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Title: SUMO BOT : Build Your Own Remote-Controlled Programmable Sumo-Bot by Myke Predko, Ben Wirz ISBN: 0-07-141193-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 04 November, 2002 Format: Misc. Supplies Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $99.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great bot!!!!
Comment: This is a great bot. I recommend it for everyone. Easy to put together and lots of fun.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Bot
Comment: A great, fun, and easy bot to build. Good customer service.
I would recommend it for everyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Hobby Robot You Can Buy!
Comment: I have had the original build your own robot kit for a year now and I thought it was pretty good. The concept and price was great, but there were a few rough edges in the original execution. The original wheels [were poor] (and for some reason say "FORD" on them) and it got pretty expensive buying the BS2 to go with it. Using an "acorn nut" as a front "caster" was pretty innovative, unfortunately it didn't work that well on rough surfaces.
The good points about the robot were the remote control and how easily a BS2 could be added to the robot so that I could write my own programs and try them out. Even with the [poor] wheels and "caster" it was probably the best experimenter's robot out there. The information on the CD-ROM was great, although I wish it was available on paper (costs a lot to print out all the information).
Myke seemed to have learned from the first robot and the Sumo Bot is fantastic. It now has a very solid sheet metal chassis (with a front scoop), it runs by 4 "AA" batteries and has a caterpiller bulldozer like track that allows it to run over just about any surface. The robot is really built like a bulldozer, it will last a long time.
Best of all, the optional pieces from the original kit, the BS2 and AppMod are built into the robot. All you have to do is put the CD-ROM into your PC, download the programs and BS2 programming software, conenct the robot to the PC using a serial cable and you can start writing your own programs or adding your own hardware.
This review probably reads like a sales pitch, but I've had my Sumo Bot for a week now and I LOVE IT! It's very robust, easy to use and program and best of all, it's fun.
Brad
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Title: Robot Builder's Bonanza by Gordon McComb ISBN: 0071362967 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 21 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Robot Sumo: The Official Guide by Pete Miles ISBN: 007222617X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 10 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Programming Robot Controllers by Michael Predko, Myke Predko ISBN: 0071408517 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 16 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Insectronics : Build Your Own Walking Robot by Karl Williams ISBN: 0071412417 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Building Robot Drive Trains (Robot DNA Series) by Dennis Clark, Michael Owings ISBN: 0071408509 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 11 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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