Man, another (potential) foundational AI/ML/Robotics library from Facebook. At some point every major open source library in this field is going to be run out of a FAANG company. I wonder what the impact of this will be in the long run.
Readers of this thread may be interested in lower cost options. I built a middle school robotics curriculum around Dexter GoPiGo robots: <a href="https://www.dexterindustries.com/gopigo3/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dexterindustries.com/gopigo3/</a><p>While you can do visual/block based coding on these, it also has built in Python support and the whole curriculum I ran was Python based.<p>My criteria for selection of this platform included:
- support for Grove sensors
- flexibility in machining own parts if desired
- Python support
- rPi based<p>(no affiliation with this company, just a positive real world end-user/educator experience)
More cash in advance spares the time needed for mechanics, mechatronics & software DIY hassle... which on the other hand are the most formative activities to learn robotics for real.