[Robotgroup] Starting robotics, but where?

[Vern Graner]

Mohammad El-Abid wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm thirteen and I've recently have thought about doing robots, I do have  a
> background in programming, but not in mechanical and electrical. I've looked
> at a couple of kits and listed my reasons.

> 4: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27311, cheap, but perhaps a
> bit advance?

Just my $0.02, but I'd go with Choice #4 (the "Toddler" from Parallax).
Parallax's support is legendary, their documentation is outstanding and
the kit itself is robust (not a bunch of plastic Legos that fall apart
if you drop or bump  your bot).

Also, you program it in a command-line style language (not a graphical
flow-chart system) so you can learn about programming while seeing
concrete results of your efforts.

:)

Vern

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