Comments on: Heathkit reincarnates the Hero robot http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/ ...views from the Black Tower at the edge of the cloud Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:56:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Bruton http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-9 James Bruton Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:03:45 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-9 Hardly vapourware when the robot is available now and lots of people already own the White Box Robotics 914 PC-Bot. Check out www.914pcbots.com/community for more info - especially the 'Enthusiast Projects' section that shows a bunch of hardware mods / hacks and software people have written. Hardly vapourware when the robot is available now and lots of people already own the White Box Robotics 914 PC-Bot. Check out http://www.914pcbots.com/community for more info – especially the ‘Enthusiast Projects’ section that shows a bunch of hardware mods / hacks and software people have written.

]]> By: Havok http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-8 Havok Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:13:58 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-8 Meh - Whitebox Robotics is vaporware, I'm sure we never see this happen. Although, I truly hope it does come to fruition. Hopefully, if it does, it is documented like the Heathkit of old. We'll see... Meh – Whitebox Robotics is vaporware, I’m sure we never see this happen. Although, I truly hope it does come to fruition. Hopefully, if it does, it is documented like the Heathkit of old. We’ll see…

]]> By: avantguy http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-6 avantguy Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:41:50 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-6 $6,800.00 for the White Box Robotics PC-BOT. Ouch. (http://www.whiteboxrobotics.com/OrderForm.htm) $6,800.00 for the White Box Robotics PC-BOT. Ouch.
(http://www.whiteboxrobotics.com/OrderForm.htm)

]]> By: txbluebonnet http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-2 txbluebonnet Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:11:16 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-2 This is sooooo awesome! I remember my Dad making things from Heathkits decades ago. Wouldn't it be awesome to learn to make a robot??? I would do it. Notice you didn't mention a thing about the price though.... :) This is sooooo awesome! I remember my Dad making things from Heathkits decades ago. Wouldn’t it be awesome to learn to make a robot??? I would do it.

Notice you didn’t mention a thing about the price though…. :)

]]> By: truthseeker1234 http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-3 truthseeker1234 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:01:04 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-3 Thank God that the robot uses Windows XP and not Windows Vista in it's current state. If they had made the critical mistake of putting Windows Vista into one of those robots we'd currently be living in a situation akin to one of the Terminator movies. Thank God that the robot uses Windows XP and not Windows Vista in it’s current state. If they had made the critical mistake of putting Windows Vista into one of those robots we’d currently be living in a situation akin to one of the Terminator movies.

]]> By: earthpages http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-5 earthpages Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:12:26 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-5 If it doesn't clean the house I don't need it! If it doesn’t clean the house I don’t need it!

]]> By: Adrian http://www.deviceguru.com/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/#comment-4 Adrian Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:39:28 +0000 http://furyfilm.com/deviceguru.com/?p=19#comment-4 isn`t this something like http://www.robotsdirect.co.uk/prodimages/ICybot-L.jpg ? isn`t this something like http://www.robotsdirect.co.uk/prodimages/ICybot-L.jpg ?

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