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Robots-Industrial/Research RoboRama User Groups Robot Cafe Portal-Robotics Robot Channel, The Portal-Robotics Robot Electronics Sensors Motor Control Robot Power Motor Control Robot Scie

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Retail-Science

Supplies-Casting & Mold Making

Pitsco/Dacta

Toys-Construction

Pittman

Actuators-Motors

Plaid Enterprises, Inc

Supplies-Paints

Planet Battery

Batteries and Power

Plantraco Ltd

Radio Control

Video-Cameras

Plaster Master Industries

Materials-Foam

Plastic Products, Inc

Materials-Plastic

Power Transmission

Plastic Specialties Inc

Materials-Plastic

Plastic World

Materials-Plastic

Plastics Technology Online

Journals and Magazines

Plasti-kote

Materials-Plastic

Plastruct, Inc

Materials-Plastic

PMB Electronics

Microcontrollers-Hardware

PNI Corp / Precision Navigation

Sensors-Tilt & Accelerometer

Sensors-Other

Polaris Industries

Video-Cameras

Video-Transmitters

Polaroid/SensComp

Sensors-Ultrasonic

Polymer Clay Express

Retail-Arts and Crafts

Polymorf, Inc

Toys-Construction

Materials-Plastic

Polytek Development Corp

Pontech

Radio Control-Servo Control

Actuators-Motors

Popular Mechanics

Popular Science

Port Plastics

Materials-Plastic

Porter Cable Corporation

Manufacturer-Tools

Portescap

Actuators-Motors

Powell’s Books

Books-Technical

Power Sonic Corp

PowerBASIC, Inc

Programming-Languages Prairie Digital, Inc

Computers-Data Acquisition Precision MicroDynamics, Inc., Motor Control

Premier Farnell plc Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Premium Supply Company Retail-Other Materials Probotics, Inc / Cye Robots-Personal ProfBooks Robotics Books-Technical Protean Logic Microcontrollers-Hardware Computers-Single Board Computers PTG / Patios To Go

Materials-Plastic Public Missiles, Ltd., Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates Materials-Foam

Purity Casting Alloys Ltd

Materials-Metal Putnam Precision Molding, Inc

Power Transmission PVC Store, The Materials-Plastic Quadravox, Inc

Electronics-Sound & Music Quality Kits / QKits Kits-Electronic Retail-General Electronics Quality Transmission Components Power Transmission Quantum CNC Tools-CNC Quasar Electronics Limited Kits-Electronic Kits-Robotic QuickCam Video-Cameras QUINCY Retail-Arts & Crafts

R & D Electronic Parts, Inc

Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

R & J Sign Supply Materials-Foam Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates R.C Scrapyard

Radio Control-Accessories R.L.C Enterprises, Inc

Computers-Single Board Computers R/C Car Action

Journals and Magazines R/C Car Action

Journals and Magazines Rabbit Semiconductor Microcontrollers-Hardware RACO Industries / ID Warehouse

company reference

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Sensors-RFID Radar, Inc., Retail-General Electronics Radio Fence Distributors, Inc Electronics-Miscellaneous Radio Model Supplies Retail-Train & Hobby Radio Shack

Retail-General Electronics Radiometrix Ltd

Communications-RF Radiotronix

Communications-RF RAE Corp

Actuators-Motors RAF Electronic Hardware Distributor/Wholesaler-Other Components

Rage Competitions-Entrant Ramsey Electronics, Inc

Kits-Electronic Communications-RF Rapid Electronics Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Ray Rohr’s Cosmic Artifacts Toys-Robots

RB Industries, Inc Tools-Power

RC Systems, Inc

Electronics-Sound & Music

RC Yellow Pages Radio Control Real Robots (Cybot) Journals and Magazines Robots-Hobby & Kit Reconn’s World Portal-Robotics Regal Plastics Materials-Plastic Reid Tool Supply Co

Power Transmission Wheels and Casters Machine Framing Fasteners Resources Un-Ltd

Retail-Other Electronics Retail-Opticals & Lasers Retrofire-Robot & Space Toy Collectibles Entertainment-Art

Entertainment-Books & Movies Toys-Robots

Reuel’s Retail-Arts & Crafts Reynolds Electronics Microcontrollers-Hardware Communications-RF

