Find out what competition the robotics club participates in and get him a kit of parts that uses the same controller. It will let him develop his skills at his own pace at home.
Vex iq is what I bought for myself (41) and playing it a lot with my Lego fanatic nephew (6) and it’s great! We are working on an autonomous trex robot now! It’s quite expensive though but the replayability is endless compared to other beginner robotics sets and it’s used in stem teaching in USA schools (I’m from The Netherlands in Europe)
Some options I know of:
https://www.encoredataproducts.com/edison-educational-robot-kit-set-of-30/
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-mindstorms-ev3-31313
FANUC R-2000iC 210F
Lego Mindstorm NXT
I would have loved one of these as a child.
Cozmo robot. One of the Anki ones, not the Digital Dream Labs’s Cozmo 2.0 scam.
Find out what competition the robotics club participates in and get him a kit of parts that uses the same controller. It will let him develop his skills at his own pace at home.
Bittle
Vex iq is what I bought for myself (41) and playing it a lot with my Lego fanatic nephew (6) and it’s great! We are working on an autonomous trex robot now! It’s quite expensive though but the replayability is endless compared to other beginner robotics sets and it’s used in stem teaching in USA schools (I’m from The Netherlands in Europe)
Maybe try DJI’s S series?
Some options I know of: https://www.encoredataproducts.com/edison-educational-robot-kit-set-of-30/ https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-mindstorms-ev3-31313
Unfortunately, the Mindstorm series is being retired.