In honor of the 1 year anniversary of the official Pleo website, PleoWorld , Ugobe is offering a steep discount on Pleo’s purchased through the website. By using the online offer code, "PLEOWORLDISONE", at checkout, you can get a Pleo for the incredibly low price of $235. Keep in mind that the sale only lasts through JULY 11th, so order fast.

You may also notice, that Ugobe now offers replacement batteries for Pleo. Be sure to pick up an extra if you’d like extended play (or experimentation time) with you new robotic dino-pal.

Ugobe has also released a new update for Pleo,  Pleosarous Rex, which makes Pleo act like Godzilla.

Pleo is a great toy and is ripe for hacking. Getting one for $235 is a steal, so I highly suggest you take Ugobe up on the deal. Now, I just have to convince my wife that I need two …

Don’t forget that the 2008 RoboGames are going on THIS WEEKEND in San Franciso, CA. If you’re in the SF area, you should definitely stop by. For the poor souls that can’t make it, you can follow some of the goings-on via the RoboGames twitter. You can also keep an eye on the Flickr tag, ‘robogames’ for some neat photos. Oh, and don’t forget YouTube!

Here’s a comprehensive list of all of the events.

I’m off to go mope in sadness.