Ah wow, yes I've heard of that, I'm doing Electronic Engineering at Uni in the UK, I have always been interested in robotics
I think that laptop should be fine from what you say I'm guessing your models won't be bigger than 1000 pieces. If you're buying from that website you might want to keep an eye out for the reviews, some people complaining they didn't get the right graphics card so something to keep a very close eye on and others complaining about the hard drive speed, if it turns out to be a problem though the hard drive can be changed easily enough
Other than that go for it and good luck!