The brightest minds out there are trying to create autonomous robots that you are describing. It ain't easy.

They all have one thing in common, Moravec's Paradox. Hard problems with robot AI are easy and the easy problems are hard, and I mean really hard. Recognizing a face ,lifting a pencil or walking across a room.

It's all in the programming that hasn't been discovered yet or may never be discovered. But if anything else it gives you a immense appreciation for nature, and if anything it's fun.

@Steve G... Not bad for not having any previous robot or micro controller experience I have no excuse as I have previous experience in programing (Basic Atom, Basic Stamp and the Arduino).... I still am learning new stuff everyday, which includes ARC and the EZB4... It is in learning that we get excited and have fun... How boring would it be if we all knew everything so there is nothing left to learn?... I don't know about you but I plan on learning as much as possible until the day I take a dirt nap...

@Richard.

Thanks for your comment. These no going back for me now. I totally agree with you there about the learning just taking my time and enjoying it (mostly). Also that's why a went away from R/C in the end. I just got a bit boring in the end. sleep

RC does take skill, however for me the ezb4 is a new toy everyday...

@Richard R You make me chuckle. I have a feeling we would get along well IRL. My responses are so similar to yours sometimes....I just don't type them in.

@Zap... We probably would... I like to think of my sense of humour as ironic and sarcastic... 99.9% of the time my responses are made in jest... little ribbing if you will... Some of these robotic dudes have spent way to much time in the lab and need to get out more....Have a few beers and Loosen up a little...

If I am ever down your neck of the woods I am buying the beer... wait, even better... I'll bring some Canadian beer...

Steve G, thank you for sharing your experience getting to know robots. You and Richard R have made me kind of rethink about my decision to leave the robot arena for just R/C. They all have their positives with the negatives.

I have many r/c, a couple which can go crazy fast but that comes with a price such as expensive broken parts happening routinely, and places to use them. Also I have a phantom quadcoper that is amazing, It can fly it into the clouds taking video and will return by itself via gps. However many have had a phantom just take off never to be seen again cuz some signal confused it or whatever, meaning over $1200 disappeared in a few seconds( I'm lucky so far).

From what I can see from reading though, robots especially EZ robot you can make it do whatever you want, it just takes a little more work to make it happen. But the possibilities are endless instead of being powerful doing one thing like most r/c.

You guys and the rest of the community have helped me decide to give it another shot. It's a great community and hopefully I can help some day to.

@twk1... I can guarantee if you stick with ez robot long enough (as Steve G did) you will see how this is a natural extension of your RC hobby... To be honest I don't see why you can't combine the two. EZ Robot has made the learning curve as gentle as it can be...