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Ugobe, Inc.
Pleo
- Conference
- DEMO 06
- Market Segment
- Consumer hardware
- Funding Details
- Ugobe has successfully closed a venture led $2.5 million Series A round in the fourth quarter 2005. The company plans to raise a Series B $5 million round in the second quarter of 2006.
- Competitors
- Tech-toy competitors include: Wow Wee Ltd. (maker of the Robosapien), Sony (maker of the Aibo), Hasbro (maker of Furby).
- Product Description
- Ugobe develops and markets revolutionary robotic technology that transforms inanimate objects into lifelike creatures exhibiting stunning organic movement and realistic behaviors. Like Pixar, we blur technology into reality.
- Market Opportunity
- The Japan Robotics Association forecasts the worldwide robotics market (service and personal) to double in size over the next five years to nearly $13 billion. With the success of Furby and Robosapien at retail, the appetite for robotics is now obvious. Ugobe plans to capitalize on this opportunity and set new standards in robotics.
- DEMO Says
- If you look at Pleo and see only a cute toy, you've missed the real innovation. By using breakthrough materials, an array of sensors, and programmed “intelligence,” Ugobe has created a unique animated form that challenges the relationship between human beings and non-living creatures. Pleo is destined to be the must-have toy of 2006.
- Contact
- Margaret Lee
- Margaret@ugobe.com
- Company Address
-
5900 Hollis St., Suite T2
Emeryville, CA 94608 - Primary Phone
- 888-686-7708
- Primary Fax
- 888-686-7708
- URL
- www.ugobe.com
- Corporate Officers
- Bob Christopher, CEO & Co-Founder; Caleb Chung, Co-Founder & Chief Inventor; Ted Cohn, Co-Founder & Chief Software Architect; Derek Dotson, Co-Founder & Design Engineer
Sep 12th - 14th, 2011 ~ Hyatt Regency, Silicon Valley, CA
