Maybe try the POP OS in the download section - it could be corrupted LifeOS - at least of he is making some noise/movement it is not the dreaded internal fuse!

Update: I kept messing with the battery, pleo button, and USB most of the day. just turning him on and off every once in a while with nothing but the occasional "click/pop" sound that happens when a pleo's voice box turns on. however as he was switched on for an hour, I decided to pull his battery out as he was switched on, and he randomly turned his head as I pulled the battery out. scared the crap out of me but good to see yet another small movement from him!

update: i plugged in a usb into him and plugged it into my PC just to see what would happen. I put a fully charged battery into him and turned him on. my PC made a sound indicating it detected something was plugged in. i turn pleo off and my PC makes a noise indicating it disconnected. Turned it back on, and PC sound indicated its connected. I turn it on and off a couple of times, and the pleo randomly bends his torso to the right. i don't have any software for him yet because I don't know what to do, but seeing him move a little bit from simply plugging him into my PC is already a good sign to me, because now I know that he is detecting the battery and only semi-bricked. 

I bought a ugobe pleo off of eBay, and it doesn't turn on. I put a working battery in and it doesn't move or make a noise. I think I heard the speaker turn on the sound thing, but that only happened once and never again, I'm not sure if that actually was the voice box I heard. Anyways, I don't know where to start on trying to fix this pleo. I'm not sure how to detect what's the problem with it and how to fix it. Can anyone help me or point me to some threads that fixed other user's bricked pleo? Any help is deeply appreciated, I would love to give this baby a second chance at life. I'm really happy with receiving this pleo and I'm excited to get him up and running, but I don't know where to start as I have no knowledge of old technology/programming/robotics.

I emailed them as well to ask if they are still selling RBs, but their response was simply, "We are out of stock," and they didn't answer if they still make some or not.

It's hard to say because the pleo world domain is still active and I believe you can even add accessories to your cart. I did email them earlier this year asking if accessories were still available for purchase but I never got a reply back. I think it's safe to assume that the website is still online but there is no activity let alone the option to purchase something.

Hi,

I successfully installed Dino-MITE but the solution was not very intuitive !

The command "regsvr32 \windows\system32\COMDLG32.OCX" doesn't work in the standard "command prompt".
I need to launch the command prompt as an administrator and then the command was succesfull...

After that, the install of Dino-MITE was ok

Dilo

Hi,

I have the same message in Dino-MITE with my 2 pleo RB and they are not bricked, so I don't think it's the problem.

But I tried to update my new ugobe Pleo with any success and it stays bricked to...
If you found a solution since your post, I am interesting by your advice

Dilo

It's with sadness that I recently learned that John Sosoka had passed away in 2021. John was the CTO (chief technology officer) at Ugobe and lead the team that developed Pleo from the beginning. I didn't know him personally but have read a lot about him (and Caleb Chung) and how he developed our beloved Pleo robot.

https://everloved.com/life-of/john-sosoka-ii/obituary/?flow=201

Sorry to reply a couple of years later, but does anyone have an answer to this question besides eBay? I've seen a person get a brand new Blue Pleo straight from PleoWorld in 2021, so it seems like they occasionally make Pleos. Does anyone know if PleoWorld still create them in 2023?