Correction - Week-end before last. I'm recovering from a Bike vs Auto "accident", and was exhausted by the event. It was awesome - The kids are great! If there's a comp near you check it out. If not, well, your area needs Mentors... The organization encourages kids, including girls, in engineering & scientific careers. Being in the daughter business myself, I approve... Jack On 3/15/10, John Gardner wrote: >> PS, perhaps not totally unrelated - whatever happened to Battlebots ? >> The bot battling fad seemed to evaporate quite suddenly > > I commend you to > > http://rjwagner49.com/Robotics/BCR/BCR2010/SanDiego/ > > Beach City Robotics, a team from two Long Beach area High Schools > (Redondo Union, & Mira Costa), of which I am an insignificant part, won > the SoCal competition last week-end, in San Diego. > > Ten days hence the regional Finals take place in Long Beach. > > Google "FIRST + Robotics competition" for more information. > > Jack > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist