A HERO Will Rise

Yesterday in his post Rise of the Edubot, John mentioned in passing that perennial electronics DIY company Heathkit (now focused on the educational and training markets) had announced a new version of their original HERO robot from 1982. HERO 1 had a Motorola 6808 CPU and 4k of RAM on board. He came equipped with motion, light, sound and sonar ranging sensors. You could even add an optional arm attachment and max out his capabilities. There were a couple follow-on models, and then it faded awa
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