If you are looking for a weekend Arduino project to keep you busy you might be interested in this cute little Insectbot Arduino based 2-servo walker robot kit.

This means you won't have to go out of your way to buy a separate board. The Uno Rev3 is also the most popular Arduino board, so expect to see tutorials and project guides available online.

Arduino projects can help ease the learning curve of getting into programming, and even add some smart functionality to your everyday tasks around the house.