RF Digital Corporation Communications-RF

RF Monolithics, Inc

Communications-RF

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Retail-General Electronics

RFID Components Ltd

Sensors-RFID

RFID, Inc

Sensors-RFID

RG Speed Control Devices Ltd

Power Transmission

Actuators-Motion Products

Rho Enterprises

Ridout Plastics

Materials-Plastic

Right-Tool.com

Tools

RMB Roulements Miniatures SA

Power Transmission

Actuators-Motors

Robo Systems

Tools-CNC

Roboblock System Co., Ltd

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Microcontrollers-Software

Robodyssey Systems LLC

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Roboforge

Programming-Robotic Simulations

Robologic

Retail-Robotics Specialty

RoboProbe Technologies, Inc

Robots-Industrial/Research

RoboRama

User Groups

Robot Cafe

Portal-Robotics

Robot Channel, The

Portal-Robotics

Robot Electronics

Sensors

Motor Control

Robot Power

Motor Control

Robot Science & Technology

Robot Store

Robot Store (HK)

Robot Zone

Robotbooks.com

Books-Robotics

Robotic Power Solutions

Batteries and Power

Actuators-Motors

Robotics Building Blocks

Robotikits Direct

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Robotix

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Toys-Robots

Motor Control Radio Control-Servo Control RoboToys

Retail-Robotics Specialty RobotOz

Retail-Robotics Specialty RobotPartz.com

Retail-Surplus Mechanical Robots & Wind Me Up Toys Toys-Robots

Robots Wanted: Dead or Alive, Whole or Parts

Robots-Hobby & Kit Robots@War Competitions-Combat Robotwars

Competitions-Combat Rockby Electronic Components Retail-General Electronics Rocket USA

Toys-Robots Rockford Ball Screw Actuators-Motion Products Rockler Woodworking and Hardware Tools

Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Rockwell Automation Motor Control Actuators-Motion Products Roto Zip Tool Corporation Manufacturer-Tools Royal Products Tools-Machinery

RP Electronics Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

RS Components Ltd Retail-General Electronics Power Transmission S*K Hand Tool Corporation Tools-Hand

Saelig Co Inc Test and Measurement Sage Telecommunications Pty Ltd Microcontrollers-Hardware Sager Electronics

Sam Schwartz Inc

Materials-Metal Materials-Plastic SAMS Technical Publishing Books-Technical San Diego Plastics, Inc

Materials-Plastic Sanyo Energy Batteries and Power

Sarcos Inc

Robots-Experimental Satco Supply

Tools

company reference 703

Microcontrollers-Hardware Savko Plastic Pipe & Fittings, Inc Materials-Plastic

Sax Art’s & Crafts Retail-Arts & Crafts Retail-Educational Supply SAYAL Electronics Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Schaevitz Sensors Schenz Theatrical Supply, Inc

Supplies-Casting & Mold Making School Specialty, Inc

Retail-Educational Supply School-Tech Inc

Retail-Science SCI FI

Entertainment-Art Science & Hobby Retail-Science Science City Retail-Science Science Daily Journals and Magazines Science Experience Retail-Science Science Kit & Boreal Laboratories Retail-Science

Retail-Opticals & Lasers Science Magazine Journals and Magazines Science News Online Journals and Magazines Science Source, The Retail-Science ScienceKits.com, Inc

Retail-Robotics Specialty Scott Edwards Electronics, Inc

Electronics-Display Radio Control-Servo Control Screwfix Direct Ltd

Fasteners Tools Sculpture House Casting Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Retail-Armatures & Doll Parts Sealevel Systems

