Steps include buying pre-made remote-controlled robot-arm from Maplin/OWI (http://www.owirobot.com/products/Robotic-Arm-Edge.html) for $55.99 and connecting it to a computer running Linux (which in this article seems to be free!) REEAAAALL awe-inspiring indeed. (read: linkbait) [EDIT: Just saw that you can also buy a 'USB interface' for it. Ha!]