Here comes Christmas and as usual we start thinking about what to give but also to give us what and what's better than a pet? An animal in the house is to have a loyal friend, someone who pampers, a companion who will cheer us in hard times of a compilation of the kernel really awkward!
And here comes Pleo , a baby dinosaur robot, which allows to combine a passion for technology at the human side of the most hardened geek!
Let's face it, the more geek geek or worse than the nerd nerds do not have time to take your dog out to do his bisognini! It is not even allowed to get her to program it! (One limitation of the Dog version 1.0)
Pleo With all these problems and commitments are just a memory!
Pleo is the friend of geeks: is able to feel emotions such as joy, anger and boredom but is not a robot like everyone else, thanks to the strong interaction and the ability to grow by learning new tasks.
But here's how the FAQ is presented:
What is Pleo?
Pleo is an autonomous robotic life form modeled on a baby one week old Camarasaurus. Pleo is designed to imitate life, which means it is able to think and act independently, just like a real animal.
But above all what is said here about the "need" for Pleo:
Pleo eat?
Eat only his cloth and foil.
Pleo is the bisognini?
Absolutely not.
But let me introduce Pleo:
And here was how to present some of its truck drivers:
Specifications:
* Personality: feels and expresses emotions, perceives itself and its environment, learns and evolves with the passage of time
* Processor: 2 32-bit microprocessors for central and image processing, sottoprocessori 4 to 8-bit motor control
* Joints: highly flexible, 14 servo motors, more than 100 tractor units specially developed
* Sensors: visual system based on video cameras (6), 2 microphones to listen in stereo (8), 8 epidermal sensors: head (7), chin (5), shoulders (12), back (13) and legs (16) , 4 sensors under the legs (9), 14 pressure sensors - 1 for each articulation (15), orientation sensors to recognize the position of the body (11), infrared sensors to detect objects (2, 3)
* Connectivity: miniUSB, SD - enlargements Pleo ™, infrared transceiver (1)
* Audio: 2 speakers binaural - in the mouth (4) and back (14)
* Power supply: 220 V AC, 60 Hz 230 mA / 12 V DC 800 mA, NiMH rechargeable battery (10)
* Dimensions: (526 x 152 x 191) mm
* Weight: 1.36 kg
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This post was written by admin on December 17, 2008