C# Robotics / Hardware

Question

I'm aware of Phidgets, however, I'm looking for some other types of hardware that can be interfaced with C#.

Anyone got some good ones?

Answer 1

Check out the Netduino. It is based on the Arduino but is programmed with the .Net Micro Framework

Answer 2

Take a look at my "World's Smartest House Project" http://blog.abodit.com/category/home-automation/smartest-house/ as featured on .NET Rocks #518.

It's written in C# and interfaces to X10, thermostats, alarm panels, a multi-zone audio switcher, a projector, Denon amplifiers, driveway sensors, strain gauges, and much more ...

A Caddx alarm panel is about the cheapest sensor input device you can connect to a PC - one serial port gets you 100+ inputs both wireless and wired.

Answer 3

Actually Lego Mindstorms kits are cheap and have a lot of different libraries to code in. Microsoft Robotics for example. More info can be pulled from this article. My experience with Lego Mindstorms was before the NXT versions and using C however it was a great and challenging time. I may even look into grabbing a kit now that this popped up..