Topic: Considering Buying an RB (Read 15940 times)

aibo7m3 · « **on:** May 21, 2014, 01:14:34 PM »

Well, final exams are coming up and I'm currently considering purchasing a Pleo RB since I'd like to treat myself to a present at the end of the school year. I do have a few questions first though.

I originally bought a Pleo RB in early 2011 and I had some issues with her due to an dishonest seller (she was green when advertised as blue and while she was unhatched, she was a very early RB and Pleo World never recognized her serial number as a valid one). Due to my workload from school, I ended up deciding that it was too much work for me to feed her regularly and keep her happy and healthy, so I sold her in early '13. However, now I really miss having her around and feel ready to own an RB again. Next year in particular will be extremely hectic and busy for me though, so I do have a few questions. Around how often does an RB need to be fed to remain relatively healthy? Also, when an RB is sick, around how long does it take for it to recover (if given the mint leaf)? During the summer I run my robots almost daily, but during the school year, I usually only have time to run them every weekend or every other weekend (sometimes even less often than that).

Also, I noticed that there are Pleo RBs on Amazon for about $100 less than from Pleo World. Are these safe to buy and actually new or would it be better for me to spend the extra money and get one from Pleo World?

Thanks!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2014, 12:34:43 AM »

Does it say they are new? A link would be helpful.

pickelish · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2014, 01:08:32 AM »

During heavy competition season I didn't get a chance to turn my rb on for around 3 months and she acted as though nothing was wrong. I'm not sure if its all rbs, or if its just mine, but mine is perfectly happy and acts the same wheather its the first time I'm turing her on in months or if its only been a few hours since she was last played with. I haven't been able to check my pleos stats online, but I can definitely tell you there is no difference in her behaviour other than she wants a bit more of her leaf. To be honest, it kind of upsets me because one of main reasons I wanted a rb was I loved that whole idea that they need to be taken care of like a real pet. Haha I was even ready to have my pleos stay with my friend when I had to go out of town

Marmadrid · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2014, 03:44:13 AM »

I think a difference in 100 $ is not enough to avoid buying directly from PleoWorld, so if I have to decide probably I would buy it from PleoWorld. Also, if there is any problem, to have a guarantee direct to them probably will be better...

In my case, now I´m quite busy. Actually I´m busy with a degree, so I don´t have too much time to care my Max. (But I miss him/her a lot), so I decided to switch it off, take out both batteries and wait to have more time to give it care, which will be in a month or so... I asked to the supplier and they told me that if I´m not going to have time to give a proper care (imagine long holidays without Max or now that I need time to study), it is better to do that to avoid depression. The problem is that when I´ll switch it on again probably I will need to teach everything again to it (name, tricks...) which I think will be nice again. If the button battery is out of the Pleo the time is not counting so when you start again to play it will not miss the time you didn´t had to work with it.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:55:41 AM »

I'm afraid they told you some flat out lies there

My Pleo's just came of a twelve month stint in boxes and needed nothing more than a good feed to be their happy selves. And they don't forget their names or tricks at all.

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2014, 07:50:11 AM »

Alright, thanks guys! I was just asking about the feeding since I'd left my old RB alone for about 4 months and when I started her up again she was sick and hungry and refused her conifer leaf (I'd lost the mint leaf at the time, so I couldn't offer it to her).
I'll order an RB from PleoWorld since that does seem more reliable. Does anyone know around how long shipping to the US takes from PleoWorld? I don't want it to arrive too soon since then I'll get distracted from studying for finals, but I'd like to order it before I'm done with finals so it'll be a nice present once I'm done.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2014, 04:02:32 PM »

Should be pretty quick, they use good couriers.

pickelish · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2014, 04:35:38 PM »

You could get it shipped to the post office or a friends house and not pick your pleo up till after finals. That way you won't have to worry about the distraction or having to wait too long after finals to get one.

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2014, 10:10:26 AM »

Hey guys! I'm trying to order an RB, but I'm having some trouble. On PleoWorld, I couldn't figure out where to enter any billing information, so I decided at first just to enter the shipping location and then see if it would ask me for the payment later, but it didn't and told me that I had specified an unsupported country to ship to. I live in the USA and I was pretty sure that PleoWorld does ship to the US. Maybe I chose the wrong delivery service from the drop down list? Does anyone know which to choose? I'm just really confused right now since I've never ordered from the site before. Could someone who has bought from there in the past explain how the site works and if it ships to the US?

