Originally posted by OOZ662
Our class has both RCX and NXT kits now. The advanced students use the NXTs. All of us learn to build a robot to serve a function (a battlebot and a robotic arm) and how to program it. The arm is our final, so we also have to write a research report and an owner's manual.
That's such a great thing. Around here, only a handful of the schools have the program (it's volunteer work for the teachers, who stay after school for the kids to participate). So a few of the elem. schools, one of the middle schools & just one of the HS have the program.
When we moved last year, kids were in a different school zone. I'm actually considering asking for a school transfer for that one son so he can participate & I'll just drive him there each day.
OOZ, I've got no idea what you just said with the RCX & NXT, but I'll probably google it. If it's something I could get for him to do on his own, I'll probably do that.
He just got his own computer recently, and I'm sure it's got plenty of space for a lego thing on there.
