Hi:

Did you consider ChipKit?
http://chipkit.net/

I found out about them because of the home version of LabVIEW <http://www.p=
rc68.com/I/LabVIEW.html>.
It's my understanding it uses not only Arduino shields, but also Pmods some=
 of which are based on very sophisticated ICs.
http://digilentinc.com/Products/Catalog.cfm?NavPath=3D2,401&Cat=3D9

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Brooke Clarke
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> [OT] Robots as an educational tool for kids

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