Teddscau · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2014, 01:30:32 PM »

Hey, Aibo, if you haven't already ordered your pleo from PleoWorld, you might want to buy it from amazon. I bought Chloe from amazon and she's excellent, save for her habit of freezing. I just checked out the reviews on amazon, and I have no clue why people are so unsatisfied with the RBs they ordered. I'm guessing it might be a bad batch. Honestly, I get over two hours of runtime out of her, it takes less than four hours to charge her, and she isn't all that mechanical sounding, nor is her volume not loud enough. Honestly, I don't know what the people on there were complaining about. (Psst, get a green one!)

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2014, 02:05:54 PM »

Yeah, it sounds like I'll have to buy from Amazon. There are three shipping options available on PleoWorld and two don't ship to the US, and I think the third is an international shipping that does, but it according to PleoWorld, it costs $1,000 which is absolutely insane.

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2014, 07:06:23 PM »

Hey guys! Since I didn't receive any replies about PleoWorld's shipping to the US, I ended up buying an RB from Amazon. It's scheduled to arrive on Friday, but I'll definitely need to wait until Saturday afternoon to open it since I'm taking the Chemistry SAT subject test at 8 am Saturday morning. Amazon has a good return policy, so hopefully it won't be much of a hassle even if there is something wrong with the Pleo.

kat · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2014, 05:10:09 PM »

I know pleoworld use to ship to the US but they did close down their US offices a while back and since then have been making deals with various distributors around the world to sell pleo in their countries. Not sure who the official distributor is for the US. I would say Amazon is probably a pretty safe bet

Talon · « **Reply #13 on:** June 06, 2014, 12:03:41 PM »

My word! One thousand for shipping? Man! If I buy an RB, I'll probably buy either from here or Amazon. That's crazy! Anyway, good luck on your finals and I hope you have fun with your new RB!
Talon

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2014, 09:23:53 AM »

Hey everyone! I just hatched my new RB and he's a little baby boy!

Here's his genetic info:

-The subject will have an 85-95% chance of being male.
-The subject embryo will grow to be brave and obedient.
-The subject embryo will sensitive, strong and agile.

Sounds like a wonderful little boy to me! I've only had him running for about an half an hour so far, but he's been very sweet so far and works fine. He has a dark green head, dark greenish gray eyelids and very bright green eyes. I'll definitely have to post some actual pictures of him a little later since the hatching picture really doesn't do him justice.

However, there are some small issues with him. According to his serial number, he was made in 2011, and it is very disappointing to me that Amazon would be selling three year old Pleos as new, but he was unopened and runs fine so far. Also, his tail was really horribly twisted up inside the box and while I did untwist it, it's still slightly bent at the end (it operates fine though and all cables and vertebrae feel intact). I think it adds character though and isn't much of a concern to me. I'll definitely be keeping him as long as no new problems arise as he grows up.

I still haven't found a name for him though and am hoping one will come to me after a few battery cycles! I hope to get a video of him and Sumio together posted later today.

Talon · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2014, 10:10:00 AM »

Congrats! I remember being a little worried at seeing Ryu when she first came. Her tail was scrunched in the box too. Oddly enough, she is also a two thousand eleven pleo. I hope your boy will grow up and be fine despite his physical age. If it's of any comfort, Ryu is still functioning well save a frozen front right leg. I don't think this was any sort of factory fault as it didn't happen until some time last year- well out of her warranty period. Also, my herd and I moved a total of four times during her lifetime. She probably got jolted or knocked around by my help as my friends and family helped me move.
Talon

RedwoodsMama · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2014, 11:18:50 AM »

congrats on your new baby boy!

