Robot Links
Beginners Links
- Kits USA: Cheap robot kits and many others
- Lego Mindstorm: Lego based robot kits
- Vex Robotics: Erector Set style robot building kit
- Parallax: Robot kits and parts
- Jameco's Robot Store: Robot kits and parts
- Lynxmotion: Walking robot kits
- The Robot Room: David Cooks site has lots of robot projects
- Society of Robots: Many useful robot tutorals, calculators and "how to" info
- Spark Fun Tutorials: 70+ tutorials on a many electronics and robot subjects
- Ohms Law Calculators
- Charlesg's electric vehicle newbie cheat sheet: Beginners guide to building small electric vehicles
- A Guide to Robotics Technology: Overview of what a robot is and does
Arduino
- Arduino home page: Open source hardware/software microcontroller development system
- Arduino tutorials: How to program and use the popular Arduino platform
- Omnia Creator: Free replacement IDE for Arduino and Propeller with graphical sensor data displays. Win/Mac/Linux
Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi home A tiny low power $25 Linux based computer
- Element 14 More Raspberry Pi
Electronics Parts
Robot Parts & Kits
- Acroname Robotics
- Adafruit Industries:
- The Robot Shop: Robot Kits, Parts, sensors, indoor localization, beacons and more
- GoBilda: Robot chassis kits, hardware, gearmotors, motor and servo controlers, servos, gears, pullys etc.
- Banebots: Wheels, motors,gearboxes, electronics etc
- Dimension Engineering: Regenerative PWM Motor Controllers, Radio Control & Sensors
- Jameco's Robot Store: Robot kits and parts
- Lynxmotion, Inc. Robot Kits, Motors, Servos and more
- Nerd Kits: Learn about electronics and embeded systems wit kits
- Parallax: Basic Stamp Controllers and Robot Kits
- Pololu: PArts and kits plus Custom Laser Cutting - wood, acrylic, ABS, nylon, delrin, and more
- Trossen aobotics: Robot kits, motors, sensors, robot arms, controllers
- Servo City: Servos, motors, hubs, wheels, gears, sprockets, chain, R/C systems, etc.
- Spark Fun: Sensors, kits, components, gps etc
- The Robot Marketplace: Combat Robot parts, materials, motors, wheels, speed controllers, batteries, chargers
- NKC Electronics: Open source hardware. Arduino boards and more
- Circuit Specialists: Stepper motors, test equipment, electronic parts etc.
- Battery Space: Batteries and chargers
Mechanical Parts & Tools
- Durafix Easily braze aluminum with this rod and a torch
- Harbor Freight: Cheap tools
- McMaster-Carr Massive inventory of industrial tools, materials and equipment
- MSC Industrial Supply Metalworking Tools, Equipment, Materials, and Industrial Supplies
- Northern Tool: Tools and equipment
- Stock Drive Products High quality gears, belts, pullys, motors etc
- Travers Tool Metalworking Tools, Equipment and Industrial Supplies
- Granger: Industrial tools and equipment
- Micro-Mark: Small tools for model makers
- Automation Direct Industrial controls and related products
Hobby 3D Printer Links
- RepRap desktop 3D printer kit
- MakerBot Industries desktop 3D printer kit
- Thingiverse respository of 3D printable objects
- X-object UP! 3D printer
- Ultimaker 3D printers
- Prusa 3D printers
Magazines
Technical Information, calculators and tools
- Online Conversion (Unit conversion)
- Instructables (Many how-to articles on a wide variety of subjects)
- Datasheets360 Datasheets for electronic parts
- Element-14 (Design engineer community)
- Electronics Calculators (Many useful electronics calculators)
- Discover Circuits (Thousands of circuits and schematics)
- Paul Falstad's wonderful math & physics simulation applets
- TechLib Unusual electronic circuits (audio amps, radiation detectors, VLF receivers, geiger counter, etc)
- Low pass and high pass active filter design tool
- Bandpass active filter design tool
- LC Filter design tool (Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass and Bandstop with frequency plots)
- Online analog active filter wizard Low and high pass filter design tool from Analog Devices
- Lego motors evaluated and compared
- Online callculators and converters
- Datasheet Catalog ( Online datasheet source for semiconductors & components)
- Linear design tools ( LTspice and others, Windows only) LTspice Yahoo user group
Members Web Sites
- BibimBot Mini Sumo
- William's Protractor angle sensor documentation site
- Protractor angle sensor software
- Keith Rowells Knewt biped walking robot blog
- AHRC mascot robot blog
- Dale's Homemade Robots
- Charles Guan's robot blog (AKA Team Testbot, AKA Team JACD on BattleBots)
- Bug Brain walking robot
- Ben Axelrod's web site - Robots and more
- Steven Easley's Robot Dungeon
Links suggested by club members
- Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
- ARRL Hamfest Calendar (Find date and location of hamfests in your area)
- Microchip/Atmel
- Homemade Atmel AVR programmer
Robot Clubs in Other Cities
- Dallas Personal Robotics Group
- Seattle Robotics Society
- Triangle Amateur Robotics
- TRCY The Robotics Club of Yahoo!t
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