When you see $125 off something you probably assume it cost several times that to start with. Nope, this drastic discount leaves just $25 plus shipping. Use coupon-code: 2JLP-R4XRT3 when ordering the little rover. There’s a quick video snippet of it embedded after the break.
What you’ll get is a Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller on a board with a bunch of goodies.
- MicroSD slot
- USB host and device connectors
- I2C audio with speakers
- Ethernet connector
- 96×6 OLED display
- Motors
- Optosensors
- Bump detectors
As always, we want to hear about the hacks you come up with once you have this little guy in hand.
[update, the code is now expired]
[final update — Someone from TI explains what is going on.]
—- from the comments.
As some posts already note, the coupon code is only available to ESC Boston attendees. That said, we’re psyched about all of your interest and understand there seems to have been some confusion, so TI plans to fulfill all of the finalized orders to date. We’re working on some logistics in getting the code up and running again for ESC Boston attendees, but proof of ESC registration will be required. Stay tuned.
We hear you about the e-store and are working as quickly as possible to avoid issues in the future. Thanks for your patience.
Bottom line – we’re glad to see the excitement around EVALBOT and look forward to checking out your projects! We encourage you to share them on our e2e Forums at http://e2e.ti.com/
-Jean Anne Booth, Texas Instruments
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQPyZPQcyKI]
[Thanks GDM]
I’m being patient here. #6016.
According to my order status estimated ship date is 12/21/2010. Can’t wait to see what I can make this little guy do… perhaps write and Android app to control it to remotely terrorize my dog while I’m not there to?
I’ll be converting mine into a killbot, and taking over the world.
6274 – no ship date yet :(
#6180 — no ship date as of yet. I am hoping the delay is due to them filling the orders for the ESC Boston attendees whom they were intended for. I am impatient but would hate to think that they would have to wait on all of us who just stumbled into a great deal.
This is an email reply from TI.
Hello xxx,
Thank you for contacting Texas Instruments Semiconductor Support.
Unfortunately, the part that you order is not in stock. Also the product group is having to check all of the orders against the attendee list for the Boston Tech Day. Please see the below information from the Product Group. I do apologize for the inconvenience and delay. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Please note: ESC Boston attendees received a special coupon for a highly discounted EVALBOT. We’ve had to temporarily discontinue use of the coupon code – in your order, use of the code will result in a “this coupon is expired” response. Full price orders are still available. We expect to re-enable use of the ESC Boston coupon code by October 11th, and the coupon code expiration date will be extended by the amount of time that we had to discontinue its use. When re-enabled, the code will be accepted only for ESC Boston attendees and orders will be validated against the ESC Boston attendee list.
TI sucks
Guess my Order #6652 won’t be shipped then as I didn’t attend BTD… Ahh well… :(
@DMackey…
As stated before.. “The coupon code was intended for ESC Boston attendees, but we are honoring orders that were confirmed before an update/clarification about the coupon code was posted on TI’s estore.”
So, if you got a confirmation email, you’ll get your order filled, it’ll just take awhile…
Jason,
Sweet. That news will make it worth the wait for sure..
I’m order #6604, and I too have yet a shipping date posted, even just an ETA would be nice.
Indeed, why can’t we get at least a estimated time for shipping? This is ridiculous!!!!
FYI
#6553 on Oct 4th. Got conf email
Nut’n since….
Status: Processing
Status: Waiting to Ship
Est. Ship Date “blank”
The Launchpad took about 10 weeks, soooo MAYBE Santa will still visit…
Hey all,
#58xx shows Est Ship Date of 12/13/2010.
Today is Dec 21, and still Status: Waiting to ship.
Hope there’s an update soon
Hey all,
#5941…Est Ship Date: 12/21/2010
Status: Waiting to ship…
Wondering if TI is ever going to send me my bot…
Order #6043 here. My status also says “waiting to ship” with Est Chip Date of 12/21/2010. This was supposed to be a Christmas present for me. Now I’m just hoping I get it by New Year’s Day. Anybody else receive their’s lately?
