by evaderdjo » Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:45 am
by evaderdjo
Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:45 am
I am just a consumer trying to make a purchase decision. Investing $1,000 in a hobby is a LOT of money for me, in fact, I might need to start with a used robot. I need to know everything I possibly can before making a decision to buy, and I am having trouble finding the information I want. I don't read Japanese, and using Altavista doesn't give me the full meaning of things. I have posted in each different robot category of the forums looking for similar information. I wish there was one consolidated place that could let me compare different robots on all of the different aspects I am interested in: price, servo specs, remote control, gyros, grippers, batteries, depth of support from the community, and the number of motions, etc.
Honestly, I am leaning towards the Robonova simply because I have all of my questions answered, and there seems to be more used robots available. HiTec seems to have made a better effort at supporting English speaking customers. The Kondo's may have more torque, more DOF and smoother motions, but I will have to go with the robot I feel comfortable with.
I am just a consumer trying to make a purchase decision. Investing $1,000 in a hobby is a LOT of money for me, in fact, I might need to start with a used robot. I need to know everything I possibly can before making a decision to buy, and I am having trouble finding the information I want. I don't read Japanese, and using Altavista doesn't give me the full meaning of things. I have posted in each different robot category of the forums looking for similar information. I wish there was one consolidated place that could let me compare different robots on all of the different aspects I am interested in: price, servo specs, remote control, gyros, grippers, batteries, depth of support from the community, and the number of motions, etc.
Honestly, I am leaning towards the Robonova simply because I have all of my questions answered, and there seems to be more used robots available. HiTec seems to have made a better effort at supporting English speaking customers. The Kondo's may have more torque, more DOF and smoother motions, but I will have to go with the robot I feel comfortable with.