Sparkfun<\/a> Or, Modified Electronics<\/a> for the great Pico! (not recommended for beginners, you’ll be better of with a normal board).<\/p>\n What you are looking for is the Arduino Duemilanove<\/a>, the USB board. Which will suit most your needs. It’s very easy to use, and wires can be plugged right into it. Later on you might want a Boarduino <\/a>or maybe a Pico as mentioned above, they are great for using in combination with breadboards! Alternatively you can get the Starter kit, almost all shops got these. Sparkfun <\/a>got a nice kit, which is worth a look.<\/p>\n If you should want more I\/Os, or just more space for code the Arduino Mega<\/a> is a great choice! Or the Sanguino<\/a>!<\/p>\n Parts!<\/strong><\/p>\n You will always need parts, resistors, leds, breadboards, wires etc. I’ll list up a few shops that I use the most.<\/p>\n Futurlec<\/a><\/p>\n Lots of cheap basic parts! recommend the resistor packs<\/a>, and they also got cheap breadboards<\/a>. And all of the shops mentioned above stock parts too. For jumper-wires I recommend these <\/a>at seeedstudio. Futurlec also got some nice jumper-kits. For extra small breadboards these <\/a>at Seeedstudio are very nice!<\/p>\n Pololu<\/a><\/p>\n Great site for robotics, motors, gearboxes etc. They also got a nice tracked chassis<\/a>. They got a lot great products, sensors, motor controllers, etc.<\/p>\n Tutorials\/Guides\/etc<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>The basic guide, from sparkfun. You should start with this!<\/a><\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> The Complete Beginners Guide to The Arduino<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> Adafruit’s Arduino Tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> Arduino.cc`s Tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Arduino.cc Reference!<\/a> Not tutorials, but handy!<\/p>\n
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