PLEO is an animatronic pet dinosaur toy manufactured by Innvo Labs, a company located in both Hong Kong and Nevada. The toy has the appearance and (imagined) behavior of a week-old baby Camarasaurus dinosaur. It was designed by Caleb Chung, the co-creator of the Furby , Chung's company Ugobe first sold Pleo and was manufactured by Jetta Company Limited. The species of dinosaur chosen allows for concealing the sensors and motors needed for the animation, since it has a big body shape and relatively large head. According to their website, each Pleo would "learn" from its experiences and environment through artificial intelligence and develop an individual personality.
7-579: PLEO was unveiled on February 7, 2006, at the DEMO Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona , and was expected to come on the Indian and American markets around Fall 2007. PLEO shipments started on December 5, 2007. In April 2009, Ugobe laid off all of its employees and filed for bankruptcy . On June 8, 2009, the original PLEO manufacturer Jetta announced it is re-launching Pleo and are continuing
14-420: A Pleo robot on the stage of the "Aspen Ideas Festival" to illustrate some issues of "robot ethics" while interviewing Kate Darling of MIT's Media Lab. DEMO Conference The DEMO conference is a series of technology-focused business conferences in which pre-selected companies and entrepreneurs launch new products and services. Produced by IDG , DEMO seeks to identify and promote new technology with
21-611: A reason for choosing to pitch at DEMO. Additional conference attendees include venture capitalists, angels and other investors, corporate development officers, and entrepreneurs. DEMO Conferences also feature prominent entrepreneurs and technology professionals as speakers and panelists at each event. Previous speakers include Twitter cofounder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey , SAP CEO Bill McDermott , LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner , Hewlett-Packard CTO Phil McKinney, and Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard. The DEMO Enterprise event highlights enterprise products gaining significant traction in
28-504: The line including accessories such as the vital battery and battery charger components. Since 14 July 2009, PLEO is owned by Innvo Labs Corporations (a division of Jetta). In December 2011, the second generation, PLEO rb, was first launched in America, Europe and Hong Kong where Innvo Labs headquarters are located. On July 10, 2017, the NPR "Hidden Brain" interviewer Shankar Vedantam used
35-590: The market, as well as a first glimpse at startling product prototypes still under development. Technologies from cloud computing, mobile, and big data to sensor networks, 3D printing, and robotics are introduced to the competitive landscape for enterprise large and small. The DEMO Enterprise event highlights enterprise products gaining significant traction in the market, as well as a first glimpse at product prototypes still under development. Technologies from remote healthcare, cloud computing, mobile, and big data to sensor networks, 3D printing, and robotics are introduced to
42-441: The potential to solve big problems with careful selection and coaching. Products launched at DEMO include: Salesforce.com , TiVo , VMware , Evernote , E*Trade , WebEx and Fusion-io . DEMO Conferences are held under the names DEMO Enterprise, DEMO Africa, DEMO China, DEMO Brazil, DEMO Asia (Vietnam), DEMO India, DEMO Europe (Russia), DEMO Pakistan, DEMO Traction, DEMO Tour, and DEMO Fall. In 1990, Stewart Alsop II realized he
49-624: Was more intrigued by the one-on-one demonstrations of coming technologies conducted in hallways and hotel rooms during the off hours during technology conferences. This prompted Alsop to found the first DEMO Conference in 1991. The conference draws media attention for its emerging technologies. At the DEMOSpring 2010 Conference, media attendees included Business Week , CBS , Forbes , Los Angeles Times , Popular Science , USA Today , and The Wall Street Journal . Entrepreneurs launching their products and services often cite publicity as
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