Poo-Chi facts for kids
Poo-Chi
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| Manufacturer | Sega Toys |
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| Inventor | Samuel James Lloyd Matt Lucas |
| Country | United States |
| Year of creation | April 1, 2000 |
| Price | 3,980 yen (Japan) $24.99 United States |
| Type | Robot dog |
Poo-Chi (or Poochi, Poochie), one of the first generations of robopet toys, is a robot dog designed by Samuel James Lloyd and Matt Lucas, manufactured by Sega Toys, and distributed by Tiger Toys. Poo-Chi was released in 2000 and discontinued in 2002.
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Description
The original Poo-Chi had a gray body with ears, tail, and leg joints of either purple, blue, pink or green colour. With four legs allowing the toy to stand up or lie down, it utilized a red LED display as eyes to show emotion.
Special Editions
The Christmas Special Edition Poo-Chi was offered for a limited time, coloured red and white with snowflake designs throughout the body, ears, with an interactive bone included in its seasonal box. The toy had its list of songs updated to include Christmas music. The Christmas Special Edition was only available in a handful of countries and retailed for 2–3 months, making it the rarest and most collectible of the genre with collectors realizing in excess of US$300 for boxed Christmas Poo-Chi units.
Speech
Poo-Chi spoke using prerecorded sounds such as barks, whines, and growls. Due to limitations of the toy's technology, most of the sounds were rendered as beeps rather than a realistic sound effect. Poo-Chi could also "bark" songs, which could be prompted by pressing the button on the top of its head.
Spin-offs
Multiple spin-offs of the Poo-Chi were produced. All were based on different animals, other than the Super Poo-Chi, a larger version of the original toy.
- Meow-Chi - a robotic cat.
- Super Poo-Chi - a larger version of the original toy.
- Dino-Chi - a robotic dinosaur, with two types produced: the Dino-Chi T. Rex and the Dino-Chi Pterodactyl.
- Chirpy-Chi - a robotic bird.
- Petal-Chi - a robotic flower or plant.
- Robo-Baby - a robotic baby.
- Botster - a regular robot.
Songs
The Poo-Chi could "sing" one of 6 songs when following the light sensor in its nose being activated, the touch sensor on its head was pressed. The toy would then emit a series of high-pitched beeps. The user could afterwards press the touch sensor, the number of times the sensor having been pressed corresponding to a different tune. The different songs the Poo-Chi could play are as follows:
| Number of sensor presses | Song title |
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| 1 | The Wedding March |
| 2 | Camptown Races |
| 3 | Bingo |
| 4 | I've Been Working on the Railroad/Home On the Range |
| 5 | Beethoven No.9 |
| 6 | When the Saints Come Marching In |
Poo-Chi would often sing "Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven when happy, and if another Poo-Chi or Robo-Chi pet was nearby (such as a Meow-Chi), that other Robo-Chi would begin to sing "Ode to Joy" as well, though the playback would not be synchronized.
