The programmable rover &quot;Electronics&quot; was produced by various manufacturers during the 80s of the 20th century. Variations and names also differed, these were the lunar rover and the vehicle and rover &quot;Electronics IM-11&quot;, Electronics &quot;... The toy tank&quot; Big Track &quot;, developed by the American company&quot; Milton Bradley &quot;in 1979, was taken as a basis. The rover could be programmed to memory up to 16 commands, on the basis of which it moved in a predetermined direction and a distance specified for each successive step. There was also a model with a fired propeller.

The programming of the toy had 16 steps, 99 bars each. You had to select the mode of operation and the time of its activation. For example. 1st step press the &quot;forward&quot; button and in numbers - movement time. Then, if it was necessary to turn the toy at a certain angle, you pressed the &quot;right or left&quot; button and set the operating time of each drive wheel in numbers (one, the central one - on the right, the other - on the left). Moreover, they could rotate in different directions and then there was Then, for example, you need to stand, you press the &quot;pause&quot; and the duration. The same with the &quot;laser gun.&quot; It was important to make the program in such a way that the rover would travel along the entire specified route, avoiding obstacles and, for example, returned to The toy in front had a bumper, and if it rested against an obstacle, the execution of the program stopped, the engines were turned off. You laid down the program and pressed the &quot;start&quot; button. There was a function to repeat the program and control each step separately.

toys (Igor Dmitrievich Krapivin, Kiev). Photos from internet auctions and RT-20 forums. Commentary by Alexander Grigorievich Kaklyugin, Chisinau.

Programmable rover "Electronics".