The Pleo touches my inner nerd. Sadly, Wired claims it’ll cost $250, and I’m a poor journalist who already spends too much at Trader Joe’s.
But imagine becoming emotionally attached to a lifelike robot. It’s a fascinating idea, and it could be a harbinger of things to come.
This article appears in Jan 4-10, 2007.
Wow. The Blade Runner reference is apt. I’m just glad we still have real animals around. But it’s a little weird that the website says it’s the “World’s First Life Form.”