"A lot of people use my on my personal website. "I have six lessons all together and many people over the years have said their is where they started their journey. There are also some great books, two of my favorites are: By Massimo Banzi and by Jon Oxer & Hugh Blemings. The free open-source (how you program Arduinos) also has tons of code examples and libraries.

"Next up, there are Hackerspaces for in-person learning and workshops and lastly (but not least) the amazing Arduino online community. You can visit the or and see thousands of people helping each other and sharing code! It's a wonderful community and very inclusive to beginners!"

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So if you are looking for an affordable way to start programming cool robotics and other projects, and Arduino is a great--and fun--place to start. So what are you going to create with Arduino? Don't forget with your next awesome creation!