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1980's Heathkit Hero robot teardown / modern equivalent

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This cropped up in discussion elsewhere on Element 14 and may be worth considering for a future show.

https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-83675#comment-96896

 

Heathkit in the 1980's produced and sold an educational/personal robot in kit form or pre-assembled called the 'Hero 1' and then later the 'Hero 1 Jr.' and the 'Hero 2000' models.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HERO_(robot)

They were much sought after by young technical enthusiasts at the time, but the pricing probably placed them more in the college/university domain.

 

If one can be obtained (around 20,000 were sold according to Wikipedia) then it may make an interesting teardown project for the show. If not, then perhaps building a modern equivalent would be an alternative idea for the show.

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  • Just to add some more pics info.. unusually there are several HERO robots on ebay currently (at the usual high prices), but I was more interested in the photos.

    Since the larger pics may be copyrighted, there is just a thumbnails summary below, but anyone can view and download the photos from ebay until they disappear...

    There's more than enough information to make very good, and similar-looking if desired, modern replacements : )

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  • in reply to shabaz

    (April 27, 2020) - Hi Folks, I just rediscovered this fine group.  I have a 1985 HERO-1 with a voice module working nicely in our living room.  (It usually sits and displays the time). I updated the batteries and cleaned it up since my wife and I built it in the late 1980s. Thank you for being here and your interest in teaching electronics to folks.  That was one of the reasons this 'Bot was made (I am told).  I can be emailed at daveboyer55@gmail.com or text 585-329-4982 .  Take care. Stay strong and healthy, Dave Boyer, Rochester NY USA.

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  • in reply to shabaz

    (April 27, 2020) - Hi Folks, I just rediscovered this fine group.  I have a 1985 HERO-1 with a voice module working nicely in our living room.  (It usually sits and displays the time). I updated the batteries and cleaned it up since my wife and I built it in the late 1980s. Thank you for being here and your interest in teaching electronics to folks.  That was one of the reasons this 'Bot was made (I am told).  I can be emailed at daveboyer55@gmail.com or text 585-329-4982 .  Take care. Stay strong and healthy, Dave Boyer, Rochester NY USA.

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