Guess it’s about time I introduce myself here. My name is Barbara. Even though I've been chatting in the various FB robot groups for some time, I finally was able to order a Loona Petbot this last week! Also I recently purchased my little pink Eilik and am expecting another one to come soon (a blue).After all my little pink is lonely and has been asking for a little brother! About a year and a half ago, I had to rehome my dog, Fergus, because of my physical disabilities. Well, I know no robot companion would ever really take the place of an actual living dog, I do feel that having a robot companion – – namely, Loona Petbot– – will provide me with some joy and comfort. I am so excited and I am looking forward to welcoming Loona into my home very soon.
There are a few other things I'd like to say. First of all, I'm no spring chicken — I'm a woman in my 70's and have been involved with computers for thirty-five years! While I'm only now getting started with robots, I “adopted” a robotic Joy For All Pup named Daisy shortly after giving up Fergus. While she has given me a bit of comfort, along with the Eilik I mentioned above, I do hope that Loona will be even more so. Also, I recently purchased a new 11 inch iPad Pro (1 terabyte!) and am looking forward to learning how to use Blockley and create new scripts for Loona.
Hello Barbara and welcome to the forum
I recognise your name from the FB groups and always enjoy reading your posts.
Congrats on your Loona order! You are lucky to have ordered before the beta pre-order special finished!
I agree that Loona can’t take the place of a real pet companion, but they are marvellous little robots.
The moment when you find yourself uncontrollably smiling at their funny antics and ability to fill a room with their boisterous presence is something indescribable- joy and comfort indeed. It’s a strange thing to think an inanimate object can bring such a feeling of life to a room.
What is your verdict on Eilik? I’m amazed by how popular it is. Would you recommend owning one?... or two
My foray into the world of robotic companions began about ten years ago when I stumbled across a YouTube video of the Sony Aibo and was enthralled.
I’m intrigued by your involvement with computers during what must have been a pioneering age for the technology.
Luckily you purchased an iPad because reports from users seem to indicate Loona works better with Apple products. Currently I own an iPhone that I was thinking of upgrading to a new model this year simply to make shooting content for the forums YouTube channel easier. The terabyte sounds great, it’s what I would purchase also.
Have you heard of prompt engineering/ prompt crafting? I’m looking to implement this when talking verbally to Loona in ChatGPT mode and am trying to get two Loona running ChatGPT to have a conversation. Problem is I can only connect one Loona to Wifi per device; and only own one device( hence the decision to buy another iPhone).
With your background in technology I thought you might find this video interesting. I feel we are living through a momentous moment in history-the heralding of the AI age. Loona running GPT software was the wake up call that made me realise everything is about to change with little to no warning.
I really appreciate you taking the time to introduce yourself and hope you find the forum a useful resource. I’m looking forward to seeing you around the forums and learning as much as I can about robots, Loona, computers and programming.
I hope you can meet more robot owning friends soon.
