Links to robot resources

Flying Pig toy company

Incredible collection of hand-driven mechanisms. Lots of ideas for the robot designer. Check out the Mechanisms and the Links section.

How Stuff Works

First place to visit if you want to find out how anything works.

Robot Information Central

A comprehensive list of links to robot resources.

Mondo-tronics' Robot Store

Billed as "The World's Biggest Selection of Hobby Robots & Supplies" and features features over 400 robot kits, books, and software

Twin Cities Robot Group

Our own local robotics club. Has a great list of robot resources

Seattle Robotics Society

The SRS is one of the oldest and largest robot clubs in the world.

Robot Room

Nice set of ideas for robots, interfacing and mechanical and electronic subsystems

Robot FAQ

The Robot Frequently Asked Questions list for the internet robotics newsgroups comp.robotics.misc and comp.robotics.research. An awesome list. Find out what the rest of the world is thinking when the word "robots" comes up.

Web-EE Primers

A great set of tutorials on all aspects of electronics. For both beginner and experienced EE's.

Technical Tutorials

Another good set of tutorials specifically on robotics. Intended audience is those building fighting bots, but the info is useful for all bot builders.

Chuck's Robotics Notebook

Nice set of notes from a private robot builder who is associated with the Home Brew Robotics Club of Silicon Valley

Twin Cities MechWars

A version of Battle Bots right here in the Twin Cities. Check their website for the dates of the next public competition.

iRobot

A successful robotics company. Home of the Roomba.