Smobot thoughts...

Ozzie_Isaac

TheToast said:

One thing about the Smobot - I'm never a believer in buying version 1 of anything. Because most companies get a product to market, learning along the way that there's a better way to build something. A friend funded the kickstarter for a Pebble watch (first smart watch) and was gutted 6 months later when the version 2 was a massive leap ahead of the first version. 

But then the Smobot is so simple that I imagine not much will change from v1 to v2. 

One thing to remember on SmoBot is they had extensive beta samples out in the wilderness.  I was one of the testers and talked to Eric and Curtis many times regarding the beta unit.  Their  production unit is probably closer to a v3 product.

Their development had been years.

HeavyG

TheToast said:

One thing about the Smobot - I'm never a believer in buying version 1 of anything. Because most companies get a product to market, learning along the way that there's a better way to build something. A friend funded the kickstarter for a Pebble watch (first smart watch) and was gutted 6 months later when the version 2 was a massive leap ahead of the first version. 

But then the Smobot is so simple that I imagine not much will change from v1 to v2. 

The SmoBot is not really in "version 1". The SmobBot folks have been using SmoBots on their own for years. There are a few people on the forum who have been using "beta" models for a couple years or more.

What you can buy now is just their effort to make a commercial go of it. I'm sure future versions may have incremental improvements but the version now seems pretty solid.

TheToast

@HeavyG @Ozzie_Isaac Noted. Thanks