Heathkit Reincarnates the Hero Robot

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 25, 2007 @07:42AM from the no-no-that-os-is-for-human-robots dept.

DeviceGuru writes "Heathkit, which produced and sold mobile robots aimed at hobbyists and students back in the 1980s, is about to reenter the educational robot business. Heathkit's new HE-RObot incorporates an onboard computer running Windows XP Professional on a Core 2 Duo Processor. It stands 21 inches tall, weighs 55 pounds, and has a built-in 80 GB hard drive, IR sensors, bright LED headlights, and lots of space for custom project circuitry." As robots go, it also looks very much like certain models of SGI workstation. Now I'll need to update my 1980 Christmas wishlist -- it's probably lost between pages of Popular Mechanics.

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Re:linux! by Anonymous Coward · 2007-12-25 08:51 · Score: -1, Flamebait

it really must suck to have such a narrow understanding of xp and probably computing as a whole.

what else should i expect out of a common fanboi as to not know about what microsoft offers that target this exact market. i guess you're one of those morons who thinks that ms is windows, office and visual studio.

educate yourself. or just keep looking like a moron and an asshat.

btw: tay zonday says 'youz a bitch'