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The more senses you use the easier it is to learn something, programming on the screen/mobile can be exciting but for a 9 year old getting a feedback in the physical word is much more exciting. | The more senses you use the easier it is to learn something, programming on the screen/mobile can be exciting but for a 9 year old getting a feedback in the physical word is much more exciting. | ||
==Concept== | |||
===hardware== | |||
* a chassis | |||
* interchangeable skin | |||
* 2 dc motors with optical encoders | |||
* ir range switch | |||
* speaker | |||
* pen | |||
* aruduino shield interface | |||
* wireless module (nRF24L01+) | |||
* battery pack | |||
* dongle for PC (nRF24L01+ + vUSB capable AVR, can possible be used as a docking station) | |||
===software== | |||
* based on Scratch by MIT | |||
* possibly using S4A (Scratch for Arduino) | |||
* ideally Raspberry Pi compatible | |||