Computers-I/O Sears, Roebuck, & Co

Tools Seattle Robotics Robots-Hobby & Kit Vision-Cameras Secs, Inc

Power Transmission Actuators-Motion Products Seitz Corp

Power Transmission Actuators-Motion Products Selectronic

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Sensors-Strain & Load Cells

Senix Corp

Sensors-Ultrasonic

Sensoray

Motor Control

Sensorland.com

Sensors

Sensors Online

Sensors, Inc

Sensors

Sensory Inc

Electronics-Sound & Music

Servo City

Radio Control-Servos

Radio Control-Accessories

Servo Systems Co

Retail-Surplus Mechanical

Serv-o-Link

Power Transmission

Servo-Tek Products Co., Inc

Sensors-Encoders

Shadow Robot Company Ltd

Shape Memory Applications, Inc

Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy

Sharper Image, The

Retail-Other Electronics

Sheldons Hobbies

Retail-Train & Hobby

Sherline Products

Tools-Precision & Miniature

Shopsmith, Inc

Tools-Power

SICK, Inc

Sensors

Sign Foam

Materials-Foam

Silicon Chip Magazine

Silicones, Inc

Manufacturer-Materials

Siliconix Incorporated

Manufacturer-Semiconductors

Silly Universe

Outside-of-the-Box

Simple Step L.L.C

Motor Control

Sine Robotics

Skycraft Parts & Surplus Inc

Retail-Surplus Electronics

Skyway Machine, Inc

Wheels and Casters

Slice of Stainless, Inc

Materials-Metal

Small Parts Inc

Power Transmission

Materials

Fasteners

Smart Pages

Smarthome, Inc

Communications-RF SmartTechToys.com Toys-Construction Toys-Robots Retail-Opticals & Lasers Smith Fastener Company Fasteners

Smooth-On Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Smoovy / RMB Group

Actuators-Motors SoftVoice Text-to-Speech System Electronics-Sound & Music Solar Mower

Robots-Personal Solarbotics Ltd

Robots-BEAM Solutions Cubed Motor Control Spare Bear Parts Retail-Armatures & Doll Parts Special Effect Supply Co

Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Supplies-Paints

Materials Special Metals Corporation Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy Specialty Motions, Inc

Actuators-Motion Products Specialty Resources Company Materials-Plastic Specialty Tool & Bolt Fasteners Spectron Sensors-Tilt & Accelerometer Spectrum Educational Supplies Retail-Educational Supply Spencer Gifts, Inc

Materials-Lighting Sports Authority, Inc

Retail-Other SpringWalker Robots-Industrial/Research Square One Electronics Books-Electronics

ST Microelectronics Manufacturer-Semiconductors Standard Supply Electronics Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Standees.com Entertainment-Art Stanley Works, The Manufacturer-Tools Staples, Inc

Retail-Office Supplies Stark Electronic Retail-General Electronics Starlink Incorporated

Sensors-GPS State Electronics, Inc

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Components

Stegmann, Inc

Sensors-Encoders Stepper Motor Archive, The Motor Control Stiquito Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy Books-Robotics

Stock Drive Products Power Transmission Stockade Wood & Craft Supply Materials-Other

Subtech Radio Control Sullivan Products Actuators-Motors Radio Control-Accessories Sun Equipment Corp

Test and Measurement Sun Java

Programming-Languages Sunx Sensors USA Sensors Super Battery Packs Batteries and Power Super Circuits Video-Cameras Video-Transmitters Super Tech & Associates Tools-CNC SuperCal Decals Materials-Transfer Film Superior Electric Actuators-Motors Superior Tire & Rubber Corporation Wheels and Casters

Supertronix Inc

Retail-General Electronics Supply Chain Systems Magazine Journals and Magazines Supply Depot Inc

Materials Surelight Materials-Lighting Surplus Sales of Nebraska Retail-Surplus Electronics Surplus Shed

Retail-Opticals & Lasers Surplustronics Trading LTD Retail-Surplus Electronics Retail-General Electronics SWS Electronics

Retail-General Electronics Symbol Technologies, Inc Barcoding

Syn-Air Corporation Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Synaptics, Inc

Sensors-Strain & Load Cells Synergy Systems, LLP Sensors-GPS Systronix

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T N Lawrence & Son Ltd.

