Digital & Tech
Robotics
Mechanics, electronics and code, and you cannot avoid any of them
What separates it from microcontroller tinkering is that something has to move, and once it does you are dealing with structure, motor torque, power and balance, where the mechanical side usually eats more time than the code. So start from a kit rather than a design of your own. A partner helps, because the skill span is wide.
First stepBuy a wheeled robot kit, build it from the instructions, and program it to follow a black line all the way round.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Related guides
Try a hobby before you buy the gearStarting costs $50–300Skills
Needs firstBasic circuits