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DrummingAtom
Nov25-10, 11:39 PM
Hey all, my fiance needs ideas for xmas presents for me. When she asks me I really have no clue what I want, seeing that I'll be on break from school soon I think it would be neat to get some kind of programmable robot. Although, I'm completely new to programming and really have no clue as to which robot I would want.

Ultimately, I would want something that I can make or put together that has a ton of creativity and a challenge. Also, it would have to be something that I can develop a skill from and then apply it to my schoolwork later on. Which is why I'm thinking electronics/programming ideas.

Any suggestions? Thanks.
Pythagorean
Nov26-10, 12:01 AM
Microprocessor kit?
Gokul43201
Nov26-10, 12:40 AM
Hey all, my fiance needs ideas for xmas presents for me. When she asks me I really have no clue what I want...I find this situation priceless! :biggrin:

As a total guilty pleasure, you should check out the LEGO Mindstorm!
rootX
Nov26-10, 01:06 AM
sing this song to her :biggrin:
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Dr Transport
Nov26-10, 08:21 AM
sing this song to her :biggrin:

And get her a red cashmere sweater....:wink:
leroyjenkens
Nov26-10, 08:23 AM
Get a hologram making kit.
xxChrisxx
Nov26-10, 08:41 AM
LEGO

Damn, my semi joke reply was going to be LEGO. The stuff you can do with technic now is amazing. You can get little gearboxes and everything.

I may acutally get myself some for christmas.
_Tully
Nov26-10, 09:19 AM
I second mindstorm! LEGO is not a joke reply at all these days, it fits the original post quite well.

http://www.google.com/m/url?client=ms-android-tmobile-us&ei=ds7vTIiCNpn_tgfenLoE&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms&source=android-browser-type&ved=0CCsQFjAH&usg=AFQjCNFb-zBSrbpQVJfx3pCGrXHeoUU4AA

They have even developed their own programming languages for developing the software to control the robots. Pretty cool if you ask me, hah! =D They have come a long way (though LEGO has always ruled anyways, of course).

(I've actually never used mindstorm, but it sure looks like a great/fun product.)
DanP
Nov26-10, 10:42 AM
Hey all, my fiance needs ideas for xmas presents for me. When she asks me I really have no clue what I want, seeing that I'll be on break from school soon I think it would be neat to get some kind of programmable robot. Although, I'm completely new to programming and really have no clue as to which robot I would want.

Ultimately, I would want something that I can make or put together that has a ton of creativity and a challenge. Also, it would have to be something that I can develop a skill from and then apply it to my schoolwork later on. Which is why I'm thinking electronics/programming ideas.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Ask for a german car. I heard BMWs look nice in the parking lots of a college. They are awesome machines, and you hardly get bored of playing with one
1MileCrash
Nov26-10, 12:40 PM
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the TES Construction set.

I'm doing that right now. Once you learn it's programming language (it's almost identical to C++) you can pretty much make your own video game within it. It's a challenge and requires a lot of creativity.
Allenspark
Nov26-10, 03:08 PM
I love this website.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/