[MrForbes]

Thanks for setting me straight Eric. I was introduced to vEx when Radio Shack was distributing it, I should have done more research. It did not occur to me that IFI would have developed a system that Radio Shack sold.

All things considered, the old vEx system is great for getting into robotics, we own two sets (our family), and the NERDS have half a dozen or so that have been very well used over the years.