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From: MCMANIS%USC-ECLC%sri-nic@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Radio Shack "robot arm"???
Message-ID: <13748@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Nov-83 13:14:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 17 13:14:00 1983
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From:  Chuck McManis <MCMANIS%USC-ECLC@sri-nic>


The "arm" is a repackaged version of the Tomy Armatron. Several people
bought one when they came out at the end of last year (actually Toys R us
sold their entire stock of the beasties) and reports were that they would
be VERY difficult to interface to a micro. This is due to the linkages of
the "joysticks" to the controlling joints. Its lifting power consists of
the hollow plastic pieces that come with it, the Tomy version came with 
a small "reactor" which could be "fueled" with the arms and disassembled
with the arm. The arm also has a meter of some sort that the manufacturer
reccomends be used as a timer to compete. A fun gadget but unfortunately
not quite enough.

				--Chuck
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