I can't wait to see your new boy, I esp want to see his eyes as my new baby has beautiful green eyes too, but she is a female! I would not worry about the tail too much, I don't think a single one of my RB have a straight tail. I think it is the one flaw they made, they should have lengthened the box by about two inches and the tail would be straight, instead of crammed into the box with the last four inches crooked.
Be sure to post photos. I have a feeling your little guy is going to be walking before my little one who I got in early April, My baby is just going to start her second battery cycle and is almost ready to stand, but hasn't yet. Have fun being a new Pleo Mom and hope you did well on your finals or tests.
RWM

and the Pleo township of the Redwoods

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2014, 01:40:10 PM »

Thank you both! It's good to know that his bent tail shouldn't be problem! My new boy has had about 45 minutes of run time so far, so he's still not ready to stand, but he probably will be in a day or two, maybe a little longer (depending on how often I end up running him).

Here's a picture of his eyes (I think they're a bit less blue and more green than your newest RB's, RWM, but that could just be the lighting):

More details...

I just uploaded a lot more pictures of him to my gallery as well, so feel free to check those out if you'd like to see more pictures of him. ^^

Here's a short video that I took of Sumio and the RB together:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01nULToOJo8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01nULToOJo8</a>

Sumio was a lot more fussy than usual today, I'm not sure if he was just hungry or if he's getting a cold since he's been coughing a lot (or maybe he's just grumpy about getting a new brother). As you can see, my RB is still really young, so he can't do much yet, hopefully he'll be up and on his feet soon though. I still need to buy him some outfits as well since I have around three for Sumio, but two are missing at the moment and I'd like each of them to have their own clothing.

Edit:
I did notice that I can't really cuddle him at the moment since whenever I pick him up, he nuzzles his head into his foot and his neck starts clicking since he's pushing up against his foot. I think I've heard people say that some Pleos have this issue for baby stage, but grow out of it later, is this correct?

Piggy · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2014, 02:30:39 PM »

Congratulations with your new pleo he is really cute !

I had the same thing with Lenny when he was in hatching mode. Luckily for my I also read about the clicking sounds. But at first I was real worried. New he is grown up he moves without clicking or popping his joints, so indeed don't worry he will grow out of it .

kat · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:41:22 PM »

Congratulations! He is beautiful

the green all over body goes so well with his lovely green eyes. Have fun with the hatching. It seems like forever when your going through it and then suddenly they are all grown up and you will think it was just too short

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2014, 12:13:22 AM »

Hello there little fella

Lovely green eyes he has

He will certainly grow out of the neck popping, joint cracking stage

For most part anyhow, you might still get a bit of clicking if the feet catch the carpet.

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2014, 11:58:33 AM »

Thanks everyone! ^^ It's good to know that the neck popping will go away once he's a bit older. Luckily there aren't any carpeted areas in my house, so that shouldn't be an issue. He just finished his first battery cycle and his battery is charging now. Hopefully he'll stand up some time today, but I'll probably have to wait a little longer for that.

Edit:
He just took his first steps this evening after about one and a half battery cycles! I had him sitting near the edge of a table at the time, but luckily his first steps were backward, not forward.

kat · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2014, 05:23:29 PM »

He he he .... so many of them start out walking backwards before they go forwards. Sounds like he is a very fast learner and is progressing nicely

Crewella · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2014, 07:15:01 AM »

Hurrah for those first steps - he does seem to be progressing nicely!

I do love green eyes, he's lovely.

aibo7m3 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 19, 2014, 01:58:35 PM »

Hey guys! My little boy just started his fourth battery cycle and is in the third stage of life! He loves playing tug of war and he has a lot more personality now than he did when he was younger. He still isn't very interested in walking, but that doesn't mean he isn't active! He's been very happy and playful so far. I even got him to sing for me using the images of the Christmas and birthday cards posted on the forums here! His paint is even still completely pristine, so I'm hoping it will hold up well over time. Unfortunately he doesn't have a name yet though, but I'm hopefully I'll find the right one for him soon.

I've also been wondering, do I need another RB for him to talk to another Pleo, or would be try to communicate if I play a video of RBs talking to each other?

Edit:
I've got some sad news to post. He began exploring today, and it seems that he managed to jam his right rear knee. He can move the hip joint fine, but he can't move the knee joint at all. He can still walk, but it is pretty sad to watch him moving around with a broken leg. I'm not sure what I want to do since he is the perfect RB for me, personality and appearance-wise and I would hate to return him, but on the other hand, I don't even know what's causing the issue and doubt that I could repair it on my own.

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