All through history, human beings have sought means of amplifying their own effectiveness. The lever, the wheel, the bow and arrow, explosives, the steam engine - each invention increased humanity�s ability to influence the environment. Then came the computer and, with it, the possibility of enhancing the scope of the brain, not merely the muscles. A robot is a machine made in the image of a human being and, while it may lack the versatility of the original model, in some respects it will improve on the specification. There is an uneasy feeling in most of us that a machine made in our image would reflect our vices rather than our virtues, and this has been a recurrent theme in science fiction. It need not be the case, however, and certainly for the moment, beneficial applications for robots far outnumber sinister ones. The greater the number of people who understand robots, the greater the chance we have of maintaining that balance, for the most dangerous science is the science constrained to the domain of experts. Fortunately, robotics is a science that can readily be understood by anyone prepared to try, and it is a science in which anyone can participate. This page will be dedicated to guide anyone who is interested in the feild of robotics.

FINAL NOTES: If anyone owns a Milton Bradley Big Trak and they know what the Transport Trailer add-on does I would be interested to know. E-mail. If you are interested in or in the process of building a robot and want to know how to interface it with a computer I recommend reading �Real World Interfacing with your PC� published by Prompt publications and an imprint of H. W. Sams and Company.