[Sussex] Fwd: Armdroid

[Jacqui Caren]

FYI - please contact ian directly and Cc me please. I have offered to "hold" amything
he wants until he gets back from Bristol :-)

A bit of background, Ian has been a core contributor to the tvrrug.org.uk user group, helping
quite a few of us newbies get going, so please check that dusty cupboard for him :-)

Jacqui

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Armdroid
Date: 	Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:04:48 +0100
From: 	Ian Stratford <ginjaian at gmail.com>


Hi Jacqui/Alan

If you could put the word out amongst the local LUGs that I'm after an Armdroid (or any other defunct/spare/pensioned off robotic arms or similar), which may be lurking in the backs of cupboards in
schools, that would be great. I'd like one personally, but happy if we can get one donated to the hackspace. The Armdroid is a 6-axis robot arm from 1981, often used in schools to teach kids about
robotics, usually coupled to a BBC Micro. I remember seeing one, but was never allowed to play with it! I can also remember poring over magazines of the time, trying to work out if I could ever afford
something similar. As a 6-axis robot, it could work with Al's electronics, with 3x Dual Stepper Modules.

Regards

Ian