Has the nuclear concept of lifestyles left you with just being alone? Why not then get hold of a robotic pet that can create emotional connections with you?!
Take this tiny robotic dinosaur from Caleb Chung. It is named Pleo. Pleo “interestingly” responses to all your touches, exactly like a pet dog does. Just stroke the nubbly rubber skin on its back to trigger its touch sensors embedded within, and see it behave like a real pet! — Its “arousal” numbers start can be seen rising — 16, 23, 27, 28 - whose internal state being monitored on a laptop.
Chung, the creator of the robotic real-like pet wants to create “an artificial life-form” — something that looks not just eerily alive, but is also affected by its environment to add to its emotional responses.
Pleo begins as a baby, and its personality is forged and it all depends on how you treat it.
