Bill Lange Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 There is an Axlon Andy Robot listed on eBay for $400.00. I see these listed once or twice a year. I'm interested to see what it goes for. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371187506840?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Regards, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Cute. What could these things actually do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I bought one this year of ebay aswell but this looks really good. Its even has the original disc and manual, mine came without I would love to have a scanned copy of that manual. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I see that this item sold. Did anyone here pick it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) WTF ? => I Will ship Internationally Only to UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia & NZ, or Japan for $50. OOOOhhh, I will only ship to English speaking countries, because the rest of the world is evil !! (And Japan, Japanese people are reliable too, but the rest of the world......all criminals !) Edited November 20, 2014 by Level42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 It looks like it went for $350 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hmm I am glad I got mine cheaper :-) Would be great if someone could 3d print the case Electronics look simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtrooper of Death Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I like this robot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Here are two versions of the ANDY manual - robot1 and robot2. This is robot1xxx. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 This is the second version of the ANDY manual - robot2xxx. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thanks for sharing this. I have not see these before. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Here is an Axlon Andy schematic. It would be fun to recreate an Axlon Andy using the existing software and an Arduino as the brains. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi, The axlon schematic is hard to ready could you scan it please or take a better/high resolution picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 There are two manuals they look almost identical. But ANDY was not made as version #1 or #2 correct? I am very happy with this manual... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 The axlon schematic is hard to ready could you scan it please or take a better/high resolution picture. I got this off the internet. Let me see if I can contact the website owner and get a better scan. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Can someone add a link to the ATRs with the software for this contraption. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Can someone add a link to the ATRs with the software for this contraption. Bill http://atariage.com/forums/topic/223851-andy-robot-disk-and-examples/?do=findComment&comment=2961026 and http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-andy-command-disk_29749.html Edited November 25, 2014 by AtariGeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Here are the 3 ANDY disks that I have. ANDY3.zip Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 The Andy Robot is listed on eBay again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I would love to own one of these. However, I have learned the hard way to avoid anything that is "Untested so Being Sold Used As-Is." 100% of the electronics and classic hardware I have purchased with that description has not worked. Including other robots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I bought one when they were just released - I think I paid $125 for it. It had two motors - one for the left wheel and one for the right, a bump sensor and a red LED for each eye. It was powered by a few batteries, and you connected it to your Atari thru the joystick port. You could drive it around with a joystick. It's not a smart robot - your computer was needed to move it. I got tired of it pretty quick. If you want to have fun with a robot, I recommend the Woowee MiP robot. I just got two for Christmas. It's a balancing robot that has about 8 built in programs, ultrasonic sensor and and you can also drive it around wirelesslessly (Bluetooth) with your iPhone, iPad or Android phone. I think it's amazing the MiP can balance so well - even works well on a carpet. The MiP typically sells for $90. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 ^ I bought a MiP when they were released in August. It is awfully cute next to my working Verbot, 2 toy robots spanning 30+ years. Thanks for the info about Andy. I thought it had more sophisticated features. I've read up on it a bit over the years, yet I must have missed that it was basically a remote control car with a robot body on it. I don't need one of those. Still, it would be neat to play with one if only for long enough to get bored with it. Not neat enough to spend hundres or thousands on it, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I have been doing some work with the Axlon Andy interface circuit so I converted the scans that Bob posted. Here is the 1xxx manual converted to PDF Axlon Andy Manual 1xxx.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 And here is the 2xxx manual. Axlon Andy Manual 2xxx.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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