BASIC Stamp

The BASIC Stamp is a Microcontroller produced by Parallax, however, many clones exist. It is intended to be used as an introductory microcontroller due to its ease of use. It's programming language BASIC is of a simple linear paradigm.

Programming Language
The BASIC Stamp, as its name suggests, uses a form of the BASIC programming language, PBASIC. It is very simple to learn, but is not very robust. Also, the microcontroller has limited memory for saved source, so large complex programs may be impossible to load.

Current Status
The Penn State Robotics Club had previously used the BASIC Stamp, but it has since been phased out because of its software and hardware limitations. Instead, the club primarily uses the Arduino. The Propeller chip is used for specialized projects.