Robotics is a fascinating field covering many different disciplines. I think it’s a great way to learn python and other skills. Computer Vision, AI, Control Systems are all used in robotics and a robotics project will give you the opportunity to learn these topics and many others.
Links from the video
ROS: http://www.ros.org/
ROS Tutorials: https://www.intorobotics.com/category/ros/
piDrone Project: http://blog.pistuffing.co.uk/category/pidrone/
10+ Raspberry Pi Robotics Projects: https://www.intorobotics.com/10-awesome-raspberry-pi-2-robots-no-5-is-the-best/
10+ Arduino Projects: https://www.intorobotics.com/best-ideas-for-cheap-arduino-uno-projects/
Modern Robotics PDF: http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/images/7/7f/MR.pdf
Boston Dynamics YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/BostonDynamics