Retail-Arts & Crafts

Materials-Metal

Materials-Transfer Film

Tab Electronics Build Your Own Robot Kit

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Tadiran U.S Battery Division

Batteries and Power

TAIG Tools

Tools-Precision & Miniature

Tools-CNC

Tamiya America, Inc — Educational

Actuators-Motors

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Tanner Electronics, Inc

TAP Plastics

Materials-Plastic

Target Stores

Retail-Discount & Department

Team Delta Engineering

Actuators-Motors

Motor Control

Team Whyachi LLC

Actuators-Motors

Competitions-Entrant

Tebo Store Fixtures

Materials-Store Fixtures

TECEL

Tech America

Techmaster Inc

Machine Framing

Techni-Tool, Inc

Electronics-Soldering

Tools

Techno Profi-Team

Machine Framing

Techno-Isel

Tools-CNC

Technological Arts

Tech-supplies.co.uk

TechTools

Microcontrollers-Programming

Teddy Bear Stuff

Retail-Armatures & Doll Parts

Telelink Communications

Communications-RF

Tern, Inc

Computers-Single Board Computers

Terrapin Software

Programming-Languages

Toys-Construction

tesa AG

Manufacturer-Glues & Adhesives

Test Equipment Connection Corp

Test and Measurement

Supplies-Paints Texas Instruments Manufacturer-Semiconductors That’s Cool Wire / Solution Industries Materials-Lighting

Thermo Centrovision Sensors-Optical Think & Tinker, Ltd

Electronics-PCB-Production Thinker Toys

Robots-Hobby & Kit Retail-Science Thomas Distributing Batteries and Power

Thomas Register Online Internet-Research Thomson Industries, Inc

Actuators-Motion Products Timberdoodle Company Toys-Construction Timeline Inc

Retail-Surplus Electronics Tin10.Com

Robots-Hobby & Kit TiNi Alloy Company Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy

TM Technologies Materials-Metal TNR Technical Batteries and Power Toki Corp

Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy Tool Peddler

Tools Toolsforless.com Tools ToolSource.com Tools Tools-Plus Tools Toro Company, The Manufacturer-Tools Torque Conversion Calculator Internet-Calculators & Converters Torque Speed Applet

Internet-Calculators & Converters Motor Control

Total Robots Ltd Retail-Robotics Specialty Totally Fun Toys

Toys Tower Fasteners Co Inc

Fasteners Materials-Other Power Transmission Tower Hobbies Retail-Train & Hobby Toy Robot Parts.com Toys-Robots Toymax Inc

Toys-Electronics Toys “R” Us

company reference 705

TP Tools & Equipment Tools

Tracks USA Wheels and Casters TrainTown Hobbies and Crafts Retail-Train & Hobby Transtronics, Inc

Kits-Electronic Retail-Surplus Electronics Travers Tool Co., Inc

Materials Trendmasters, Inc

Toys Tri-State Electronics Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Truebite, Inc

Tools-Precision & Miniature TruServ Corporation Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

TS Racing, Inc

Power Transmission TTI Inc

Tucker Electronics Test and Measurement U.S Composites, Inc

Materials-Fiberglass & Carbon Composites

Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Ubicom / Scenix

Manufacturer-Semiconductors u-blox ag

Sensors-GPS ULINE Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates Materials-Foam

UltraTechnology Programming-Languages Unicorn Electronics Retail-General Electronics Uniplast Inc

Supplies-Glues & Adhesives Tools-Hand

United States Plastic Corp

Materials-Plastic Unitrode Corp

Manufacturer-Semiconductors Uptown Sales Inc

Retail-Train & Hobby Urethane Supply Company Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Materials-Plastic

URS Electronics Inc

Retail-General Electronics Video-Cameras

US Digital Sensors-Encoders

US Government Printing Office Books-Technical

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706

Toys-Construction

Electronics-Specialty

Van Aken International, Inc

Supplies-Paints

Van Dykes Taxidermy

Materials-Foam

Vantec

Radio Control

Vaughn Belting

Power Transmission

Vector Electronics and Technology, Inc

Electronics-PCB-Production

Velleman Components NV

Kits-Electronic

Vermont American Corporation

Tools-Accessories

Vesta Technology

Victor Machinery Exchange, Inc

Tools

Viking Office Products

Retail-Office Supplies

Vikon Technologies

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc

Sensors

Visual Communications

Vitel Electronics

Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial

Electronics

Viva Robotics, Inc

VTech Holdings Limited

Toys

W L Fuller Co Inc

Tools-Accessories

W M Berg / Invensys

Power Transmission

W.J Ford Surplus Enterprises

W.P Notcutt Ltd

Wacky Willy’s

Retail-General Surplus

Test and Measurement

Wahl Clipper Corp

Electronics-Soldering

Walker Electronic Supply Co

Wal-Mart

Walther’s Model Railroad Mall

Manufacturer-Train & Hobby

Wangrow

Manufacturer-Train & Hobby

Wany Robotics

Robots-Educational

Warner Electric

Barcoding WASSCO Electronics-Soldering Supplies-Chemicals Tools-Hand Watson Industries, Inc

