C-Link Systems announced that they would be making 50 desktop education tracked robots available for schools free. They have a form to fill out for teachers, which provide a minimal criteria who like to participate.

you can see the form here:

http://www.c-linksystems.com/contest.html

The robot to be provided is a Trak-Bot-C3 (TB-C3), which is one of two indoor elastomer tracked vehicle used to explore, concept test and demonstrate autonomousmotion.

More information about the robot can be found here:

http://www.c-linksystems.com/trak-bot.html

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