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   1 # challenge-bot
   2
   3 ## prerequisites
   4
   5 install the following software:
   6
   7 [openSCAD](http://www.openscad.org/downloads)
   8
   9 [fritzing](http://fritzing.org/download/)
  10
  11 [arduino ide](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
  12
  13 ## quickstart
  14
  15 [openSCAD tutorial](http://goo.gl/E3OQXc)
  16
  17 [build the challenge-bot](http://goo.gl/XgB0xq)
  18
  19 ## Introduction
  20
  21 Most introductory robots are "dead-end" robots that
  22 tend to strand people after they have the first
  23 few robot behaviors implemented -- obstacle avoid,
  24 wall follow, stay on table, etc.
  25
  26 One of the primary goals of the challenge-bot is to try
  27 to make it expandable from simple to more complex in
  28 reasonable incremental steps.
  29
  30 The base is organized around 1-inch x 1-inch grid peg-board
  31 which is readily available from locations such as Home
  32 Depot, Lowes, and lumber stores.