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From: yosh@hou2e.UUCP (M.CHING)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Robotics kit from Fischertechnik
Message-ID: <439@hou2e.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 12:27:17 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  5 12:27:17 1985
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Fischertechnik is a brand name for hobby products sold by the Fischer-Werke
company of Germany. They used to sell building sets with nylon blocks
and worm-drive motors. You could also buy electronic components for them
like flip-flops, multivibrators and amplifiers. I own 5 sets and still build
with them from time to time. Their products are ultra-high quality (each
block had a lifetime guarantee), imaginative, and allow you to build real,
working prototypes. I have not seen the robotics line but I can certainly
vouch for the company's reputation.

						Dave Bloom
						Bell Labs, Holmdel