This lets them do great things, but makes the platform scary for beginners. Here’s a tank build that would be a great first project ... to fabricate this Arduino-powered tank robot base.

The tutorial cites a common situation, where someone is working on a project using an Arduino chip but they don’t want to sacrifice their dev board when just the micro and a few other components ...

You also have a good selection of fun and easy Arduino beginner projects ... of intermediate and expert projects too. You can use it to make a simple LCD game, automate your home appliances ...