HERO ( Heathkit Educational RObot) is the name of several educational sold by during the 1980s. The Heath Company began the HERO 1 project in October 1979.

The first units were available in 1982. Models included the HERO 1, HERO Jr., and HERO 2000. Heathkit supported the HERO robot line up until 1995. X force keygen adobe cs6. All three were available as kits, or for more money, prebuilt by Heathkit. Since 2013 the 1980s models are considered collectors items, due to their apparent rarity.

My grandpa was a robotics teacher back in the day and found two mildly broken Hero one robots. He wants to make one functioning one out of them.

For the most part, they cannot perform practical tasks, but are more geared toward and education above all. (with optional remote control) Manufacturer Type Release date 1984 Introductory price Kit US$599.95, Assembled US$1000 Discontinued Before Oct 1987 (Assembled) 1995 (Kit) Units sold 4,000(Sold over 8 years) 1 MHz Memory RAM: 2 kB, expandable to 24 kB Monitor ROM: 32 kB Display 9 LEDs Sound speech synthesizer Input Hex keypad with 17 keys Power Batteries:6 V 3.8 Ah x2, x4 optional Dimensions 19 inches high Weight 21.5 pounds A smaller version of HERO was released later, called HERO Jr. Heathkit intended it for the home market, and therefore made it less complex, and more self-contained. Like HERO 1, HERO Jr. Had a 6808 processor, but only 2 kB of RAM. As well, it sported onboard, a sonar range sensor, a light sensor, and a sound sensor.

An optional infrared sensor was available as well. Other optional components included a pair of extra batteries to double the operational time between charges, from an estimated 4 hours to 8 hours.

A remote control accessory allowed users to drive the robot around. It included a motion sensor that caused the robot to croak 'SOM-THING-MOVE' when it detected a source of. Heathkit released several add-ons to increase the robot's capabilities, including a transmitter to activate a home security system in the event it sensed movement while on 'guard duty'. Also, additional cartridges with programs and games were available, as well as a components to allow the user to directly program the robot. The drive mechanism is backward compared to the HERO 1, with the drive and steering wheel in the back of the robot. The head section featured an indentation to allow the robot to transport up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg).

The robot could speak several phrases from various films that either involved robots or computers. It was also capable of remembering and repeating back its masters name, as well as singing songs, reciting poems, acting as an alarm clock, and making its own combinations of phonemes to create a robotic gibberish. HE-RObot is a version of the 914 PC-Bot (pictured).

Developer Manufacturer Type Release date 2007 Introductory price as much as $8000 Discontinued 2012 Units sold approximately 50 Windows XP Pro Memory 1 GB DDR2 RAM Storage 80 GB 2½in. SATA Hard drive Power Batteries: 2 x 12V 9Ah Lead Acid Battery Charger: SONEIL 12V Intelligent Battery Charger (3A) Dimensions Height 21 inches (53 cm) Weight 25 kg (55 lb) Website (Historical) index at the. The HE-RObot was the result of a strategic partnership between Heathkit and. When available, it cost as much as $8000. The HE-RObot was marketed to the educational market. Heathkit sold approximately 50 of these robots before their bankruptcy in 2012. • Howard Boyet: Heath's robot 'HERO': 68 experiments: fundamentals and applications, Microprocessor Training 1983.

Robillard: HERO 1 - Advanced Programming and Interfacing, H.W. • Howard Boyet: Hero 1 - Advanced Programming Experiments, Heathkit/Zenith 1984. Hubbard, Lawrence P. Larsen: Hero 2000 - Programming and Interfacing, Heathkit/Zenith 1986. External links [ ] General • • • HERO 1 (ET-18) • • • HERO Jr. (RT-1) • on HERO 2000 (ET-19) • User Group • - Yahoo Groups.