<p>One of the smartest gifts you can give a budding engineer or techie is a robotics kit. Building and programming little machines so they will do what you want them to do can be such a rewarding experience. Just ask Lucas Ramos.</p><p>Ramos so enjoyed tinkering with the Lego Mindstorm NXT robotics system that it led to his teaming up with classmates at International School (IS) Manila and winning at robotics competitions.</p><p>When last year he was exposed to "more complex robotics with metal parts" in the VEX robotics design system, he realized he had one too many robotics kits at home that he hardly touched anymore. What to do with them?</p><p>AT POWERBOOKS, a multinational class of young robotics enthusiasts</p><p><a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/416091/cool-kids-in-robotics">Keep reading...</a></p>