alice-teacher Finch + Alice

[Tom Lauwers]

You feed them USB, and we ship to Canada (at
www.finchrobot.com/purchase) or you can buy one at the Canadian
Robotshop site:
http://www.robotshop.com/ca/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Bir-01&lang=en-US

Cheers,
  Tom

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:54:10 -0500
From: Patricia Campbell <pcampbell.dawson at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Finch + Alice
To: Alice educators <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>

What do you feed them and where can I get one shipped to Canada ?   ;)

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Tom Lauwers <tlauwers at finchrobot.com>wrote:

> Hi Lance,
>
> The Finch is small enough that it works on a table top, but it can
> also be run on the floor. Mostly it depends on how much floor space
> there is in your classroom or lab - if you have a lot of space,
> running it on the floor makes more sense. Finch is powered over a 15
> foot cable, so you have some room to work with for students running
> the Finch on the floor. It'll run over most surfaces, though rough
> floors like tile and thick pile carpet can be a problem. Of course, if
> students are using it as an input device (to move graphics, for
> example), they'll hold it - the Finch fits well into a two handed grip
> (I've attached a pic to demonstrate and give an idea of size as well).
>
> Best,
>  Tom
>