Author: Steve B
Date: 17:47:12 05/25/05
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> > I have just seen on e-bay an Excalibur Mirage and a Fidelity Chester > Phantom 6126 with eyeballs ( Sounds scary ).Both claim the pieces move by > themselves. these robots move by means of an electro magnet beneath the playing surface. the pieces have magnets in their bases and as the electro magnet passes underneath it carries the piece with it the eyeballs are motion detectors that can sense movement in front of the unit it will make comments to you(it also talks)when you walk away from it and upon your return.it will also auto power down if it senses no movement after awhile the Novag is the only Robot released for sale to employ an arm to move the pieces..all of the others used the electro-magnetism method R2C3PO Regards Steve
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