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Jack Rabbit's Avatar (by Gravatar) posted on
December 1, 2005, 11:39 am
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My son is 14 years old and we are looking for a reasonably priced
robot kit (say $100 - $200).

He says he does not just want to put the thing together but he wants a
kit that allows him to "program" the robot.

He is very interested in robotics but is basically a beginner. He can
program a computer
in C++ and he can handle a soldering iron.

Thanks!



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Robot Fan's Avatar (by Gravatar) posted on
December 1, 2005, 12:10 pm
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Re: Need A Robot Kit For 14 Year Old

You should check out the new Scribbler Robot from Parallax.

http://www.scribblerrobot.com/

It's really easy to use, powerful and a great deal at only $100

-RF


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Win Heagy's Avatar (by Gravatar) posted on
December 1, 2005, 1:07 pm
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Re: Need A Robot Kit For 14 Year Old

Check out the Boe Bot..  http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28132
Expandable, very programmable...all kinds of experiments can be done with
it.
They also have a USB version.

Received an email from Parallax yesterday and they are giving away a
Scribbler
with every Serial Boe Bot...good deal (unless you need a USB version of the
Boe Bot).
http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28132-28136

Win





 
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http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28132

I second Win's recommendation. IMHO, the Boe Bot is the way to go! I have
two of them little guys, sweet. As Win said, you get a free scribbler robot
with it's purchase (serial port only with the offer).

Lots of fun and learning...





 
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Re: Need A Robot Kit For 14 Year Old

ChiBots has a beginners kit available that would be appropriate:
http://www.budgetbot.com /


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Scott Willis's Avatar (by Gravatar) posted on
December 11, 2005, 12:22 pm
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Re: Need A Robot Kit For 14 Year Old

Jack Rabbit wrote:

While you got some really good replys, You might check out the Lego
Mindstorms.
Some may think it is to much of a toy but there is a lot of online
support and information about the kit (Mostly from hobbists).

While I think it is a bit costly for what the programable brick is, it
still has a lot to offer.

http://www.legoeducation.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=1034

For $226.00 you can get a kit and good starter graphical programing
enviornment (Robolab).
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/Resources/links/default.asp

Then there are other free programming environments like NQC (Not Quite
C, a C like programming language), Lejos (Java based), etc.

http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc /

http://lejos.sourceforge.net /

Other resources for Mindstorms:

http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~sklar/er /

http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/

http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~sklar/er /
http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~sklar/er/curriculum /

http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/RoboticsIntro.htm

Add on hardware for Mindstorms (Mind sensors);
http://www.mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33

Good luck.

Scott



 

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