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Bankruptcy, not giant meteor, leaves pet dinosaur’s future in doubt
THE world’s most lovable dinosaur robot that probably won’t eat you is in danger of going the way of its forebears.
Terrible news today that Pleo is headed towards that grim boneyard — the market. The company behind the toy, Ugobe, has reportedly filed for bankruptcy, leaving its assets up for sale.
TechCrunch speculates on poor Pleo’s chances:
“It actually seems likely that the rights to make Pleo (and the machinery owned over in China) will be snapped up, but if one of the big toymakers does so, they’re under no pressure to continue production. They might wait for the world economy to recover, but they also might just shelve it, knowing they’ve spoiled any competitors’ hopes of capitalising on Pleo.”
Pic: Me and Pleo down by the schoolyard (or, my desk).
News that Pleo’s future is up in the air is one of the saddest stories in pet robotics since Sony’s AIBO was discontinued in 2006.
When we first met, I was sceptical about how amazing a toy robot dinosaur could be.* Then I found out Pleo cost $450 and I was sceptical about how many people could afford one.
Then I played with a review model and, well, nyaaaaaaaaaaaw.
TechCrunch has posted a tribute video, embedded below, and I’ll be damned if it isn’t a tearjerker.
Comment is being sought from Ugobe’s spokespeople in Australia.
* God knows why, seeing as though it’s pretty much the coolest idea ever.
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