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Boe-Bot robot kit (serial version) - $50

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Microcenter has the Boe-Boe Robot Kit that uses a BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller for $50, it's usually $150, so it's not a bad deal and pretty good kit for beginners - Thanks Ksmith! Link.

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In MAKE 02 we reviewed this kit - Link.

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Posted by: pen_sq on August 15, 2006 at 1:49 PM

WOW. I got one a year ago for $100, it was an incredible deal then. Whichever microcontroller you grow up into (AVR for me!), this set puts together everything you'll need to know. The "manual" runs as a well paced and engaging class course.

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Posted by: Lagg on August 15, 2006 at 2:52 PM

Wow, a BS2 on its own costs that much. That is a great deal!

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Posted by: JLOCK84 on August 15, 2006 at 6:09 PM

yeah, I remember seeing these in radioshack i work at. We carried them for about 4 months after christmas of '05. then they had all of us radioshacks discontinue and ship them back to our depots.

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Posted by: RonGiuntini on August 15, 2006 at 9:49 PM

My son and I are each building a boebot, his is USB, mine is serial. Same thing, essentially. This is the best price I have seen apart from ebay auctions. If you want to learn about microcontrollers, servos, and programing a basic stamp, get this kit.

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Posted by: WNixon on August 16, 2006 at 9:59 AM

It's backordered now, but I just talked to a friendly customer service guy and he said they have stock arriving probably over the weekend, and will start filling orders on Monday.

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Posted by: WNixon on August 16, 2006 at 10:02 AM

It's backordered now, but I just talked to a friendly customer service guy and he said they have stock arriving probably over the weekend, and will start filling orders on Monday.

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Posted by: WNixon on August 16, 2006 at 10:03 AM

It's backordered now, but I just talked to a friendly customer service guy and he said they have stock arriving probably over the weekend, and will start filling orders on Monday.

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Posted by: JoeyBob on August 18, 2006 at 9:49 PM

No longer backordered.
Mine was shipped Thursday, same day as ordered.

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Posted by: WNixon on September 12, 2006 at 9:35 AM

Looks to be gone from Micro-Center now. However I did find another source for this kit cheap. See forum post here:

http://beta.slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&s=b67051884fec182a5ab6cf6a0fa8bbf5&t=307527

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