Over the weekend I picked up a
tamiya tracked bulldozer kit with the idea of using for building a robot. The tracks will be it's "legs". It will be controlled by a
robostix. I'm thinking a
photovore that seeks out light to feed would be the easiest first robot for me to build. I'm documenting most of it so I can share when it's completed.
Just driving the tracked vehicle around, it's amazing how kids are entranced by it. I think once it's moving itself around and interacting with the environment they will even more amazed. When I tell my daughter about programming, and software in general she doesn't really understand it or even feign interest. But a robot that she can see and touch makes much more sense. An easier concept to comprehend as robots are seen as an inevitable future in most media. Kids seem to be drawn to them.. Something to think about.