On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 13:59:55 Pierce wrote: > Hi all, > > Could I ask for an opinion from anyone who has a few minutes & feels like > weighing in? > > If I was trying to put together a prototyping kit for a brand new > inventor, what would go into it? > > Goals: > A really wide range of possible inventions. > Functional, as well as representative, stuff, not *just* 'model of' stuff. > A bunny slope learning curve. > An exciting, real, substantive feel. > Access to many different disciplines (mechanical, electrical, robotic, > programming, crafty, modern material marvels, etc.?) of making and an > encouragement to fuzz those lines! > Ideal for a systems approach or big picture thinking approach to invention. > > > Two cost types: > 1.) the skies the limit > & > 2.) $100 or $200 for two dozen inventors to take turns, in teams, for many > dismantle-n-rebuild real inventions. > > I've given this bunches of thought but I would like to hear from other > people with different ideas. If this is the wrong forum for this big a > question, feel free to delete and respond with the appropriate > e-chastisement.
You might be looking for the Sparkfun Inventor's Kit as a source of inspiration for electronics: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11576 Its only $90 and would easily cover everything about electronics, programming, and a touch of robotics. I'm not sure for the other bits though. > > Thanks for everything and hello to all from Steph, > (One of the new persons, with brown hair, who's been visiting lately.) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
