I was going to recommend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms
but is is discontinued. In terms of easy of build and programming these were great. This kit is still available
https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms
but is is discontinued. In terms of easy of build and programming these were great. This kit is still available
https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-spi...
Spike Prime has a large motor, 2 small motors, a distance sensor, color sensor, and force sensor.
The Mindstorms set had 4 small motors, a distance sensor, and color sensor.
Mindstorms retailed for about $400 as does Spike Prime currently.
Spike Prime is Mindstorms for all intents and purposes. You can even get either the Spike Prime or Mindstorms app and use it with either Hub.
I just got NXT-Python [1] working on macOS via a USB cable. No luck pairing the brick to my MacBook via Bluetooth yet. Nevertheless, I can't wait to get building robots with my kids!
[1] https://ni.srht.site/nxt-python/latest/handbook/overview.htm...
You can do that on Debian, hint "apt search nxt". Or go here https://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/