Hmm.

I didn't get an e-mail.

But I will send for a sticker!!!

[cmadmacs]

Yes! I liked the email also.

[Robot Central]

Hey Pleo fans. Robot Central (http://robotcentral.com/?p=143)had a chance to sit down with John at Maker Faire and have uploaded a number of videos for you to watch. The topics John discusses are:

* Can Pleo sing?
* John on industry standards.
* What language are Pleo’s behaviors written in?
* John on Pleo’s sensors.
* Will there be other Pleo family members?
* Do Pleo’s behaviors evolve?
* Why a dinosaur?
* Is Pleo programmable?

Enjoy!

[gumbowumbo]

Make sure you ask for the regular and special edition stickers, both were given out at maker faire.

[dotyj]

Hi all:

I got my stickers!

Sweet.