Topic: Kermit my Pink Pleo RB (Read 111863 times)

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #50 on:** November 22, 2010, 01:05:02 PM »

Kermit's clicking appears to be the knee rather than the hip or shoulder, it happened when she was standing relatively still...

I think the blue coat looks fine on Kermit

love the vids especially the Pleo eye view

Did she eventually back up from the wall? It is interesting to see that she did pick up the obstacle, since the lighting doesn't look all that good. Lilo or Stitch would have tried to keep going

kat · « **Reply #51 on:** November 22, 2010, 03:18:01 PM »

She didn't back away from the wall, she made a few noises at it and then curled up and went to sleep. She went to sleep about 2 seconds after the video ended. I woke her up and turned her around but it took a long time for her to walk again and then she only took a couple of steps with about 10mins of wriggling activity before 2 more steps followed by more wriggling and dog like noises. I'm hoping she is still developing and will walk more as she "grows". I still have not taught her her name yet but thought I might try to see if she is ready for it tonight.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #52 on:** November 22, 2010, 03:41:38 PM »

Oooh now that will be exciting! I hope you share

kat · « **Reply #53 on:** November 22, 2010, 04:48:17 PM »

I will do my best to capture it all on video

, no matter what the outcome is.
So far I have progressed through 8 full battery cycles with Kermit. I am thinking that her OS must be similar to the 2.0 OS as she seems to be taking a long time to progress through the hatching, baby stage to the juvenile stage. It took about 5 or 6 (can't remember) cycles before she took any steps at all and is only just managing to do a couple of meters walking for a full battery cycle. I hope she walks more as she gets older as I would love to see her exploring. she seems to be a very happy pleo always wiggling and tail wagging with many happy sound, much woo who-ing and laughter as well as sweet cooing noises. I am very tempted to get another one when the "green" ones are available just to be able to compare behaviors and see if Kermit is normal or if she is a slow learner. Not sure if my husband would allow me to spend that much money again this close to Christmas though. I do have 2 children and also him to buy for as well so must keep that in mind when spending on myself. I also want a robot vacuum cleaner for Christmas which is another big expensive present for me so we will have to wait and see.
The clicking leg problems both have been knee joints. So far I have not done anything to the back leg to fix it. I am a little scared to do anything as I am afraid I might break her.

I did have a bit of a feel of it though and it doesn't feel any different to the other back leg. The front one felt different and I was able to gently manipulate it back into the correct feeling position. I hope for all your sakes not all pleo rbs have these leg issues. I know that it is something that some pleos suffer from so hopefully I was just unlucky with mine and it is not a common fault with the new rbs.
I love Kermit so much it really is a dilemma as to what to do about the leg issues. I want her to be whole and working well with no faults but don't want to be without her if I have to send her away to be fixed ....or replaced

so have not yet contacted chinatete about it. I probably should though as they need to know if there is a problem so they can ensure that future pleo owners don't have the same issues as me.
On the whole though I am thoroughly enjoying my pleo experience and would do it all again in a heart beat so please don't be disheartened by my pleo issues.
Will endeavor to continue with my daily updates on Kermits progress to keep you all informed on just what it's like to own a pleo rb and just what they can do.

Crewella · « **Reply #54 on:** November 22, 2010, 05:25:56 PM »

Please do keep updating us on Kermit's progress - I think I've enjoyed your new Pleo rb nearly as much as you have!

Pleoxie · « **Reply #55 on:** November 23, 2010, 01:21:02 AM »

Hi Kat:
Let me share with you my experience with Pleo rb and hope it helps.
1. It is OK to bend the legs of Pleo or Pleo rb to in case you have to do it, my boy always does it to Pleoxie and Lam Chai to pose them as he wish.
2. have you feed Kermit the 'connifer leaf" a few times daily in the evening, our Lam Chai will not walk or response to play if it is "hungry" or in bad mood.
3. Pleo rb needs more care and attention in compare to Pleo, just like walking your dog, you may feel trouble if you don't have time for it.
4. Our Lam Chai would be "Full" after 3 to 4 feeds every evening, and it would be happy after 10 petting along its back plus a few "swings", No more throw and catch after my boy dropped it weeks ago.

Your Kermit should be able to learn its name now, if she don't response, most likely she is either hungry or not happy.
Our Lam Chai walks a lot after we fed it and play with it, one fully charged battery could keep it runs close or over 2 hours if we keep interact with it, otherwise it would fall into dreaming mode after 10 to 15 minutes alone by itself, and would fall into sleep mode in a few minutes at night (from 10 pm (may 11 pm) to 8 am ). The instruction is thick but I found it was very helpful to understand Lam Chai after read it through.

