Ever since I was a kid I have always been interested in building stuff with whether it be with Legos, wooden blocks, bikes, or whatever else I could afford at the time. Going through high school I turned to building websites and learning how to program. In college I started out as a comp sci major but even though I ended up switching my major to an International Studies degree my passions for technology has never been greater.

I’ll admit it. I’m a closet geek and a serial hobbyist. My latest ventures have lead me to the Boe-Bot from Parallax. Since I work primarily with Microsoft technologies I thought it was awesome that they have a development framework called the Microsoft Robotics Studio. So last week I ordered the Boe-Bot kit after debating between this and the Lego Mindstorm NXT kit. The reasoning behind this? I thought I could learn more about how these things work since the Boe-Bot looks like it has more of its guts exposed and I’ve never worked with anything like this before.

So I got the package 2 days ago and joyfully sliced the package open like a kid at Christmas time. Looked at the manual’s cover and sighed…

Approximately 2 hours to assemble…

Introductory project hours to completion: 40 hours….

Difficulty level: 5 out of 10….

Looks like this might be another project that I may never get to finish. Damn you needs for instant gratification!!! =\