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From: morgatb@eng.auburn.edu (Thomas B. Morgan)
Subject: Re: Robotix kits wanted
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I have a ROBOTIX R-2000, and I was curious how you created your robot.  I imag
ine you are doing more thatn just using hte big red button.  




I will be interested in following your work.  I am a student in Aerospace engineering and have some expierence with robots.  BUt I am not trained enough in EE to do custom detailed work with microcontrollers.

By the way I will not be interested in selling it under any circumstances.

Thanks for any help. 
Scott L. Dodson (dt015@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:


: I have just built a robot using a kit called Robotix, which was
: made by Milton Bradley until about 1986. There were 4 series that
: I know of: R-1500, R-1100, R-1000, and R-2000. I was lucky enough
: to find one at a garage sale for 3 dollars. This kit could have
: been designed to be used with a miniboard. It includes motors,
: wheels, gears, a battery pack and lots of parts that can be comb-
: ined in all sorts of ways. Two of the kits also have an arm and
: gripper. Unlike LEGOs or an Erector set, these were designed to
: be toy robot kits. Since they are not made anymore, I was wonder-
: ing if there were any out there that someone might want to get
: rid of, or if anyone knows of something currently on the market
: that is similar to these kits.

: Thanks, Scott

: Email: sdodson@fedex.com