Sensors-Other Weeder Technologies Computers-I/O Weird Stuff Warehouse Retail-Surplus Electronics Wenzel Associates, Inc.: Technical Library Electronics-Circuit Examples WESCO International, Inc

Materials Supplies Western Test Systems Test and Measurement Westrim Crafts

Materials-Other Westward Plastics Materials-Plastic Wholesale Bearing & Drive Supply Power Transmission Wicks Aircraft Supply Fasteners Materials-Metal Wiha Quality Tools Tools Wilde EVolutions, Inc

Batteries and Power Actuators-Motors Wilke Technology GmbH Microcontrollers-Hardware Microcontrollers-Software Computers-Single Board Computers Wiltronics

Retail-General Electronics Kits-Electronic

Win Systems Computers-Single Board Computers Winbond Electronics Corporation Manufacturer-Semiconductors Winford Engineering

Computers-I/O Wirz Electronics Retail-General Electronics Wizard Devices, Inc

Wm B Allen Supply Company, Inc

Retail-Other Electronics Video-Cameras Woodcraft Supply Corp., Tools-Hand Materials-Other Woodsmith Store Tools-Hand Tools-Precision & Miniature Woodworker Online

Internet-Links Woodworker’s Warehouse Tools

Woodworking Pro Portal-Other

Woolworths PLC Retail-Discount & Department Workshop Publishing

Books-Technical World of Plastics, Inc

Materials-Plastic World of Robotics Online Retail-Robotics Specialty Worth Marine Inc

WR Display & Packaging Retail-Store Fixtures Wrights

Materials-Other X10 Wireless Technology, Inc Video-Cameras Video-Transmitters X-Actoblades.com Tools-Precision & Miniature XBeams, Inc

Machine Framing Xenoline

Materials-Lighting Xilor inc

Communications-RF Communications-Infrared Sensors-Other

XPress Metals Materials-Metal Yobotics Robots-Industrial/Research You-Do-It Electronics Center Retail-General Electronics Young Explorers

Retail-Educational Supply Zagros Robotics

Robots-Hobby & Kit Zany Brainy

Retail-Science ZapWorld.com Actuators-Motors Batteries and Power Zarlink Semiconductor Inc

Manufacturer-Semiconductors Zaytran Automation

Robots-Industrial/Research ZEBEX America, Inc

Barcoding Zebra Technologies Corporation Barcoding

Sensors-RFID Zilog

Manufacturer-Semiconductors Zircon Corporation

Manufacturer-Tools Zona Tool Company Tools-Precision & Miniature Zorin Microcontroller Products Microcontrollers-Hardware Z-World, Inc

Computers-Single Board Computers Zygo Systems Limited / Chips2Ship Electronics-Obsolete Zykronix, Inc

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where to find it 707 Where to Find It

Locate the most popular categories for several hundred common (and a few not-so-common) parts and components used in robot building.

Accelerometers

Sensors-Tilt & Accelerometer

Acrylic plastics

Materials-Plastics

Retail-Hardware & Home

Improvement

Actuators, materials and hardware

Machine Framing

Adhesive tapes

Materials

Supplies-Glues & Adhesives

Adhesives, glues

Manufacturer-Glues & Adhesives

Materials

Materials-Plastics

Improvement

Supplies-Glues & Adhesives

Alumalite (laminate material)

Materials-Foam

Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates

Alumilite (casting material)

Aluminum

Materials-Metal

Aluminum profile extrusions

See Machine framing.

Armatures

Arts and crafts

Retail-Other

Auctions

Retail-Auctions

Automotive supplies (wires, switches, etc.)

