There is no better way to get started in robotics and electronics than building your own things. Fenrir is an open source robot dog that you can build with a Raspberry Pi. You are going to need a Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi camera module, battery, servo driver, and a few other parts to get started.
The good news is you can find the step-by-step instructions here.
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