....aaaand now the internet it horrified of me.  Ah well, I guess I'll just have to be a super villain.

The meaning of the expression is that there's more than one way to solve a problem.  I've been very stuck on the softare because I've been trying to drive the robot using a mouse and keyboard.  I've come up with a new idea that should work better: I can use 6 potentiometers, an UNO, my 3D printer, and some metal bearing balls to make a scale model of a robot arm that connects with USB to the computer.  The computer would copy the real model's movements to a computer model that could be recorded and played back.  Best of all, I've done all these kinds of things before. There's no mystery parts to figure out!

Now I feel like I know what to bring to the New York Maker Faire.  Will I see you there?