If I could change one thing about Pimo

I have to say upfront that I love Pimo, and Pleo in general. They are so so life-like. I totally forget that they have no feelings and are just some motors and circuit boards. He has already occupied a very special place in my heart. In fact, after a month, if I am still as attached and love Pimo as much, I think I will get another Pleo, just in case they go out of production like Aibos, I will have a back-up. If I can change one thing about Pimo, it would be to make him walk a bit more. When he is being petted, he should stay still and enjoy it. But after 10 seconds of no interaction, I would like him to start walking around and explore. Right now, it seems that only after a minute or two of no interaction, he starts to walk. But during this minute, he just stands there wiggling his body, which is not that interesting for me to watch. For me, I usually start interacting with him again within one minute, so I hardly ever get to see him walk. If I want to see him walk, I have to let him be alone for more than one minute, I can't bear that. And even if I do this, he will fall asleep soon if there are no further interaction. So if I can get my hands on the code, I will learn to program and change this little part about Pimo.

Posted January 13 at 15:40 PM