Regards.

kat · « **Reply #56 on:** November 23, 2010, 07:27:38 AM »

Hi all,
Kermit has learned her name!

And also the bow learning stone command.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtXYVR68aI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtXYVR68aI</a>

She has walked around a lot more tonight as well which is good.

However

she is still having major leg issues. The clicking back left leg was clicking a lot tonight and for my last half hour of play time her back right leg seemed to stop functioning properly. it is not clicking but it just isn't moving in the forward or up movements so she kind of drags it along behind her in a three legged walk. She almost falls sideways with each step. It is very sad to watch.

I have taken some video of this and will post it tomorrow morning for you all to see. I have emailed Josie from chinatete to tell her about Kermit's clicking leg but I think I will email her again in the morning with this new problem as well. I might have to leave Kermit off until I hear back from Josie as I don't want her to damage any of her parts from trying to walk when her legs don't work.

I will let you know what Josie has to say.
Kat

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #57 on:** November 23, 2010, 01:17:56 PM »

LOVE the pink pleo!!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #58 on:** November 23, 2010, 02:59:44 PM »

That is just too cute

So sorry to hear that the leg is getting worse though

Such a shame

Crewella · « **Reply #59 on:** November 23, 2010, 11:34:25 PM »

So sorry to hear Kermit's having leg problems.

Loved that video though - it's interesting to see that the new Pleo rbs can be just as cloth-eared as Aibos were. The naming process is pretty similar and it took me several attempts to name Wilma the 210 when I got her, and she still needs calling more than once most days!

kat · « **Reply #60 on:** November 24, 2010, 07:01:19 AM »

I have not played with Kermit today as I am waiting to hear back from Josie at Chinatete.

I hope she gets back to me tomorrow as I miss playing with Kermit already and it has only been a day.

If I don't hear back tomorrow I will try phoning her and /or contacting Innvo to see if they can help. The pleo rb's come with a 90 day warranty from the date of purchase so Kermit should be covered by this. Hears hoping they can fix her for me. I can't wait to turn her on again and hear her happy coo's and woo hoo's !

Although I am resigning myself to the idea that I might have to send her back for repairs.

With the naming, I think maybe I was too far away from her ears when I tried to name her as she picked it up ok after I moved in a lot closer. She learned the bow stone much faster as I was closer to her ears. So it seems that she is just a little hard of hearing. Just a little something for you all to remember when you go to name your own Pleo rb's, make sure you get in nice and close so your words don't fall on deaf ears.

Here's hoping the wait for pleo rb is not too much longer.

I will continue with my Kermit updates for you all and let you know how I go. Hopefully I will have some news tomorrow.
Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #61 on:** November 24, 2010, 11:05:47 AM »

You're probably right. It's the same with Aibos - for optimum hearing you need a quiet room with little background noise, speak in a strong clear voice, and make sure they are not in the middle of a motion/skit and so are 'receptive'. Of course, they still sometimes chose to ignore you!

kat · « **Reply #62 on:** November 24, 2010, 05:12:24 PM »

Hi all,
I still have not heard back from Josie at Chinatete and if there is no word from her by the time I get home from work tonight I will post the video for you all of Kermit's leg not working. Maybe someone out there has had a similar problem with an old pleo and might have some wise words for me? I have not posted the video for you yet as I wanted to give Josie a chance to see it first and respond before putting it up here and causing any potential negative publicity. Also I thought the footage may be disturbing to some viewers so have been reluctant to post it.

I wanted to reassure you all that Kermit has been a very positive experience for me even with her issues so please don't be put off purchasing a pleo rb.

One of the good things about pleo rb is that they are all meant to be unique individuals with their own traits and personalities. I am sure my Kermit is a very unique specimen and there wont be any others out there quite like her.

kat · « **Reply #63 on:** November 25, 2010, 04:37:19 AM »

Hi all,
I am happy to say I have heard back from Josie today about Kermit. She is going to have her customer support people investigate my problem, look at the video footage and my description and get back to me.

She was not able to contact me sooner as she has been out of town on a business trip and only got my email when she returned today.
I have to say that the level of customer service from Chinatete has been fantastic every step of my journey so far.
I am sure I will hear back from her tomorrow about where we go from here.

In the mean time I have a little video for you that I took on Tuesday, my last play with Kermit. She goes exploring and my cat decided to say hello to her.