Retail-Automotive

AVR microcontroller

Ball transfers

Wheels and Casters

Ballscrews, leadscrews

Barcodes

Barcoding

Basic electronics

Internet-Informational Internet-Plans & Guides Internet-Web Ring Basic Stamp microcontroller Microcontrollers-Hardware Retail-Robotics Specialty Batteries and battery holders Batteries and Power Radio Control Retail-Automotive Supplies Retail-General Electronics Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Retail-Surplus Electronics BEAM robots

Robots-BEAM Robots-Hobby & Kit Bearings

See Power transmission.

Belts and pulleys

Blue foam

See Foam.

Bolts, nuts

See Fasteners.

Books and other literature Books (various) Internet-Informational Magazines and Journals Manufacturers (various) Bulletin boards

Internet-Bulletin Board/Mailing List Internet-Usenet Newsgroups Internet-Web Ring User Groups Cables

See Components, electronics.

Calculators, conversion Internet-Calculators & Conversion Cameras, video

Video (various) Capacitors

Carbon composites

See Composites.

Casters Materials (various) Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Wheels and Casters Casting (plastic, etc.) Books-Technical Materials-Plastics

Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Materials-Plastic

Retail-Arts & Crafts Celastic

Materials-Plastics Chemicals, electronics and cleaning Electronics-Soldering Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Retail-General Electronics Supplies-Chemicals Circuit building components Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Retail-General Electronics Retail-Surplus Electronics Circuit making chemicals Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Retail-General Electronics Supplies-Chemicals Circuits, examples Electronics-Circuit Examples Internet-Informational Kits-Electronics Microcontrollers-Hardware CNC tools

Tools-CNC Tools-Machinery Tools-Precision & Miniature Collectables (includes robots) Entertainment-Art Toys

Combat robot Competitions-Combat Competitions-Entrant Communications links Communications-Infrared Communications-RF Electronics-Circuit Examples Manufacturer-Components Retail-General Electronics Video-Transmitters Competitions, robot Competitions (various) Internet-Bulletin Board/Mailing List Internet-Usenet Newsgroups Components, electronics (resistors, capac-itors, ICs, switches, relays, etc.)

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Composites

Materials-Fiberglass & Carbon

Composites

Materials-Plastic

Radio Control

Computers, single board

Connectors

Electronics

Construction materials (frame)

Machine Framing

Materials-Metal

Materials-Plastics

Improvement

Construction tools

See Tools, Tools, hand and power

Controllers, motor

Motor Control

Copper

Materials-Metal

Corrugated cardboard

Couplers

Also: Fasteners

Craft supplies

Improvement

Supplies (various)

Data acquisition

Computers-Data Acquisition

Datasheets, electronics

Manufacturer (various)

Internet-Search

Internet-Research

DC motors

See Motors.

Decals

Diodes

Doll-making parts (eyes, notes)

See Armatures.

Domes, plastic

Materials-Plastic

Improvement

Drill bits and accessories

Tools-Accessories

Retail-Auctions Educational materials Retail-Educational Supply Retail-Science

Electroluminescent wire Materials-Lighting Electronics kits Kits-Electronic Electronics, learning Internet-Informational Internet-Plans & Guides Internet-Web Ring Embedded systems Computers-Single Board Computers Microcontrollers-Hardware Expanded (foamed) PVC

See PVC.

Expanded foam

See Foam.

Fasteners (nuts, bolts, etc.) Distributor/Wholesaler-Other Components

Fasteners Retail-Automotive Supplies Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Fiberglass Materials-Fiberglass & Carbon Composites

Retail-Arts & Crafts Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Foam Materials-Foam Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates Materials-Plastic

Retail-Arts & Crafts Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Foam core

See Laminates.

Formula calculators Actuators-Motors Internet-Calculators & Conversion Free plans

Electronics-Circuit Examples Internet-Informational Internet-Plans & Guides Gatorboard

Materials (various) Gear motors Actuators-Motors Retail-Surplus Mechanical Gears

Global positioning satellite (GPS) Sensors-GPS

Glues, adhesives Materials Materials-Plastics Retail-Arts & Crafts Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Supplies-Glues & Adhesives Golf cart parts

Actuators-Motors Batteries and Power Materials-Other GPS (global positioning satellite) Sensors-GPS

Ham fests Fests and Shows Handy Board Microcontrollers-Hardware Hardware (construction) Materials (various) Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Retail-Surplus Mechanical Hardware, electronics construction (e.g standoffs, handles, knobs)

H-bridges

Also: Motor Control Incremental encoders Sensors-Encoders Infrared communications Communications-Infrared Electronics-Circuit Examples Retail-General Electronics Infrared components (LEDs, sensors, etc.)

