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Old 01-28-2006, 10:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Remember the Heathkit ROBOT kit?

I remember looking at the HEATHKIT ROBOT over at the Heathkit
store in Houston,many years ago before Heathkit called it
quits. The Robot costs about $500. I think and it could not do
a whole lot of things. I remember asking one of the salesguys
"WHO BUYS THESE ROBOTS?" and he said mostly Colleges did.

Now I read in the latest issue of WIRED magazine where the LEGO
toy company is selling the new version of their toy robot kits
called MINDSTORMS for around $200.plus sales tax. It makes me
want to buy one. (Ebay does not have the MINDSTORMS robot kit
yet.I checked.)WIRED story is titled: "GEEKS IN TOYLAND". So
does anyone have any info to pass along concerning this new
toy/robot/thingy from Denmark?

Also....anyone have an old HEATHKIT catalog with that HEATH ROBOT
that you can scan and post a picture of it? I'd like to see it
one more time.

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Old 01-28-2006, 01:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't have the catalog, but you shoudl take a look at the Jameco Robot Store. A huge selection there, and now that I am far more handy with soldering, the projects look more interesting!
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Old 01-28-2006, 07:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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JUJUEYE: Thanks for the info. I've always had a thing for robots...
ever since I saw that old movie:"The Day the Earth Stood Still"...
the Best Sci-Fi movie ever made...or at least one of the 10 best.
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