> More uses randomly thought up:
> * Line following robot.
> * Make something that will open/close your windows to regulate
> room temperature. Actually this one's been on my mind, didn't try
> it yet though. * Make a truly automatic guitar tuner. Piano tuner if
> you're up to it.

Yes, they're all good, and would be an opportunity to introduce them
to subjects like PID (whatever happened to fuzzy logic ?)
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> Basically anything to do with XY motion, or robotic/automation, or
> something you find annoying to do and would rather have a machine
> do it for you

One project I'd like to do is a feeder for my scrollsaw, for spirals
and other programmable profiles. They can be done by hand but
it's a real chore and sometimes you just don't want "character by
imperfection"

Joe

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