26-04-2005, 15:14
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Bringing .NET to Robots
AKA: Matthew Fowler
 FRC #0312 (Heatwave); FRC #1369 (Minotaur) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 78
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Re: Are the VEX kits worth buying?
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Version V1 will have many features that .5 doesnt have. It will probably be programmable, and even if they arnt in the starter set, there will be a plethora of new and cool parts (wheels, ect.). But V.5 has everything you need to make a simple bot that works well.
If your just using it for personal use, Id recommend buying the starter set- $300
Battery Pack and charger-$50
1+ Motors- $20 each
That will allow you to build a 4 WD, or a 2 WD bot with a servo and up to 2 motors (if 2WD) for other features such as arms, ect.
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The current v.5 controller is porgrammable - look here |