Kits-Electronic Manufacturer-Components Retail-General Electronics Retail-Surplus Electronics Sensors-Optical Input/output ports Computers-I/O Internet-Circuit Examples LEGO-Mindstorms Integrated circuits

Jewelry findings Materials-Other Retail-Arts & Crafts Retail-Other Kits

Kits-Electronic Robots-Hobby & Kit L293D H-bridge controller IC

Ballscrews, leadscrews Actuators-Motion Products Retail-Surplus Mechanical Laminates

Materials-Foam Materials-Metal Materials-Paper & Plastic Laminates Materials-Plastic

Retail-Arts & Crafts Lasers

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LCD panels, serial and parallel

Electronics-Circuit Example

Electronics-Display

LEDs, standard and super-bright

Electronics

Kits-Electronic

LEGO

Kits-Robotics

LEGO (various)

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Toys-Construction

Toys-Robotics

Lighting effects

Materials-Lighting

Linear actuators

Linear stages

Machine framing

Machine Framing

Materials-Metal

Retail-Store Fixtures

Machine screws

See Fasteners.

Magazines and other literature

Books (various)

Internet-Informational

Magazines and Journals

Manufacturers (various)

Mail lists

See Bulletin boards.

Materials handling equipment

Materials

Wheels and Casters

Maxim power management ICs

Maze robot competitions

Competitions-Maze

Metals

Machine Framing

Materials-Metal

Improvement

Meters, volt-ohm

See Test equipment

Microcontrollers, hardware and software

Microcontrollers (various)

Mindstorms

See LEGO.

Books-Technical Materials-Plastics Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Materials-Plastic

Retail-Arts & Crafts MOSFET transistors

Motor speed control Motor Control Motors (includes standard, gear, and step-per, and servo)

Actuators-Motors Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics

Motor Control Retail-Surplus Mechanical Movie robots

Books (various) Entertainment-Art Toys

Movies and books about robots Books-Robotics

Entertainment- Books & Movies Muscle Wire

See Shape memory alloy.

Ni-cad and NiMH batteries

See Batteries and battery holders.

Nitinol

Notions, cloth Retail-Arts & Crafts Novelty items Outside-of-the-Box Obsolete electronic parts Electronics-Obsolete Internet-Search Optical sensors Retail-Robotics Specialty Sensors-Optical Optics (lenses, etc.)

See Lasers

Oscilloscopes

OWI kits Kits (various) Paints and painting supplies Retail-Arts & Crafts Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Supplies-Paints Parts, locating Electronics-Obsolete Internet-Search Internet-Research PC/104 single board computers Computers-Single Board Computers Phototransistors, photodiodes

Also: Sensors-optical PICmicro microcontroller Microcontrollers-Hardware Piezo elements

Pipe (plastic and metal) Machine Framing Materials-Metal Materials-Plastic Materials-Store Fixtures Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

PIR (passive infrared) Sensors-Optical Plastic hemispheres (plastic domes)

See Domes, plastic.

Plastics Materials-Plastics Materials-Store Fixtures Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Retail-Train & Hobby Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Pneumatic cylinders and other air parts Actuators-Pneumatic

Pneumatic tools Tools Tools-Power Polymer clay Materials-Other Supplies-Arts & Crafts Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Potentiometers, trimmer pots

Power sources (such as batteries) Batteries and Power Power transmission components (gears, bearings, shafts, couplers, etc)

Power Transmission Retail-Surplus Mechanical Printed circuit boards Electronics-PCB-Design Electronics-PCB-Production Programming

Microcontrollers-Programming Programming-Examples Programming-Languages Programming-Platforms & Software PVC (plastic)

Materials-Plastics Materials-Store Fixtures Supplies-Casting & Mold Making Quadrature encoders

Sensors-Encoders Radio communications Communications-RF Radio Control Retail-General Electronics Video-Transmitters Radio control (R/C) components (includes hardware, electrical, etc.) Manufacturer-Train & Hobby Radio Control (various) Radio control (R/C) servo motors Radio Control-Servos Relays

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where to find it

710

Communications (various)

Programming-Telerobotics

Radio Control (various)

Retail-Automotive Supplies

Research robots

Internet-Edu/Government Labs

Robots-Experimental

Resins (casting)

See Casting.

