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Remember The Heathkit HERO? Check Out '912'

Posted by timothy on from the bring-me-a-drink dept.

moorley writes "The 912 Mobile Platform built by White Box Robotics based on VIA motherboards as part of their PC Bots program. Still in prototype but they are projecting to have it out by Summer 2004. They have no prices yet, but estimate 'building or buying the 912 for about the cost of a decent PC.'"

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  1. pricing info by morcheeba · · Score: 3, Informative

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

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  2. Re:virtually unstoppable? by youngerpants · · Score: 4, Informative

    They have motion detectors, every time it detects motion it emails a pic/ video to your account.

    Having a few of these patroling a warehouse, for example, would be a nice addition to any security system (as well as being exceptionally cool)

  3. Overkill??? by John+Seminal · · Score: 3, Informative
    Why do you need the big x86 processors? Is the robot going to be able to have complex thinking algorithms?

    I would probably start with some very cheap circuits. You can program them to do simple movements or simple lcd displays. If you want a "brain", you could add it on. Most of these circuits can be connected to by a serial cable.

    If anyone is interested, there is a ton of information here: http://www.rentron.com

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