

For questions about using computers in a hands-on environment. Making an interactive physical system using hardware and software, frequently based around single-board computers or microcontrollers, but also attaching peripherals (e.g. robot arms, vision) to a PC.

Virtual reality and autonomous driving might be seen as today's cutting edge applications of physical computing. In a classroom environment, physical computing is attributed with widening the appeal of CS amongst students.

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