Robotics

Enjoying learning more and more about robotics in general via a variety of robots used in education

• Lego Mindstorms (LMS) 
• Training: Dec.08-Jan09 Education class at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)
• NXT-G 
• the graphic language from Lego and National Instruments
• Lejos  
• Java on LMS
• LMS forte  
• helping develop HW Function Blocks and will develop online tutorial classes
• KIPR KISS Botball
• Training: Introduction seminar by Dr. D. Miller (OU)  at (TU Wien)
• Racket on Botball (side project in progress)
• BeeBots
• K-5 via K.North at Piney Point Elem. Houston, TX
• Like Turtle graphics, but also good for spelling bees
• Parallax Robots
• Since RIE2010 on wishlist to learn
• good to learn basic electronics
• excellent on-line documentation
• have a parallel processor