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programming can be useful and fun...
Well, I admit that programming is not everyone's cup of tea, but just like many other topics, it is one of the many useful skills that can be learned from Robotics for whoever is interested.
Control system is an important part of robotics. A lot of recent accomplishment in mechanical engineering are successful because we are able to make use of electronics to control how exactly the components work.
Take the FIRST robots for example. If the students/engineers didn't learn a great deal about programming, the gyro chip wouldn't have been used and there won't be robot auto-balancing on the bridge or big giant arm raising floppies 8 ft up in the air and hold them there... and that's just one of the many examples among the great designs out there.
Sure, robots can work with just the default program, but why not challenge yourself and make something better? Robotics isn't just for people who want to work with power tools... students can participate with a laptop as well. I am sure this will be a great way to attract a lot of student programmers out there to join in the team!
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