I hope you find someone - this is probably one of the best places for passionate roboticists :)

Come on people, don't be shy... this opprotunity would be fun too! :D

Where are you located?

We are in Calgary- should have included that in my post :)

I am sure some one will be able to mentor your son. But if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask here we all would like to help.

Have you ordered the robot kit from here yet? its a good place to start. Then all you need to do is build a chassis. Or you can get one of the chassis kits too from here they are very good units. He can put it together and then start to program with the EZ-B

One of the best tools you can use is the internet and the fourm here. But all you need to start is curiosity.

Rural Geek

Soon my robots and I will take over the WORLD! Well maybe the basement. That is if my wife lets me!

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." Walt Disney.

Thanks for the replies. Well he is definitely curious! The kids are able to choose any topic they want- there are no real guidelines other than it be challenging, and he wanted to do this. Yes there is a lot of good information here and on other sites- he has already been researching different styles and types of robots. Sadly the mentor is a requirement from the school, in order for the project to proceed.

I'm in Red Deer and may be able to help.

@Lumpy that would be great. Send me an email to the address in the OP and I can give you some more details, to see if this would work for you. Thanks for the consideration.

Man, our community rocks :)

Kevin,

I'll drop you a line today after work.

I'm in to Calgary somewhat frequently so it would probably work out.

Kris

Awesome, thank you.