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40 The Evolution of Ethel
by Steven Nelson
This enthusiastic bot builder chronicles
his robot’s journey from a pile of parts
to a well-dressed automaton.
48 Using a VEX Controller for Electronic Experiments
by Daniel Ramirez
This next installment shows you how to
develop a user interface for the
VEX microcontroller using a DIY LCD
display and a numeric keypad.
56 The NXT Big Thing
by Greg Intermaggio
Time to break out that LEGO MINDSTORMS
NXT kit! We’ll start with a basic build
following step-by-step instructions and then
in future articles, we’ll create some very unique
projects utilizing things like Bluetooth and
additional sensors.
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Getting Down to Some Basics of Using C
by Fred Eady
Mechanically-inclined roboteers tend to
gravitate towards the hardware side of things
for solutions. However, they’ll soon C the
beauty of having the tool of programming
in their arsenal.
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