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It will run Linux just fine. This is a reincarnation of the PC-Bot from Whitebox Robotics, http://www.whiteboxrobotics.com/. It runs Ubuntu and the Player project software.

The .Net Robot Studio stuff is a clone of Player Project.

Andm Player has robot drivers for this platform already. Check here for more information.

This is basically a repackaged White Box 914 PC Bot which is priced at over $5000... Unless Heathkit can get the price to a reasonable range, it's probably going to be out of the price range of most hobbiests. Still, a very cool gadget. Wish I had a lot more disposable income...

It is really cool ... http://www.whiteboxrobotics.com/ . They are very new and I remember they started taking pre-orders near two years ago for somewhere around $1000 and they struggled through many delays due to redesigns I believe. Unfortunatly they are now selling for $4000 to $5000. The community behind these can be found here http://www.914pcbots.com/community/ . It all sounded promising and I was following the progress for a while leading up to production, but I haven't checked back much to see what people have been able to do with them since the first production rolled out.

Robots with a tactile sense of touch may benefit greatly from the new laminate of pressure and temperature sensors.

As the robot sensorium and motorium add such dazzling new features, artificial intelligence for robots is needed more than ever.

Luckily, AI-ready robots and a Robot AI Mind are now available to the world.

Click here for further details.

Listen, if we didn't give you useless links, what would you spend your day reading?

Seriously though, how about linking to a less-annoying version of Quicktime?

Homer:Kids are you hugging the TV again?

Bart:It's spent more time raising us than you did.

Am I the only one that sees this?

I'm sorry, but this is just gay...

Even Tomytronic had better marketing than this!!

Or else this guy will e-mail the authorities! OH NO!

He is real, but his love is not.

He is real, but his love is not.

Their pre-order page says "Estimated retail cost on a "bare bones" platform should fall between $599 to $699."

Because I really need to hug my DVD player ...

Wait a sec. "The 912 "MP3" also features fighter jet technology "video glasses" to view e-mails ..."
Ignoring the "fighter jet video glasses" for a second, isn't this some sort of jwz corollary? All home appliances expand until they can read e-mail.

And this is just plain disturbing.

So this thing is a toaster, correct? Will it finally solve the problem that is switching between toast and Pop-Tarts? I don't want to give either of these delicious foods up and I don't have space in my dorm for two toasters set to different levels.