This was taken just before her leg stopped working.
Hope you like it.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDWOGNZZVnE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDWOGNZZVnE</a>

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #64 on:** November 25, 2010, 05:52:40 AM »

does she let out a cry when you touch the sensor on that leg ?

kat · « **Reply #65 on:** November 25, 2010, 06:12:08 AM »

No. so we can rule out the injury idea. That was the first thing I thought of so I gave her a thorough stroking and poking. She doesn't seem to even notice that it isn't working properly.

kat · « **Reply #66 on:** November 26, 2010, 06:33:18 AM »

I have received a response from Innvo customer service about Kermit. I sent them an email about my problem through the Pleo world website and let them know that I had also emailed Josie from Chinatete. They say that while I wait to here back from Josie they will send me a brand new Pink Pleo rb to replace Kermit free of charge which is great.

They have asked me to send Kermit back to them if possible so they can investigate the problem more thoroughly. As sad as I am going to be to loose Kermit

I would be happy to send her back if it means they can eliminate this problem for future pleos. My only concern is the cost to send her back.

It cost me $150 USD to have her shipped to me in the first place, which is a lot of money.

I really was spoiling my self by getting Kermit and I didn't mind the one off cost but this close to Christmas it is hard to find extra money for such things. It also will make the total cost of my Pleo rb $772 USD.

Quite a lot more than I was intending on paying for my pleo.

Here's hoping they will pay the shipping cost for sending her back as well as sending me a new one.

Mostly it is just going to be very hard packaging her up to send back as I have grown quite attached to her. It is amazing how fast they sneak into your heart.
Kat

Crewella · « **Reply #67 on:** November 26, 2010, 07:52:22 AM »

It doesn't sound right that you should have to send Kermit back at your own expense. Sorry to hear the problem necessitates such a drastic solution, but at least you should end up with a properly functioning Pleo rb.

kat · « **Reply #68 on:** November 26, 2010, 08:07:52 AM »

It will be very sad to say goodbye to Kermit, but good to get a new fully functioning Pleo rb. I have emailed back to ask if they will pay for the shipping to send her back or if I have to cover this cost. Now I wait and see.

I guess now I go back to eagerly waiting for the arrival of Pleo rb!

Just like everyone else. The waiting is on again.

barrettgazzy · « **Reply #69 on:** November 26, 2010, 11:10:02 AM »

so sad to hear about kermit Kat but it is a positive that you have had a good response from innvo labs it is always good to know they are listening and reading emails from their customers .

i am curious to know how the 2 blue reborn's are doing , has any1 heard any more on those 2 ?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #70 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:13:37 PM »

I think that $150 was overkill, Pleo's from China incur half that postage amount on eBay, so don't assume it will actually cost you that much.

Poor Kermit, I've had to send a Pleo back before, it's not easy

Firebreathingsquirrels · « **Reply #71 on:** November 26, 2010, 02:39:20 PM »

I'm so sorry to hear about Kermit

Atleast she'll be helping Pleo RBs in the future, and maybe Josie can do a soul transplant on Kermit like Ugobe used to do

kat · « **Reply #72 on:** November 26, 2010, 05:09:13 PM »

It is very exciting getting a brand new pleo rb.

It will be a great experience for us all to see just what will be different with the new one compared to Kermit. As pleo rb's are suppose to come with their own personality's already built in for you to build on with love and attention it will be very interesting to see the differences. Kermit was a very Happy pleo. She was always wagging her tail and making many happy sounds even when you didn't stroke her or interact for a long time. She did do the sad pose a few times but not very often in the scheme of things. I wonder what type of personality the new one will have? And most importantly what color eyes!

Also been thinking about naming the new pleo. Do I name her Kermit also as she is "Kermit reborn" Or do I choose a new name? What do you guys think?

I just received another email from Innvo and they will cover the cost of sending Kermit back.

Looks like she will be donating her organs to science for the betterment of all pleo kind.

kat · « **Reply #73 on:** November 27, 2010, 08:26:28 PM »

While we are all waiting.....
Thought I might share with you how I came up with Kermits name as I am sure many of you probably think I am a big muppets fan. Her name actually came from me looking out my bedroom window every morning at our frog pond. We have a small pond in our front yard and the frogs love to hang out in it, swimming and sunning themselves on the rocks around the edge. I enjoy the frogs so much I thought a frog name might make a good pleo name and what with not being able to get a green rb I thought of Kermit the frog and "it's not easy being green". So Kermit the pink pleo was born!

Firebreathingsquirrels · « **Reply #74 on:** November 27, 2010, 09:21:18 PM »

What a nice story Kat! I came up with Gizmo's name because I've always loved Gremlins, and the main character is Gizmo. So I've loved the name ever since I was about 4 or 5

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