[chbot] APC Magazine Arduino Article

[Tim Carr]

Hi all, I'm hoping I may be able to help me with some ideas. I've been asked
by APC Magazine in Australia to write a series of articles related to
getting started with Arduino. APC have picked up on the growing popularity
of the platform and I've been tasks with writing a complete beginners
article that gives them an interesting grounding in Arduino in just 2-3
magazine pages and followed on by one or two more advanced articles.

The challenge I see is not so much in the technology but in picking an
interesting first project that leaves them with the desire to experiment and
extend their knowledge. As a result I'm loath to start with the blinking
light 'hello world' as I imagine there must be better options that haven't
been thrashed. I must admit though, at this point it really does seem to be
the best fit. Please prove me wrong....please.

So, my question is this: When you started building robots, what really took
your fancy and what do you feel may be a good starting 'micro-project' for
others to start with?

One aim (that may be asking too much) is to develop the howto in such a way
that the initial article demonstrates the key essential elements of Arduino
setup and use while being easily extended in the second article to produce
something fun and functional. So perhaps the first may be setting up a servo
to move and the second may make it follow the light (I'm not sure if that's
too hard for newbies but you get my drift).

Thanks in advance for any thought you can share on this.

-- 
Regards,
Tim
MindKits Chief Ninja
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