I want to introduce to you a launchpad for emerging technologies, they call themselves: DEMO. Demo was designed to bring to you the latest demonstrations of innovators around the globe. I’d like point out to you one video demonstration in particular from Ugobe
(phonetically: You Go Bee) showing off some amazing new standards in robotics!
As you browse Demo, perhaps some demonstrations are a bit dry, but lets face it - these guys are typically self inventors and self made CEO’s, so they aren’t exactly the best at presentation skills. That being said, try to focus on the technology at hand, and not the presentation quality.
Below you will find the video link to one such presentation; this is the introduction of Pleo, a complex robot made up of sensor nets and serveros all around leading to fellow Pleo recognition, self learning, expression, and genuine sensory reaction. “If you look at Pleo and see only a cute toy, you’ve missed the real innovation. By using breakthrough materials, an array of sensors, and programmed ‘intelligence,’ Ugobe has created a unique animated form that challenges the relationship between human beings and non-living creatures. Pleo is destined to be the must-have toy of 2006.”
I showed you this.