Heathkit Brings Back HERO

I so wanted one of these when I was 14. Usually advertised in the back of Popular Science, Heathkit produced and sold all kinds of electronic project kits back in the 80s including this robot called the HERO, the Heathkit Educational RObot. Looking like one of the robots from Silent Running, it couldn't really do much except move around and respond to light, sound, and motion. Later models could actually 'talk' and were upgradeable; they essentially taught you about electronics and robotics.
Now Heathkit is about to reenter the educational robot business.

Heathkit’s new “HE-RObot” incorporates an onboard computer running Windows XP Professional on a Core 2 Duo Processor. Controlled by remote or set to move autonomously, it is capable of sensing its environment, reacting and moving around obstacles. HE-RObot™ can talk, see, hear, transmit receive and process data, or if you like, just play a CD.

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