FRIAMers:
The new Explora Science Center and Children's Museum in ABQ features a
robotics lab wherein teams program their robots using computer station
software and then turn around and release the bots on the physical game
platform to execute physical functions. The robots are not battling each
other but performing tasks, moving lego-like objects around with the winners
achieving the greatest demonstrated functionality.
http://www.explora.mus.nm.usI am on the board there and encourage you to visit Explora with your kids
(or your parents) and perhaps sign up for a robot match with your kids while
there... (let me know what you think of the overall experience). Explora is
located across the street, east, from the NM Museum of Natural History on
Mountain Road, just off Rio Grande Blvd.
Directions: Take I-40 west from I-25 south from Santa Fe, to Rio Grande
Blvd. exit south towards Central, turning left, east, on Mountain Road. Look
for the Zaniest Building and that is the new Explora museum.
All ages welcome from toddler to antique.
Ask for a quick overview of the museum from Paul Tatter (Director), or
Patrick Lopez (Asst. Director), or John Jewett (Development Director) and
let them know I sent you. If you are interested in volunteering make the
inquiry about how Explora can best use your talents.
And enjoy!
Randy Burge
From: "Robert Holmes" <
[hidden email]>
just seen the coolest program on children's TV here in the UK - Bamzooki.
Teams of kids design a virtual critter with the Bamzooki software (freely
available at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/bamzooki/) which then competes
against other team' critters in various tasks (zook sumo, zook tag, all
sorts of things). Excellent visualisation in the TV program too - appears
that the 3d critters are actually running around on the table in front of
the teams. Feels very real.
Would be great fun to get an API for the above software and start playing
with societies of these things?.
Dr. Robert Holmes
PO Box 2862, Santa Fe, NM 87504
mobile: (505) 310-1735
web: www.holmesacosta.com
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