World Champion Big Eclipse

Well work has begun on The Robotic Arm Project (TRAP) and it is coming along -- slowly. i have ordered and received most of the parts but still have a integral part to go -- an ARMmite Single Board Computer. i have decided to experiment a bit more with it, and it came down to a tossup between getting an Arduino or the ARMite, i decided on the ARMmite. This choice was made because the ARMmite comes equipped with a built-in C compiler that will prove handy in allowing me to open up the programming side of the experiment more. It will allow me to handle a good deal of the programming in the C programming language, it might allow me to experiment with C++ robotics, and it will allow me to finally get a chance to try out the Small Device C Compiler (SDCC). Another reason for choosing the ARMmite over the Arduino, is because i have other plans for the Arduino that involves Java, more on that later. On a final note, i am definitely looking forward to officially starting work on this project since i have not done any soldering in a few months, and this project will afford me that opportunity. Besides, i will also get to break out the old multimeter and test out iResist on the iPhone.