“It’s surreal to be in combat and then go buy a Slurpee”

On the Predator, and its maker, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GAAS).

Video of Pleo

Very cute robot. I'd like to see more tools and more explicit life-forms.

Middle ground with hard-skinned Aibos or effectively useless Asimos is a waste of time.

As far as human interfaces, a cute pet makes much more sense than a bad CGI face on a monitor.