[Robotgroup] HERO rides again...?

Gray Mack gray_mack at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 14 17:41:55 PST 2007


Not necessarily a bad design except that
1. It does windows but no vacuuming
2. the hint I found about prices was an estimated
$5000-$8000.
ha!
ah ha!
ha ha ha ha ha...
aha :(

-Gray
(Still looking for a $40 off the shelf linux
SingleBoardComputer)

--- Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:

> Looks like Heathkit is back in the Robot business:
> 
> http://www.heathkit.com/herobot.html
> 
> I looked at the page, and I really surprised to find
> that I wasn't very 
> impressed. :(
> 
> Summary: Its a Mini ITX PC, running Windows XP and
> Microsoft robotics 
> studio. It has a bunch of off the shelf stuff bolted
> onto it like the 
> Linksys USB 802.11 wireless and Logitech USB camera.
> 
> Frankly, IMHO its more of a case-mod with wheels
> than any kind of 
> innovative robot. Kinda sad considering it's
> ancestry...
> 
> My $0.02 anyway...
> 
> Vern




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