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dirktheman on Dec 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: New board in the Arduino Family: Esplora

I also think that's their initial idea. What I don't get is this: why would you build an entire Arduino-based robot, only to buy an almost-ready RC-controller. Which isn't actually an RC-controller, because you'd have to have a separate transmitter shield for it...

knowaveragejoe on Dec 10, 2012 [–]

I don't think it's intended to -just- be a controller, but rather a game console unto itself(hence the socket for color TFT screen) . It certainly could be used as just an input device, though.

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