not all bots are allowed in?

[trey3670]

just venting a lil bit. it seems that not all bots can come to the U.S.A.,not sure how it is for the brits,but there are several that have been around for awhile like the nx-25q,the one from jr and others that have not made it here,why?

have we not let them come in? do they not wish to import them? whats the dealio?
I know the nx-25q has been around since 2006-early7 but no one here is carrying them or even has more than a few secs of vid. just seems weird

[srobot]

If people in the USA would buy the robot kits, shops like TR would carry them.

[trey3670]

catch 22,we cant buy if we dont have someone to sell them to us!

[lampcov]

Actually it's a bit more complicated than that. One of the main factors holding back the growth of hobby robotics in the US market is that the Asian manufacturers (with the exception of Hitec and Robotis) are unwilling or unable to provide support, documentation, and representation for their products in non-Japanese languages.

This is why the Manoi bots, Plen, and others aren't seen here. Since the market is small, and the translation effort is large it's not a big win for the manufacturers, even Futaba who brought the RBT-1 here states in their manual that there is no support for the robot outside Japan. How's that for a thank you for buying our product.

Not to plug my upcoming effort, but this is why I started Robofactors (www.robofactors.com). To help bridge the gap between the Asian and U.S. markets. Keep an eye out, we've got some interesting things is the works that could really bring the US market together. Assuming the stars all line up for us...

Marc