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If you are interested in designing, building, programming, researching or buying robots, this is a good place to start. Many of the sections are updated regularly, pulling from the best places on the 'Net (so check back often for updates). For other robot and robotics related lenses, go over to the Squidoo robotics group.
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Articles from Robots.net
News and views from real robot hobbyists
Robots.net is THE place for robot hobbyists to share information, news, stories and ideas about building robots.
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- FlockBots
- From the homepage... This website describes an open design for a small, $800 robot suitable for "swarm"-style multiagent research, robotics education, and other tasks. Our goal is to get as much functionality as possible from $800 per robot, replicate the robot many times to create a small collaborative swarm, and document the results to make it easier for you to do the same. We hope to foster collaboration in the wider community and, ultimately, lower the entry-level costs for building such robots.
- Field Robotics Center
- The Field Robotics Center
From the homepage: The Field Robotics Center at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute determines the future of field robotics by creating automated work machines for land, sea, air and space. We cast the vision of field robotics and create technology, robots, and leaders of tomorrow. We are a premier research organization embedded within the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. - Gridswarms
- Imagine a large group of small unmanned autonomous aerial vehicles that can fly with the agility of a flock of starlings in a city square at dusk.
- Z. Jane Wang Research Group
- Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. Research on insect flight and falling leaves.
Open Source
Software and hardware free for use and modification
- Open Automation Project
- From the homepage... The purpose of this project is to engineer modular software and electronic components, from which it is possible to assemble an intelligent PC-based mobile robot suitable for home or office environments.
- The Player/Stage Project
- From the homepage... Free Software tools for robot and sensor applications.
- Open Robotics Peripheral Platform
- From the homepage... The goal of this project is to provide modular components that are easily outfitted with various hardware and software features in the same manner as the modern-day personal computer.
- The Leaf Project
- A robotics project using artificial intelligence and vision
- LEGO.com MINDSTORMS Press NXT : Open Source Announcement
- Hackers, Get Ready! LEGO Group Announces Open Source Firmware, Developer Kits for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Consumer-directed robotics experience creation to enter "NXT" phase with open firmware, Software, Hardware and Bluetooth Developer Kits to launch in August
- OpenServo Wiki
- OpenServo is an open community-based project started by Mike Thompson with the goal of creating a low-cost digital servo for robotics. The hardware and software design of the OpenServo is free for anyone to use and modify to meet their particular needs.
Robot Hacks
... straight from the "Hack a Day" site.
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Random robotic finds on the 'Net from the world at large
Del.icio.us is a "social bookmarking" website that allows anyone to add and comment on a link. Here are a few of the latest links that have appeared for the tag "robotics". As this list is generated externally from Squidoo and not in the Lensmaster's control, not all links will be useful!
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Where to get the robotics stuff you need
Want to nurture your inner geek, looking for gift ideas, or just need to get your fix for new toys? Find out more information on 'bots you can buy.
- Vex Robotics Design System
- Mechano(tm) for robotics.
- iRobot Create
- The makers of the Roomba and the Scooba now bring you a bot that you can add to and learn with. Bravo!
- Probotics
- Detailed information on Robomower Aquabot Karcher Robocleaner, Friendly Robotics, Aquaproducts Aqua products and other bots.
- Lego Spybotics
- Lego's small autonomous robotic vehicles. You program them to complete various missions. Lots of fun.
- LEGO.com MINDSTORMS NXT Home
- Lego Mindstorms and the next generation NXT. Click together an amazing 'bot with your kids, or on your own.
- SRV-1 Mobile Surveillance Robot
- From ThinkGeek. They call it the a "Mars Rover for your Home".
Other Robotics Links
- Robotics News and Robot Projects
- GoRobotics.net is a website network devoted to amateur robotics. Our goal is to be the ultimate resource for robotics. We have projects, links, books, resources, tutorials, news, and more!, A team from Dartmouth have built a robot for NASA to work in the antarctic
- Popular Mechanics Robotics
- Articles discussing the latest news on robotics technology and artificial intelligence research.
- BBC Robot World
- Offers news, reviews and history of robots, as well as robot building guides and a discussion forum.
- Robotics FAQ
- For the newsgroups comp.robotics.misc and comp.robotics.research.
- LEGO MINDSTORMS Revolution!
- Robot magazine takes a look at the new Lego Mindstorms NXT robots.
- Robot magazine
- "How to do it" and educational information on robotics.
- Wireless robotics: Fast robot prototyping
- Learn about the different materials and techniques you can use to physically build a robotic prototype. Rather than constructing a solid finished robot, see how to build a fast and easy prototype that can be disassembled, reconfigured, and reassembled quickly and easily.
- Hackers reprogramming Roombas
- Boston.com reports on hackers reprogramming Roombas to do more than just clean floors.
- RoboSavvy
- Robo-One is coming to the West
- The Robotics Wikibook
- An on-line, collaboratively written book on robotics.
- Microsoft Robotics Studio
- Microsoft dives into the robotics field with free software.
- RoboEducators
- RoboEducators operates under a National Science Foundation grant with the following purpose: Create a Design and Engineering curriculum that is disguised as an integrated science or math class for the beginning high school student.
- Historically significant robots
- A short (4:22) audio clip on Carnegie Mellon University's robot hall of fame. From the Future Tense Podcast, hosted on Odeo.
Robotics books from Amazon
The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 07/26/2008)
Used Price: $14.78
I, Robot (The Robot)
Amazon Price: $12.35 (as of 07/26/2008)
Used Price: $7.77
How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion
Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 07/26/2008)
Used Price: $7.69
Robot Merchandise on CafePress
Mugs, shirts, and more...
Robotics bits and pieces for sale on eBay
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How To
Found Instructions
Some instructions on building your own bot, from people who have tried.
- Welcome to Rollette.COM
- Rov, Submarine, PVC, camera, underwater, lens, builge pump, Remote operated vehicle, Sea, ROV, video
- PanoramaScanCam
- A blog on the construction of a 360 degree field of view camera built from an old scanner for robotics use.
- Building A Internet Controlled Security Robot
- The planned final version will be a kids 48" electric car with a network camera attached.
