The next Furby

The goal of this project is to develop a new Furby, with the knowhow and technology of 2010. A Furby is an electronic plush toy designed in 1998. It has a wide variety of electronic input, varying from touch sensors to a light sensor mounted between its eyes. It will respond to the input by moving its eyes, ears, mouth and/or by moving up and down, while telling one of over 150 programmed sentences. It can even reach stages like hunger and tiredness, so it will ask for being fed if it gains the status hungry.