# Getting started: under $200

Raspberry Pi 5 or ESP32 microcontroller + a few sensors (temperature, motion, camera) + Python. First project: a sensor that streams readings to a dashboard and texts you on anomalies. You’ll touch the whole IoT stack — device, network, data, alert.

Canonical: https://robauto.ai/learn/iot-robotics/13

_IoT & Robotics: AI in the Physical World — lesson 13 of 20 (PLAYBOOK)_

Raspberry Pi 5 or ESP32 microcontroller + a few sensors (temperature, motion, camera) + Python. First project: a sensor that streams readings to a dashboard and texts you on anomalies. You’ll touch the whole IoT stack — device, network, data, alert.

Source: [Raspberry Pi Foundation — Projects](https://projects.raspberrypi.org?utm_source=robauto)

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