In order to follow this tutorial on robotics programming for beginners, you should have a basic knowledge of two things: ...

For all their technological brilliance, from navigating distant planets to performing complex surgery, robots still struggle ...

It’s a very cute way to encourage people to learn basic programming functions and electronics, until someone eventually builds a giant plastic robot of their own to terrorize the world with.

It isn’t exactly WALL-E, but [Bithead’s] affordable introduction to robots — Talkbot — is made out of a trash can. This little guy runs off an Arduino and comes packed with … ...

While it is always better to have a real robot to play with, a good Python robot simulator is much more accessible and is a great place to start.