So your young child is pestering you for the 100th time about having a pet guinea pig or rabbit? And you just know that the novelty will wear off after a few weeks and you'll end up cleaning up all its mess.

Gupi is the perfect solution.

Gupi doesn't need any programming, any controlling (other than waving the carrot at it) or special treatment. And, just as importantly, it's cute and cuddly, with very realistic appearance and fur, so you can pick it up and cuddle it as you would a real guinea pig.

What is Gupi?

Gupi is a robotic guinea pig that looks and feels like a real one. Gupi is highly autonomous; he walks around in the house, avoiding obstacles thanks to Gupi's sensors in its eyes. Gupi is so smart he can also walk through a maze and you can be assured that he will find a way out.

Gupi has a very interactive playing behaviour, if you don't play with him he becomes lonely and scared and he will go hiding in a dark place. But if you caress him he will feel loved, and he will be happy. Gupi can also hear you, and he will react to voices and sounds, depending on his mood. When Gupi is happy he will actually come running at you when you call him, but when he's scared he can't stand noise and will run away from it. When Gupi is happy he will also follow a light beam so you can lead him wherever you want him to go. When Gupi gets hungry you can feed him (recharge his batteries) through a little carrot, and he's ready for a lot more fun together with his friends.

Gupi creates the Tamagochi® binding-effect. Gupi  has a unique identification codes in the chipsets, therefore, when other Gupi’s are in the vicinity, they will express excited behaviour and they will learn gradually how to accept each other, how to share food (battery re-loader), and how to play with each other.  When one or more Gupi see one another they will sing and dance with each-other in a cute manner

Sensors

Infrared sensors in its eyes and on its nose help it find its way around and stop it bumping into obstacles. Light sensors in its eyes tell GUPI when it's in the dark. A sensor in the body detects when it's horizontal (i.e. free to move around) and when it's vertical (i.e. being held nose-up and cuddled). A pressure sensor on Gupi’s back lets it respond to being stroked. A similar sensor between the eyes also acts as a master control to send Gupi to sleep or wake it up again.

The Carrot

The Carrot has three features. Firstly it will feed/charge the Gupi. Secondly when the carrot is inserted in the mouth of the Gupi, Gupi will become very excited and make cute little sounds and will cuddles towards the user. Thirdly when the carrot is pressed it sends out an infrared beam that GUPI picks up and homes in on. It starts to dance and moves towards the carrot.

Movement

Gupi’s movements are very realistic due to its patented wheels/feet. It is fun to watch Gupi aimlessly move around his surroundings, avoiding obstacles and finding his way out of complicated surroundings. Gupi can move around as it wants to, in any direction, forwards and backwards.

Sound effects

There are a over 20 different sound effects – ranging from from cute 'ahh' noises to grumpy 'uh-oh' sounds when it's fed up or hungry. When you feed the carrot, Gupi makes a “gump gump” sound . When Gupi bumps into something he makes an “ouch” sound. Very cute sounds.
 
Learning Modes

As you'll see from the table below, there are a number of states that GUPI can be in. In practice, you don't need to worry about this too much, 99% of the time your Gupi will either be behaving normally or asleep. You just need to know that it needs lots of stroking after your first turn it on and a little patting on the back for the first few minutes of its life.

4 states:	Baby state (cries and shakes head – doesn't walk)
	Learning state (walks around but needs training to avoid obstacles)
	Happy state (walks around, giggles, follows carrot...)
	Sleeping state (falls asleep in the dark or after period of non-play)

Battery life

In practice, you can get about two hour's run-time out of each charge. This doesn't seem like long, but after a minute or two of exploring with no human interaction at all (i.e. you or your child has gone off and forgotten about it) it puts itself to sleep. In an average day in the family household, you'll just need to put Gupi on charge at night.

Different Versions

You'll see different types of Gupi on the Internet, and Gupi Version 3 is the latest and greatest Gupi. The main differences between Gupi Version 2 and Gupi version 3 are

• Higher capacity battery
• Softer and cuter fur
• Enhanced User Manual
• Bug fixes to the controller chip
• 3 Pin Mains Charger
• Adoption certifcate
• Packaging redesigned

Further information can be found at this amazing Gupi site, please visit the link below for further information. http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/gupi/index.html

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Gupi v3 Instruction Manual

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can you buy new batter packs for gupi not carrot I am afraid that at this moment in time there is other battery pack available for the Gupi except the one that comes with it Hi is it possible to download a user manual for our Gupi 3 please ? Please email us your name and address and we can forward you a manual Gupi has stopped walking completely. What can we do? Contact the Gupi Doctor by emailing support@thumbsupuk.com. My daughter has a Gupi and unfortunately has not played with it for sometime. She has recently tried charging it following the instructions in the manual however we are getting no response at all from Gupi. I wondered if it could be the batteries in the carrot that need replacing however the red light on the carrot still goes on when you press the button. We wondered if the Gupi doctor could suggest anything else that could be wrong with Gupi or suggest anything we can do to make him talk and move and play again. Thank you From a very concerned Gupi Owner. Lucy Please email the Gupi doctor at support@thumbsupuk.com and he'll get back to you with some advice. I've bought 2 gupis- one from Play.com one from Amazon- and I have failed to get either to do an initial charge up. Neither have made a gulping/burping noise, both are getting power to the end of the carrot. Hi - please call us on the number quoted in the contact details section or email support@thumbsupuk.com and someone will help you. My new Gupi is not working very well. What should I do? We have found that some Gupis are experiencing charging issues. The reason for this is because their batteries are completely empty. Fortunately, there is a way to resolve this: 1. When you charge Gupi for the first time, you need to let it recharge until your Gupi makes a loud noise. This recharge can take 3 to 6 hours. 2. Switch Gupi on again now. After about 10 minutes the battery will drain completely and Gupi will stop working. 3. At this point, recharge Gupi again. This charge will take between 20 minutes and 2 hours. 4. After this, switch Gupi on again. This time the battery will last for around 25-30 min. 5. Once the battery has fully drained a second time recharge Gupi again. 6. After this third charge, Gupi should operate normally. Cant find your answer above? Ask your question related to this product.