Crazy Tank Turret Idea

[Ookazoo]

Hi everyone,

I have this wild idea in my head about making a computer controlled tank turret. Say I modded my computer to look like a tank, then I put a BB shooting turret on top that would swivel and fire at my control.

What interface could I use for this? Possibly USB? A parallel port doesn't seem to make sense. How could I hook this interface up to the servos?

Also, what language would I have to program in? I have programming experience, and I'm willing to learn another language.

I'm not very familiar with BB guns, so how could I mod one into this form?

I know I seem to know absolutely nothing about what I want to do, but I am excited to learn how to do all these things. And this is the place to go to find people smarter than you.

Thank you for any insight

[simon275]

Stepping Motor with Serial Interface (http://www.jaycar.com/productView.asp?ID=KV3594&CATID=25&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=432)

[OvRiDe]

You might check out these 2 projects..

http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/usbairsoftturret/Overview.aspx

http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/Airsoft_Turret_v2/Overview.aspx

EDIT: I almost forgot about this one as well

http://www.thesentrygun.com/