June 5, 2007

Gupi Version 3. Guinea Pig Robot.

gupi guinea pig robotGUPI is a robotised guinea pig that looks and feels like a real one. GUPI is highly autonomous, he walks around in the house without bumping into anything or falling off a table or the stairs thanks to sensors in its eyes and legs.. GUPI is so smart he can also walk through a maze and you can be assured that he will find a way out.

GUPI has a very interactive playing behaviour, if you don't play with him he becomes lonely and scared and he will go and hide in a dark place. But if you caress him he will feel loved and will be happy. GUPI can also hear you and he will react to voices and sounds, depending on his mood …..

When GUPI is happy he will actually come running at you when you call him, but when he's scared he can't stand noise and will run away from it. When happy, GUPI will also follow a light beam so you can lead him wherever you want him to go. When GUPI gets hungry you can feed him (read : recharge his reloadable batteries) through a little carrot, and he's ready for a lot more fun together with his friends.

As such GUPI creates the 'Tamagochi'® binding-effect. Gupi has unique identification codes in the chipsets, therefore, when other Gupi's are in the vicinity, they will express excited behaviour and they will learn gradually how to accept each other, how to share 'food' (battery re-loader), and how to play with each other! When one or more Gupi see one another they will sing and dance with each-other in a cute manner.

This is the Gupi Version 3.

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