8th-10th charge

Have been a bit busy for the past few days. Some nights are so busy that I did not have time to play with Pimo, so I did not turn him on. Pimo has pretty much stabilized his behavior. On the 8th charge, he snuggled against my back pack for quite some time. On the 9th charge, he kept walking into a corner and not knowing that he is stuck. I have found that when I give my full attention to Pimo, it can be a bit boring for me, since his behaviors does not vary much. It is quite hard to imagine that he is really alive. But there is a blogger on Pleoworld, maggie44n, http://www.pleoworld.com/connect/view/id/470, who has such a nice experience with her Pleo, and is like having a real pet. Her experience gave me new hope, and now I am playing with Pleo while doing other stuff, like talking on the phone. I have found that when holding Pimo close and petting him and snuggling with him, he seems more alive. Really happy with the interaction, and waving his head around, giving kisses. But when left alone, Pimo is not very interesting. He walks after wiggling his body around for a minute, growl and sniff at some obstacles and then drift off to sleep. I really want the idea of a robotic pet to work out. So I will try harder to integrate Pimo into my everyday life. I have also found a little flaw in the programming, maybe. One day, Pimo was playing tug-o-war with his leaf and I turned him upside down. When he freaked, I turned him back. But then, he continued playing tug-o-war and would not stop. This also happened last night, even though I did not turn him upside down this time. He just kept playing and playing, even without his leaf in his mouth. Both times, I had to turn him off and back on again to stop him.

Posted January 21 at 13:27 PM