MechRC Ed-E - Education Edition

Please note: The Education Edition includes these extras: 1 additional Li-Poly battery + Activities and Educational briefs.

"Say what you want about robots being our future overlords and all that, but we think they're really just here to boogie. I mean, if all you wanted to do was get your groove on but some engineer kept programming you to scare prisoners or little children, you might go looking for a little payback too, right? Thankfully there's MechRC, a 17-servo kit newly available .. that, despite his menacing visage, should do wonders to soothe human-robot relations through a vast array of funky moves. Thanks to what looks to be some easy to use .. software, would-be robo-choreographers of nearly any age should be able to sharpen their teeth here ... just check out the "Evolution of Dance" homage after the break. Judson Laipply, you just got served!" -- Engadget.com

This new ready-to-walk robot is a breakthrough in price to performance. High torque metal gear servos, LiPo batteries for longer run times, a fluid 3D visual software programming interface for easy custom motions, and a remote control unit are included. Everything you need to have you own walking robot is included in this ready-to-walk kit! With over a hundred pre-installed motions and sounds you can get this robot throwing some dance floor shapes or some killer fighting moves straight from the box.

Programming the MechRC is seriously easy and thanks to the software included, all programming takes place in an animation filmstrip. Manipulate the animated robot on your PC's screen into your chosen stance and save the move or sequence. Your robot is controlled much like a video game character so programming the 'bot is both straightforward and fun.

Add the soundtracks, sound effects and voices of your choice from your PC's music files and blast them out through the speaker in MechRC's chest.

Features

The MechRC Robot comes pre-assembled.
Designed by the Transformer artist so there is a startling likeness to the Transformer form.
The 'bot sports 17 servos with 180 degree movement..
Metal Gear Servos with 13kg-cm torque!
Audio can be played through the speaker in the robot's chest.
More than 100 moves are pre-stored on the robot - see him throw some serious shapes fit for the dance floor or reveal his killer fighting moves.
An easy to use 3D visual interface is used for programming.
The robot is manipulated in an animation film strip making customizing seriously user-friendly.
IR remote control.
2x Lithium battery pack and charger.
MechRC Commander software CD ROM.
USB/Serial communications cable.
User Guide + Activities and Educational Briefs
Requires a PC (not Mac compatible).
Suitable for ages 14 years+.
Size: 36 x 32 x 15cm.

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