I created a robot arm at a hackathon that uses a Photon Redboard, and an Adafruit Motor Shield. The arm will be controlled with a gamepad.
Play tic-tac-toe using lights and two hand-crafted boards over the internet.
In the mid-late 90's, I saved up and bought a ThrustMaster P/C compatible joystick. After a decade in the closet, it's time has come.