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From: tim@drage.demon.co.uk (Tim Drage)
Subject: Toy robots, mac control
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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 04:07:26 GMT
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I have recently become interested in robotics, having bought a book called
The Robot Builders Bonanza by Gordon McComb. In a chapter in the book on
using parts from construction kits and toy robots, he mentions two products
which I would like to try to get hold of; these are the Armatron, a
joystick-controlled arm robot made by Tomy, and a construction system
called Robotix, made by Milton-Bradley. Are these still available, and if
so, can I get them in the UK? 

Also, does anyone know anything about using an Apple Macintosh to control
robots; eg. the hardware and software required.

Thankyou.

    * Tim Drage * tim@drage.demon.co.uk *~Insanity is the Best Policy!~*
 "In fact, you can throw away the last three syllables of `superhighway'.  
     It's a soup. Call it Information Soup and we're getting somewhere" 
---Charles Shaar Murray
