[aklug] Re: Regarding Robot Kits

I coached the west robotics team for a few years and could make.some
suggestions as I was pushing using PCs with Linux

On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:58 PM, Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us>
wrote:

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> I vaguely remember last year talking to somebody on the list about
> robot
> kits. It's budget proposal time here at UAF ARSC, and I need to
> write a
> proposal that should be able to get me $1000 to $2000 for my remote
> robotics project.
>
> We are pretty sick of the cheap robots we've been using, and wanted to
> invest in a different kit. I think everybody else in the project wants
> to use Lego NXT, but I'm still open-minded.
>
> Things that I like:
> - Ideally could do all development under Linux
> - Multi-tasking processor (a MUST)
> - Lots of cool accessories, including means of communicating with it
> over bluetooth
>
> Just wondered if anyone had any input.
>
> - --
> Christopher Howard
> http://indicium.us
> http://theologia.indicium.us
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Received on Thu Sep 3 20:46:30 2009