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30 Jan

Walking Pleo

IMG_1019"Are you tired of taking Pleo for long walks? Invest in the ‘Pleo Walker’ a deluxe robot that will walk at Pleo’s pace. – all yours for only £179.99"

*some assembly may be required

That’s right I made a Pleo walker, a nice friendly robot who takes Pleo out for walks.

The Pleo walker was made using Lego Mindstorms utilising the Jonny 5 look-alike robot. I modified one of the arms and put the switch onto the elbow joint. This means whenever Pleo pulls the robot forward, he will walk with Pleo. Quite simple really!

Check out the video below. It’s not the best example of the robot, but it’s only the first draft.

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  • RobotOutbreak 06/02/2008

    Jonny5 IS alive, and he is walking a PLEO

    from lovemypleo – our other blog: so – this is categorized as accessories….. but, can you really consider a robot for your robot as a mere accessory?! I’m not sure. but what I am sure of – is that this

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