With extreme regret, we have not been able to satisfy all of the existing EVALBOT orders. I assure you that we are working to rectify the situation and anticipate that pending orders will be fulfilled by late January. Those who have not received their order should receive an email with this update in the coming days, but I wanted to make sure we addressed your questions and comments here as well. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you, particularly around this holiday season.
–Jean Anne Booth, Stellaris Marketing, Texas Instruments
Jean Anne,
Thanks for checking in. Will be looking for the email update.
Kind regards,
Robert
Order #6553
Your order status has been updated.
Qty SKU Description Price EstimatedShipDate
1 EKB-UCOS3-EVM EKB-UCOS3-EVM – Stellaris® Robotic Evaluation Board for use with Micrium’s µC/OS-III 25.00 01/20/2011
Order Number: 6479
Ordered on: 10/5/2010 3:08:45 AM
Status: Waiting to Ship
Thank you very much for your work, Jean Anne & team!!
Received update today, shipping 20/01, can’t wait! :)
email update received!!!!
Your order status has been updated.
Qty SKU Description Price EstimatedShipDate
1 EKB-UCOS3-EVM EKB-UCOS3-EVM – Stellaris® Robotic Evaluation Board for use with Micrium’s µC/OS-III 25.00 01/20/2011
Order Number: 6553
YeeHaw!
Robert
I received an email update too – Order Number 6696 is due to dispatch Jan 27th – great news!
Can’t wait.
Dave
order 7040 (one of the last ones posted on here) finally has a ship date of 27th jan :D !!!
order #6274 for jan 20th dispatch – finally!
order 64xx reporting in with a ship date of 1/20. I had all but written it off. Sweet.
Order 70xx with a ship date of 01/27/2011!
I suspect I was one of the last to order before it was disabled ;)
-rayman
Until 1/27… expecting
I got an email saying that the Evalbot order status had been updated. Still says processing. Order #6391. I have no idea when my will come. Still no ship date showing up.
Scratch that last post. 1/20/11 ship date. Yay
Wooooooot! Order #6652 has an “EXPECTED” ship date of 1/27/11 Nice.
email update received!!!!
Your order status has been updated.
whoohooo!!
Anybody already got linux running on these things?
It is seriously unlikely that Linux will run on it.
Order 6423 was canceled!? Why was mine canceled when higher orders were fulfilled? :-(
W00t! Mine just arrived today, with no warning at all!
Shipped all the way to South Africa!
Got shipping estimate Jan/20!
Yay! Mine arrived today, all the way to Germany.
Right in time for the weekend. Looking forward to hacking on it tonight :)
-Darkstar
Mine arrived today. It’s such a cute bot, I like it! My cats like it too :+
Received! Very nice platform!
GOT MINE YESTERDAY (order # in the 6300’s).
Well well well. Christmas in January. Still, gotta say, “Thanks TI!”.
Oh, and “Thanks HaD!” for the heads up in the 1st place!!!!!!
:)
Mine came in with Fedex yesterday to Iceland all the way to the door :)
Hey, anybody has any programming samples for it to do something more interesting than just run-bum-run?
Got mine today, all the way at Malaysia! :P Thanks Hackaday for the info, and TI for honoring the orders!
Just for the record mine showed up today as well!
And mine also arrived (in Australia) today! Thanks TI – this sort of thing really generates good will.
Mine just showed up today, 2 day express fedex shipping from USA to Australia…. *blink* … all for $25, shipping probably cost more than that?!!
I got mine today! Thanks TI for accepting the order and shipping it and also HaD for displaying this deal.
For those that are still nervous their bot isn’t going to show up, mine did yesterday as I said above. However, I posted “unboxing” pictures on my site to prove it.
http://www.gregorystrike.com/?p=565
Order 5868 still processing, but with an expected ship date of 1/27/2011. Here’s hoping :)
Got mine today. Order number 6917.
got mine today (Jan 26th)