Vexplorer now available for pre-order!

[AdamHeard]

Hopefully, what they mean by incompatible is that the cords have a slightly different plug, but are still pwm....

if that is the case, I'd consider buying it to use with my vex kit.

I do like the idea of 6wd chassis w/ a simple arm already.... May make team 40 style vex prototyping much easier.

[Chuck Glick]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Hopefully, what they mean by incompatible is that the cords have a slightly different plug, but are still pwm....

Not pwm connections... its 2 pins on the vexplorer motors, however you can use the current vex motors in their place with a regular microcontroller.

[Qbranch]

You had me until....

This unit is not programmable.

But i do like the wheels and such, i wonder if the pwm signals are the same.

-q

[Protronie]

I like it... who cares about beating your head on the desk trying to program the thing. This looks like a fun kit for someone that just wants to put something together and make it fetch a can of soda!

[John Gutmann]

All the VEXplorer Structure, Hardware and Motion parts are completely compatible with all other Vex Structure, Hardware and Motion parts and pieces and vice-versa. Use these Vex products to build endless robots.

Quoted from VEX.

[tymann09]

question, will i be able to use some of the new motors with the old motors? because if i buy this i dont want half of my other vex set to go to waste. i understand the new motors have 2 pins and the older ones have 3, but somebody mentioned something maybe being able to work. thanks

[Qbranch]

Wow... i just saw the VEXplorer in the fall Hammacher Schlemmer catalog i got today... didn't take long for them to find it!

-q

[ParkerF]

These things are definitely looking nice in my eyes, but now to raise 200 bucks. They're great for people who really don't know much about robots and such. I was actually involved in what you could call the 'child labor testing period' of the Vexplorer [j.k, I loved working with JVN to build Vexes]. They're pretty cool. I mean, what's better than being able to run into the bathroom with a little spy bot and steal your sister's cell phone or something. You know the mission was successfully accomplished when you hear a deafening scream.

I think the guys at Vex did great in accomplishing their goal of making a more 'public' friendly robot that wouldn't have people killing their robots in order to get them to work.

(NOTE: There was no child labor involved in the production of the Vexplorer, it is simply a Robowrangler inside joke. <3)

[John Gutmann]

Now that I think of it....The motors having to wires could mean 1 of 2 things. The motors just run at max RPMs at that load. (No motor control) Or the controller is made to have the motor controller inside the controller. The latter is very believable to me, the motors draw what? 1 amp at max? Those are small transistors.

Also if the latter is the case a adapter wouldn't be all that hard to make. just buy a pwm extension and a 2pin extension from vex and cut them and splice them together. Or just buy the connectors and housings and make them yourself.

-John