[ajlapp]

Agreed on Arduino...definitely a very robust and flexible platform programmed in C.

I'm biased of course, but I think our RobotOpen Framework is a great place to start. Our hardware is really great too, but not the cheapest.

However, the RobotOpen Framework runs on any Arduino and is compatible with our driver station app.

This combo would give you access to all of the common FRC interfaces, including pneumatics and the ability to control them remotely with a laptop and a gamepad.