Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03589
To: Hyndman hyndmanm@cadvision.com
From: Les Davis upnrunin@home.com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 15:05:05 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Ya wanna lay off Solarbotics?
Im happy to report that I do have one young lady in my robotics group who is
currently building a two motor walker. She is attempting a robot which far
exceeds the stuff the boys are building.
Les
Hyndman wrote:
> >Thanks for the words of encouragement Lee. You stated my sentiments
> exactly.
> >I don't want to hurt Dave or BEAM, on the contrary, I plan to do all I can
> to
> >see the tech grow. The way I see it BEAM is one of the best ways I've seen
> in
> >my life to get 13 year old boys interested in electronics and robotics. In
>
> >the US now everyone is talking about what is happening with our 13 year
> old
> >boys.
>
> Only "problem" I have with that is your just mentioning boys. I'm sure you
> didn't mean to do this on purpose. I haven't seen many girls building BEAM
> robotics. Dave, we're putting a lot of pressure on you about this issue. :
> )
> Devin
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