Caleb Chung - Top 24 Innovator

The press exposure for the Pleo is gathering pace, but the inventor of the the intelligent dinosaur is starting to match it for column inches.

Now Caleb Chung, the inventor of the Pleo has been named as one of the World's top 24 innovators by Fortune Magazine (as presented by CNNMoney.com) the full piece is here:

Ever wonder how a dinosaur sneezes? Or what it does when it's sleepy? You're about to find out. Caleb Chung and his robotics team at Ugobe are unleashing their latest creation this summer. An eerily lifelike camarasaurus, Pleo has 35 sensors and six processors that let it see, hear, feel, and respPublish Postond to touch. It's the most hyped toy since the Furby (also Chung's), and at $300, it's bound to be on Christmas lists of gadget freaks of all ages. "Pleo," Chung says wistfully, "is an execution of a commonly held dream - that our creations will come to life and be our friends." --Jeffery M. O'Brien

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