We're proud to unveil Finch Dreams, a graphical drag and drop programming environment for Finch based on Alice 2.2. Like Alice 2.2, you can use Finch Dreams to create animated worlds with a large array of characters. But, you can also create programs that use the Finch's sensors and outputs to make games and stories that have a physical, robotic component. Read more about Finch Dreams at: 

http://www.finchrobot.com/software/finch-dreams

We've recently discovered a way to signficantly improve the Finch's obstacle sensors through a firmware update. The obstacle sensors are not impossible to work with but they are flaky in certain situations, and seem to have trouble detecting objects that are directly in front of the Finch. The improvement increases range slightly and the Finch now detects obstacles that are directly ahead.