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George
12-14-2009, 10:01 PM
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http://skizzers.org/andy/articles/lego/index.html

az_gila
12-15-2009, 01:22 AM
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http://skizzers.org/andy/articles/lego/index.html

...but he could have programmed a LEGO robot to do it for him....

http://yosemitevalleyschool.org/uploaded_images/robotics3-782454.jpg

On a more serious note - these LEGO robots are great for kids to learn programming - they are programmed via bluetooth with a graphical programming language, and the kids get an instant feedback on how the program works by watching the actions of the robot.

Last week I was Chief Judge at the Tuscon regionals of the national Lego Robotics competion. I was good to watch teams of 8-13 year olds learn and interact with the robots.....:PDT11

There is a UK division of the contest...

http://firsthandtechnology.org.uk/Default.aspx

A bit more instructive than playing with a Wii or X-Box...:rolleyes: