A team of folks have developed this iRobot Create (former Roomba) project for engaging kids in learning basic programming skills and logic. Byron Lahey, Natalie Freed, Alex Kim and Camilla Jensen write: Our robot recognizes “command tiles” placed in view of its mounted camera and acts accordingly (”turn left,” “stop,” “go in the direction of the arrow”, “repeat last command,” etc.) The commands mapped to each symbol can vary with the type, position, and orientation of the symbol. The idea
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Spring is here and so is NCIX’s Spring Savings Sale! Here are some of the surprise specials: Irobot Roomba 4290 Vacuum Cleaning Robot with Scheduler Intellibin 2 Virtual Walls - $219.99 Antec Earthwatts 430W Power Supply ATX12V V2.0 20/24PIN Active PFC 80PLUS 80MM Fan - $39.99 Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 PCI TV Tuner for Vista MCE NTSC ATSC QAM Retail Box W/ Remote & IR Receiver - $59.99 OCZ Value Series PC2-5400 2GB 1X2GB DDR2-667 200PIN SODIMM Memory - $39.99 - $10 MIR Samsung Spinpoint F1 Serie
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Fake Roomba. NewEgg.com has the Metapo QQ-1 CleanMate 365 Personal Cleaning Robot for $85 with free shipping. Features a remote control that commands the robot, cleaning time from 10 to 80 minutes in 10 minute increments, built-in slot for fragrance.
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