Tech gadgets make great Christmas gifts and we have a range of Christmas ideas for tech geeks.

Christmas gifts for Tech lovers under £250

DiddyBorg v2 Red Edition

A perfect tech Christmas present idea for tech lovers, DiddyBorg v2 Red edition comes as a build your own Raspberry Pi Robot kit. You can easily add ultrasonic sensors, robot arms, touchscreen displays and more. This kit is perfect for more seasoned geeks who want to tinker with the latest robotics innovations. Start with simple turtle movements, connect to the WIFI to become an Internet controlled robot, and add a Raspberry Pi camera to run self driving code, everything is possible with DiddyBorg Red edition!
For some examples such as: controlling the robot with a Joystick, driving from the Internet with Web UI, autonomous ball following code, adding a robot claw to your robot, see our code examples page

Geeky Christmas gifts for under £100:

Ideal for those getting started in Robotics, RockyBorg is an ideal present for teenagers.

RockyBorg Raspberry Pi Robot under £100

If you want to get into a career in robotics, a great place to start is with build it yourself robots. The RockyBorg is a kit with detailed instructions to get started. It makes a great STEM teaching aid, and with two motors and a servo it really rocks!

Technology gifts for under £50

PiBorg offers various size and complexity motor controllers which are quick and easy to get connected to the Raspberry Pi. They don't require soldering or detailed electronics knowledge and make a great foundation for building your own robotics projects. There are detailed instructions on which cables to plug in to which connectors, and how you can get the motors up and running quickly. With code examples and an active help forum, you will be controlling motors from your Raspberry Pi in no time!

ThunderBorg dual 5A motor controller for the Raspberry Pi

We also stock different size and powered motors, motor mounting kits to fix them easily to your chassis, wheels, and different sized hubs - all essential parts of your DIY robot kit.

Other geeky Christmas ideas

Various motors and wheels for robot building

If you are interested in building your own high tech robot, check out our How to build your own robot guide which will help you get started.