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Originally Posted by dtengineering
Do you have access to a VEX system? The VEX robots can be programmed using "C" and MPLAB and are much easier to take home to work on (and pick up when they decide to start smashing into everything because of a bug in the code.)
I have found that my students have had good success teaching themselves to program VEX and FRC machines using the tutorials and assistance available on CD and by... gasp... reading the manuals.
It is kind of dry, but if you stick with it, you should have some killer auto modes by March. Best of all, perhaps, with your experience as a driver you should be able to develop drive control code that makes your robot respond really well in telop mode as well.
Jason
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Yeah, building a sqaurebot with encoders on the drive, an ultrasonic sensor, Ir sensors, line followers, and maybe even touch sensors would keep you happy for a long time.
I personally would wire up teh KOP gyro to a squarebot and put encoders on the drive to try to make some decent autonomous drive functions.
I've found if you give yourself a project you want to do, you'll learn better than if you're just trying to learn.