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I need some advice on Raspberry Pi for my son who is interested in Robotics.

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My son is interested in Robotics. He is 15 and has already worked on Raspberry Pi with some friends at school. I would like to get him a Robotics starter kit to begin doing his own projects at home, but I have no clue about this stuff. So I was told to join this group for some advice. Can anyone recommend to me what I need to get…the RPI module on its own does not go very far…so what else do I need to order? Anyone out there who can help me?

 

Would be very grateful for advice.

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    Dear Friends,

     

    I have just come back from a trip and I am so surprised at all the helpful comments regarding my question. I have read through them all, and have looked up your suggestions. Firstly I take the point of John and Omar that my son should concentrate on the programming side. Luckily, he has already learnt some Python and so he will need to further his knowledge in that area. Also, he has done a small school project with the Raspberry Pi, which means that he should continue down that avenue. In order to kick start things, Romilly has certainly given an interesting suggestion with the Little Robot company. Their Makeblock Robot Starter Kit V2.0 looks like a good start at around $140 dollars. I have sent them an email hope to get a reply soon. In case this does not work, I will go for SK Pang electronics. My son will then have to specify what he wants as extras.

     

    Thanks to all. Hopefully my son will continue with this interest! It is definitely a fascinating area.

     

    Keith

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    Dear Friends,

     

    I have just come back from a trip and I am so surprised at all the helpful comments regarding my question. I have read through them all, and have looked up your suggestions. Firstly I take the point of John and Omar that my son should concentrate on the programming side. Luckily, he has already learnt some Python and so he will need to further his knowledge in that area. Also, he has done a small school project with the Raspberry Pi, which means that he should continue down that avenue. In order to kick start things, Romilly has certainly given an interesting suggestion with the Little Robot company. Their Makeblock Robot Starter Kit V2.0 looks like a good start at around $140 dollars. I have sent them an email hope to get a reply soon. In case this does not work, I will go for SK Pang electronics. My son will then have to specify what he wants as extras.

     

    Thanks to all. Hopefully my son will continue with this interest! It is definitely a fascinating area.

     

    Keith

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