Raspberry Pi is a small, low-cost single-board computer that supports embedded Linux operating systems. It is about 9x6cm in size and costs $35 or more. The recommended operating system is Raspberry Pi OS, which is Linux-based. Raspberry Pi can be used for prototyping, data logging, electronics projects, and learning programming skills. It has GPIO pins for connecting sensors and components like LEDs. Python is often used with Raspberry Pi for programming and interacting with the GPIO pins.