Advice please re: Christmas gift using Raspberry Pi

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Hi

So, I would like to buy a robot that is remote controlled for my husband for Christmas but I know nothing about these things. He trained as an electrical engineer and works in IT and builds computers for a hobby. He is very fond of Raspberry Pi and I wondered if you had any recommendations for a biped/humanoid using a Raspberry Pi, please?

I have an upper limit of £400. Thank you

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Hello @Malp and welcome to the RobotShop forum!

There are not many humanoid/biped robot kits specifically designed for Raspberry Pi in the store, however, you could purchase a hardware-only kit (no electronics) and use Raspberry as the “brain” of the robot in conjunction with a motor driver to control the servos.

On the other hand, if there are other types of robot kits designed for Raspberry Pi, such as cars or hexapods:
https://www.robotshop.com/uk/adeept-picar-4wd-pro-smart-robot-car-2-in-1-kit-w--4-dof-robotic-arm.html
https://www.robotshop.com/uk/adeept-darkpaw-quadruped-spider-robot-kit-raspberry-pi.html
https://www.robotshop.com/uk/pimoroni-10-in-picade-raspberry-pi-gaming-kit-v2-raspberry-pi-4-compatible.html

So I invite you to visit these sections:

And let us know if something interests you and if you have any questions.

I also recommend you to check this blog

A good option could be the Lynxmotion (LSS) 4 DoF Robotic Arm and use the RPI to control it.

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Thank you for your help. Malp

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If you want to keep him occupied for weeks, buy something that isn’t plug&play.
He’ll love the challenge…

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Hi Thank you. I wouldn’t know what to choose - any thoughts please?
Malp

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Well, it really depends on what he’s into. If he likes playing games then the Pimoroni 10-In Picade Raspberry Pi Gaming Kit would be great, if he likes computer vision maybe a Camera Module with Pan & Tilt kit or a robot kit that includes a camera would be nice. If you have no idea of what he likes maybe some RPi accessories would be useful, like a LCD Touch Screen, or the easiest gift a Certificate so he can choose what he likes.

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Hi
I will take a look at your suggestions. Thank you very much
M