Teaching Kids Programming using Web Browsers and Real Robots

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Live demo shows a browser IDE compiling down to bytecode that runs on $4 32‑bit Wi‑Fi chips with about 40 kilobytes of heap and binaries around 120 bytes; it uses JavaScript compilers in the browser, C VMs on microcontrollers and a Lua relay server over Wi‑Fi. Hardware drivers (I²C, LED matrices, buttons) are implemented; WebSocket on the device proves flaky so a small Lua bridge handles reconnects. Most demos work but a few robots remain finicky.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:13Commodore 64
3. 2:43Lisp Language
4. 8:46Led Matrix Displays

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