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Maker Faire Austin 2007
Pleo and Its Maker, Caleb Chung
Maker Stage , Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Caleb co-invented the 1998 hot toy of the year, Furby, which sold over 40 million units worldwide, generating over $1 billion in sales. Caleb is inventor and co-founder of UGOBE Life Forms, which will be coming out soon with Pleo, a robotic dinosaur.
Web site: http://www.ugobe.com/pleo/
Topic(s): Engineering
Tags: pleo dinosaur artificial life
About the Maker(s)
Caleb Chung
Caleb Chung is inventor, board member & co-founder of UGOBE. He began his toy invention career with Mattel in 1985, designing toys for its New Business Concepts R&D Division which targeted the Infant & Preschool, Boys Toys, Barbie, Activities and Games markets. Caleb's prolific conceptual and design skills created widely acclaimed toys, eventually landing him a feature appearance on the David Letterman Show.
Caleb's accomplishments and experience span the entertainment, mixed media, and toy industries. He has written, produced, and acted in critically acclaimed stage shows, has designed special effects for film/TV, and invented numerous successful toys.
In 1990 Caleb began to independently consult for Fisher Price, Mattel, Bandai, Hasbro, Disney, Microsoft Corporation and Tiger Electronics. He co-invented the 1998 hot toy of the year, Furby, which sold over 50 million units worldwide, generating over $1.2 billion in sales. As an inventor with over 20 patents, Caleb is regarded as one of the premier product designers in the toy industry.
Maker Faire is sponsored by:
10am-6pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday
Avoid the lines: buy tickets in advance!
Tickets available online or at the Austin Children's Museum
