BirdBrain Technologies‘ robot product, The Finch, has been given support on the Raspberry Pi. Here’s what they say about it on their site:

The Finch is a new robot for computer science education. Its design is the result of a four year study at Carnegie Mellon’s CREATE lab.

The Finch is designed to support an engaging introduction to the art of programming. It has support for over a dozen programming languages and environments, including several environments appropriate for students as young as eight years old.

The Finch was designed to allow students to write richly interactive programs. On-board features include:

• Light, temperature, and obstacle sensors

• Accelerometers

• Motors

• Buzzer

• Full-color beak LED

• Pen mount for drawing capability

• Plugs into USB port – no batteries required

The Finch is manufactured under license from Carnegie Mellon University.

Here’s a video of it in action:

The Finch is available for about $99 from their site.