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Title: TAB Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit by Myke Predko, Ben Wirz, Tab Electronics ISBN: 0-07-138787-0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 Format: CD-ROM Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.59 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding kit for the price
Comment: First off i'd like to say that i really love the Tab kit, i'm a high school senior who's interested in getting started but can't afford to spend a ton of cash on expensive starter kits, and i've found this one to be very simple to build/use but complex enough that i feel i'm learning a lot from it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Half a Robot
Comment: As others have noted, the "kit" here doesn't really include everything you need to build a robot. What you get is a bare-bones platform that requires, at a minimum, a remote control you need to build from parts you supply. What it really needs for full functionality is a Basic Stamp processor- which costs a bit more than this kit- and a computer to prgram the Basic Stamp. Given all that, yes, you'll have a simple robot.
This isn't a kit for kids; I'd recommend it for someone who already has some good skills at electronic assembly and is looking for a not-too-expensive program to experiment with. For younger (middle school and below) kids, I'd recommend the Lego Mindstorms robotics kits.
Rating: 1
Summary: Very disappointing.
Comment: As others have mentioned, the kit does not include the Basic Stamp processor required to get full value out of the kit. Also, the simple build may be good for the inexperienced, but I would have liked to learn about the circuitry as I built the kit myself. I didn't feel like I was building a robot so much as assembling a toy.
When I attempted to insert the 9V battery, I discovered that one of the terminals on the board was improperly installed by the manufacturer, and the battery would not connect. I eventually got the battery to fit, and turned on the robot only to have it make a few clicking noises at me, but not move a bit. I attempted to adjust the sensors in accordance with the instructions, but that didn't work either. I played around with it, trying everything I could think of (short of breaking out a multimeter and testing the individual components), only to be rewarded by a few feeble clicking noises.
Essentially, I ended up wasting about an hour assembling and fiddling around with a toy that was broken before I even opened the box.
The item was a gift, and I'm sure the giver would be unhappy to learn how it only brought me frustration and disappointment.
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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 Building for Beginners by David Cook ISBN: 1893115445 Publisher: APress Pub. Date: 18 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Robot Builder's Sourcebook : Over 2,500 Sources for Robot Parts by Gordon McComb ISBN: 0071406859 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 15 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: 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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