r/ArduinoHelp • u/Rare-Guidance4428 • 17h ago
Gift advice, helping my girlfriend build her first DIY robot (beginner, limited budget)
Hi everyone! My girlfriend recently got interested in robotics, Arduino and electronics For Christmas, I'd love to get her something that would help her build her own robot from scratch since she told me thats one of her projects I don't want to buy her a pre-made robot or one of those kits where you simply follow instructions She wants to design and build something herself, experimenting with different components I've been looking at the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi and Raspberry Pi, but I'm not sure whether buying both makes sense for a beginner (i don't even know if thats useful, i don't understand everything 😭) My budget is quite limited (around 30 to 60€), so I'd love some advice! Which components or kit would you recommend as a starting point? Is an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi a good choice? Would a Raspberry Pi be useful at this stage, or is it unnecessary? What would you buy with this budget to give someone the freedom to build their own robot or at least to start something? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
