Whats the difference in models? Im a Noob

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Hi,
I'm building a robot and I have mechanical experience but sadly programming is not my forte. The design I currently have will have about 6 drive motors, a camera, leds/lights, possibly future motors (so preferably at least 10 motor ports), and some sensor ports. It also needs to be remote controlled so the arduino needs to be compatible with that addon (I believe its called a shield right?). I'm not exactly sure which arduino to buy since this is my first time using arduino.

Ive been looking into it and think the Arduino Uno might be a good way to go. any ideas?

Also can someone please clarify this for me: Arduino pins are input and output meaning sensors and motors can be connected to the same ports right?

Thanks

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Uno has 20 pins that can be inputs or outputs.
Atmega1284P designs have 32 IO.
Mega has 54 (60?) IO.
All can use some kind of connection to RF modules for remote control.

Uno can be a good start while you learn C++ programming.

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Hello.

If the Uno has enough I/I inputs/outputs, it is the easiest to use. 2nd easiest would be the Arduino Mega.. The Mega 1284P is a chip that can run Arduino code (and I like quite a bit), but has significant setup for a new person to get it to work with Arduino.

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But if your thinking of having any of the arduinos process data from the camera then forget it! Its a no go.

Mark

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I'd pay the extra and use a MEGA that way you have plenty of I/O pins to play with

What are you building btw?