69developer
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Well, thought the kids would enjoy the robot(JD) more but they don't. We all put it together and did some exercises with it and now they don't even ask doing anything with it. So I may sell it if someone is interested. Still mint condition and original box/packaging. Extra battery to. If anyone is interested let me know? Also if I sell it locally, what should I ask to get for it?
Hate to do it, as the community here is great, but its just collecting dust, so to say.
Not enough disposable cash to make you an offer right now, but I hope you find it a good home.
Alan
Do you have a paypal account to take a payment? If so, please zap me a note at
lamachine.geo@yahoo.com
I will happily take it off your hands. (I have one JD and twin boys)
-- Bob
lamachine, if you match that you can have it. Would ship UPS ground.
Also would need to know if you want me to take it apart or leave it assembled? If leave assembled, may be another $10 for shipping as it would require either bigger box or two boxes.
Let me know, as I could ship this Thursday.
No worries, I will just get another from DJ if you have a buyer already. Thanks.
-- Bob O
PS, I am putting the (literal) cart ahead of the (figurative) horse. My boys are not even three years old and are scared by JD more often than not!
I think we are expecting too much from customers to build custom robot configurations on their own. It's becomong clear that it may be our job to provide robot configurations.
Would that have been worth exploring?
I just want to throw my 2 cents in. I am not trying to change your mind or anything like that. It is just an observation that I have made from teaching students robotics using this platform.
A robot is cool. Pretty much any robot is cool. The thing that people expect from robots is interaction on a level that is at the user's level. For example, my granddaughter will not be interested in the same robot that I am if it tells her the weather, sports and news. I lose interest in a robot that tells me nursery rhymes or plays childrens songs. I can appreciate the technology but if it does repetitive things at the same level, it becomes a toy that is put on the shelf. A dancing robot is great for the first few times it dances, but once the dance is seen by the user a couple of times, the robot is boring.
EZ-Robot, more than any other platform, gives you the ability to program a robot to adjust to different situations. DJ hit on a good point in that the EZ-Robot kits can be modified to have more uses than just the designed kit.
From your name on the forum, I assume that you are a programmer of some sort. Have you explored the SDK? It might allow you to have a way to teach your children some fundamental programming techniques. They may be too young for this, I don't know.
What I am trying to say is that the NAO, unless programmed, will be the same thing, but as you mentioned, with a much higher price tag. There are other costs associated with this robot above and beyond the initial sticker shock price. I dont have one myself, but other forum members do and have experienced disappointment with how difficult it is to make this robot do simple actions. Meanwhile, they have 2 JD's dancing in close to synchronization. They have made modifications to their JD's to customize them to their liking. I would say that they have learned far more about robotics with the JD than they have with the NAO. I like how the NAO looks and it looks like a cool platform, but I would venture to say from other users experiences that the JD is a much better learning platform.
I hope you find a use for JD and something that interests your children. In the long run, I think they will be a better solution.
True story... I had an ex who bought her kid an iPod because he leaned to tie his shoes... The bar has been set so low now. No point in even getting up in the morning... LOL
What are they going to do when they get a job and are expected to work? When I grew up I knew if I wanted a house and car I would need to earn them by getting a job... The entitlement generation (I assume) are just going expect mom and dad to give the a house and car...
@69developer.... I have no idea what your kids are like so the above is not directed at you personally...
there is a book from suske&wiske or jommeke calt children boss.
it came out some 20 years ago.the writer allreddy knew,
this was going to happen.nowadays some get cosmetic surgery,
while they dont need it.just to show off to friends.
i to had to work early to earn some money.i drag whit old paper.
i bouth figurs from mattel like big jim.
69developer
maybe yours kids aren't into programming yet.
nao is not for kids consider the prize and cost if you need a repair.
150 euro to use there program each year.
maybe a robosapien v2 will do the trick.
They didn't loos interest after 15 minutes, heck it took them about 2-3 days to read and watch all the tutorials. They played with the robot for one solid weekend and pretty much did all things with it. The boy wrote a VB.net application that made it move around a bit ( I had to help him get started is all).
Plus now that baseball season has begun, they kinda loose interest in electronics.
NAO is for kids and adults in my opinion. I've seen one in operation and saw the development kit. Just on the expensive side, way too expensive, for now.
Robosapien V1 and V2, have both. Heck have one V2 in original box and never opened (collectors item). I could possibly sell that one also.
Anyways, still need to sell.
@lamachine - just need to know if you want assembled or all back in box.
Oh, one last thing, I wish the software and hardware was open sourced.