[chbot] Chchrobotics Digest, Vol 14, Issue 6

[chris stuart]

Gotta love the Picaxe for versatility and ease of use/cost etc. I can see 
why they chose them.....great stepping stone.
I use them myself for all sorts of things.
Chris Stuart
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> From: Richard Jones <rjtp at ihug.co.nz>
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> I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Brightsparks awards at the 
> Chch
> Convention Centre on Friday. Finalists were there with their inventions in
> different age categories from secondary schools all around the country.
> These are the net generation who have grown up with colour tv and internet
> since birth. All the presentations I saw were incredible for their
> ingenuity and the stamina shown by the amount of work poured into them, 
> and
> I'll bet there are a few special teachers and mentors in the mix too. I
> found three robots, one played noughts and crosses picking up the pieces
> and playing the human opponent. A rescue robot with 2 way radio, tv link
> and a gripper with DIY remote control, and a card dealing robot. Many of
> the electronic designs used Picaxe, now I come to think about it I can 
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> recall two AVR designs, all the others were Picaxe.
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> Richard
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