If I want to interface with the ssc-32 board to operate a robotic arm does it have to be a boe bot board or can the board be an earlier stamp board?
A BB2 with a BasicAtom or BasicAtomPro is fine. You can also send commands from most anything that can generate a RS-232 serial signal. Your Stamp should work! Bear in mind that the Basic programs published here are typically for an Atom or 'Pro, so some modifications will have to be made to run on a Stamp.
Alan KM6VV