Newsgroups: comp.robotics
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From: sje@world.std.com (Steven J Edwards)
Subject: Re: Part II "Build A Real World Robot" 1993.10 _Computer Craft_
Message-ID: <CDArLA.30H@world.std.com>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
References: <CD3EAB.E9C@world.std.com> <m97a5rINNmd6@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1993 14:43:55 GMT
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cmcmanis@yikes.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:

>I ordered the tractor drive (16" x 18") since tank treads is my current
>favorite mode of locomotion, but haven't gotten them yet. The company
>selling them is Nick Goss' U.S. Cyberlab. The strange bit was that
>ordered over the phone via credit card resulted in a letter from them
>with my order on it and a release explaining that they built the
>kits when they were ordered, not before, and if I wanted to return it
>that would be difficult indeed and so wouldn't I please sign this
>release and return it before they shipped anything to me. All in all
>it left me feeling a bit concerned.

The parts kit address given in the second article is:

CYANCE KIT
14786 Slate Gap Road
West Fork, AR 72774
(501) 839-8293

Although there's no mention of "U. S. Cyberlab" in the article, there
is a picture of the bespectacled Mr. Goss, so I guess that you've got
the right company.

I can understand about the restricted refund offer; there is not too
much of a market for robot kits, or any other electronic kits for that
matter.  At least he is being open about the restriction.

The claim is that they have over 70 different kits available.  Does
anyone have any further information about this?

-- Steven (sje@world.std.com)