Resistors

RF transmitters/receivers

See Communications links.

RFID sensors and equipment

Sensors-RFID

Robot competitions

Competitions (various)

Internet-Bulletin Board/Mailing List

Internet-Usenet Newsgroups

Robot kits

Internet-Plans & Guides

Kits-Robotics

Robots-Hobby & Kit

Toys-Robotics

Robots to buy

Robots (various)

Rollers

Power Transmission

Wheels and Casters

Rotary encoders

Sensors-Encoders

Saw blades and accessories

Tools-Accessories

Science and science fair parts and kits

Retail-Educational Supply

Retail-Science

Search engines

Internet-Search

Internet-Research

Portal-Robotics

Semiconductors

Electronics

Sensors (all types)

LEGO-Mindstorms

Sensors (various)

Servo motors

See Motors.

Shaft encoders

Sensors-Encoders

Shafts

Shape memory alloy

Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy

Books-Robotics

Robots-Hobby & Kit Sign Foam

Materials-Foam Single board computers Computers-Single Board Computers Microcontrollers-Hardware Sintra (trade name) Materials-Plastics Software, programming and operating sys-tems

Microcontrollers-Software Programming-Platforms & Software Soldering tools and supplies

See Tools, electronics.

Solenoids Actuators-Other Retail-General Electronics Retail-Surplus Mechanical Speech, synthesis and recognition Electronics-Sound & Music Manufacturer-Semiconductors Retail-Robotics Specialty Sprockets and chain

Stainless steel Materials-Metal Materials-Other Standees (life-size cardboard figures) Entertainment-Art

Stepper motors

See Motors.

Stiquito

Strain gauges Retail-Robotics Specialty Sensors-Strain Gauges & Load Cells Sumo robot competitions

Competitions-Sumo LEGO

Superglue Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Retail-Train & Hobby Supplies-Glues & Adhesives Surplus, electronics

Retail-Surplus Electronics Surplus, mechanical and other parts Retail-Surplus Mechanical Swap meets

Fests and Shows Switches

Tamiya motors and components Actuators-Motors

Kits-Electronics Taxidermy supplies (foam, eyes, etc.) Materials-Foam

Retail-Armatures & Doll Parts Test equipment (meters, oscilloscopes, etc.)

Test and Measurement Kits-Electronic

Retail-Surplus Electronics Tilt sensors

Sensors-Tilt & Accelerometer Tools, electronics (soldering iron, test equipment, etc.)

Retail-General Electronics Tools

Test and Measurement Tools, hand and power Manufacturer-Tools Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Tools (various) Tools, machining and CNC Tools-CNC

Tools-Machinery Tools-Precision & Miniature Tools, pneumatic

Tools Tools-Power Toys, construction LEGO-General Toys-Construction Toys-Robotics Toys, general LEGO (various):

Retail-Hobby & Kit Toys (various) Transfer films for copiers and printers Materials-Transfer Film Retail-Arts & Crafts Transistors

Tubing, plastic and rubber Materials-Plastic Radio Control-Hardware Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Ultrasonic sensors Retail-Robotics Specialty Sensors-Ultrasonic University/college robot labs Internet-Edu/Government Labs Internet-Informational User groups

Internet-Bulletin Board/Mail List Internet-Usenet Newsgroups Portal-Robotics

Professional Societies User Groups VCR replacement parts Distributor/Wholesaler-Other Components

Velleman kits Kits-Electronics Video

Video (various) Vision

Video (various) Voltage regulators

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Volt-ohm meters

Walking robots

Internet-Edu/Government Labs

Robots-Walking

Wheelchair motors

Actuators-Motors

Retail-Surplus Mechanical Wheels

Materials (various) Retail-Surplus Mechanical Retail-Hardware & Home Improvement

Wheels and Casters

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Wire and cable

Also: Materials-Other Woodworking tools and supplies Materials-Other

Tools (various)

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