Hero Robot on eBay

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You are bidding on a Hero Robot. The front of the case is marked
"Heathkit Educational Systems: ETW-18". This machine appears to have all
the original innards, except the battery.  The arm and the hand are
damaged;  I tried to show more in the pictures.



This Hero has evidently seen some action. It is being sold AS-IS. The
unit seems mostly intact although; the hand is broken, the case is a
little loose on snapping together, three of the buttons are snapped off.
I have never powered it up- It requires a battery (not included). There
are circuit boards on each of the sides (underneath the gray snap-on
covers). The circuit boards seem to be in good condition; overall the
unit seems to be in fair condition.  The hand and arm are the most
obvious casualties.  The circuit boards seem OK, there may be a dangling
connection here and there, and possibly a broken component.  Please see
the pictures for the damage to the arm and hand.  I'm sure this worked
at one time, but it's possibly only good for parts/cannibalizing.

Also included:

17v charger
Teaching pendant
Serial Interface manual - I don't think the serial interface is included
in this machine
BASIC - Manual.
Memory Expansion Manual.  I have no reason to believe this unit actually
has the memory expansion installed.
Schematics (1 sheet) for some of the circuit boards for the robot