Comments on: Bots 4 tots charity launched http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 7moodee http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-71899 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:07:28 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-71899 aaaaaaaaaaaa

]]> By: jbot http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69574 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:31:03 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69574 there’s no reason to re-invent the wheel! Start up some FIRST Tech Challenge teams or some FIRST Lego League teams! http://www.usfirst.org/

]]> By: grizball http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69559 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:58:52 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69559 sammy, not to be a dick, but who cares?

]]> By: Sammy http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69544 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:20:42 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69544 I like this !

but… I am still a kid

well sorta still a kid…

…14

Teen !

]]> By: Mahoney http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69491 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:02:29 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69491 This is all part of Skynet’s plan: Enslave humanity at a young age to build its minions of future world domination.

In all seriousness, this is great. Training minds at a young age to think outside the box is great.

]]> By: twistedsymphony http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69446 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:44:58 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69446 I think the thing that makes this better than stuff like FIRST, lego robotics … or even football is that it’s not a competition.

I mean especially with inner-city kinds, they’ve got conflict all around them. Teaching them about robotics in a collaborative open-ended environment is much better for the learning experience than simply trying to toss more balls than the “team” from the other side of the tracks.

]]> By: blizzarddemon http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69438 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:27:57 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69438 My god this is beyond words. Things like this really help the community and keep kids outta trouble. Course that’s what people used to think of football before tons of them started partying.

All I can think is how I would of liked this instead of FIRST and those lego rebotics teams, which no offense to anyone in those, but the local teams here built more drama then bots. <.<

]]> By: Mim Song http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69436 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:18:28 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69436 Jungle Robot is great, but it’s definitely not a snap-together.

]]> By: dpraetorius http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69433 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:26:10 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69433 In the past I helped with a program called RoboKids where engineering students would mentor inner-city kids using mindstorms. It’s a great program, with the university handling the cost of materials and the kids getting bussed over from a local organization that provides after-school educational opportunities to inner-city kids.

]]> By: polerin http://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-69430 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:43:21 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=10216#comment-69430 This is an awesome idea. I helped my dad with a TKD class at a local middle school, and it was some of the best times I ever had :)

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