[Offtopic] OT: Arudino

[Cameron Bell]

Noticed that myself and thought that it was worth investigating - if 
anyone has the time to have a play, it might be good if they can let the 
list(s) know how it goes.
Cheers
Cameron

WEIR Andrew wrote:
> Apologies for the off topic post.
>
> I was just reading the June 08 issue of APC and came across the article
> on arduino. Maybe useful for robotics and programming.
>
> " Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on
> flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists,
> designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive
> objects or environments. "
>
> http://www.arduino.cc
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> It really looks like an interesting piece of software even if the site
> is a little hard to deal with.
> IT is also open source. Seems the only cost is actually getting the
> controller boards themselves but they seem to range in price from $17 to
> $171 for the Bluetooth version.
>
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