You might try partnering with a local college or university to put together a robot competition team. Check out some robot contests that have been very successful in attracting high school students such as the Trinity College Robot Firefighting contest.
Seconded on the benefits of a slide scanner. Check out the Nikon Coolscan series. Good prices, very high quality. We are scanning a slide collection of 160,000+ slides using those with no problems.
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You might try partnering with a local college or university to put together a robot competition team. Check out some robot contests that have been very successful in attracting high school students such as the Trinity College Robot Firefighting contest.
Seconded on the benefits of a slide scanner. Check out the Nikon Coolscan series. Good prices, very high quality. We are scanning a slide collection of 160,000+ slides using those with no problems.
The first version of the Mandlebrot set was printed on a flat bed plotter in the 60's, if I remember my history correctly.