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Robot EquipmentParts and Kits The
Handy Board, from MITThis MC68HC11-based board from MIT is similar to other boards from MIT: the board from the "6.270 Robot Builders Guide" and the Rugwarrior (designed for the book "Mobile Robots"). It runs Interactive C and has a lot of built-in feature such as an LCD panel. Fred Martin (the creator) is also writing a text book called "Robotic Explorations: An Introduction to Engineering and Design" based on the 6.270 Robot Builder's Guide, and this will optionally ship with the Handyboard. Lego
Mindstorms and the RCX Programmable Microcomputer BrickInspired by the MIT Programmable Brick, this commercial product should be available in 1998. F1
ControllerAn embedded controller based on the MC68HC11F1 microprocessor, designed by Pete Dunster from Wollongong. The design is very modular, and thus very flexible. Norland
Research - Small Andriod Model (SAM)SAM was designed to replace converting toys to robots. It is a quick and innovative platform for the robot hobbiest. Robot
BilbyThese kits are designed for school children and novices. They are controlled from the computer via a cable, and programmed in BASIC The
Bilby projectMore robot Bilbies. The
Programmable Brick, from MITMIT Programmable Brick is a MC68HC11-based controller board (similar to the Handyboard) embedded inside a LEGO brick. The
Cricket, from MITThe Cricket is based on the Microchip PIC 16C84 microprocessor. It is exceedingly small, and is programmed using a version of LOGO. Unfortunately it isn't available to the general public but it is still worth looking at. Robix RCS-6
Robot Construction Set
Lego Technic California
Cybernetics Home Page Lynxmotion
Robotic Arm KitSuppliers RobotOzAustralian supplier of robot kits (Lynxmotion, Cybug, etc) DonTronicsLow cost DIY printed circuit boards in Australia and around the world. Range includes various PICs, etc. PicBus
and StampBus modulesThese modules are manufactured in Melbourne. They also have a distributer in the UK. The Robot
StoreAll types of kits available, indexed by price/skill/manufacturer. Sells the Rugwarrior kit that normally comes with the book "Mobile Robots". Based in the United States but sells anywhere. iRobot CorporationiRobot engineers and markets the most innovative research robots, interactive toys, robots for energy & utilities, and robots for commerce and industry. Based in the United States but sells anywhere. Alpha
Motion SystemsA stepper motor controller (controls up to 2) that interfaces with a PC via the parallel port. Injection
Molded Spur GearsThis site features injection molded gears for use in various motion control capacities. Robots others have built Robot Newsgroups Robot ResearchConferences CALL FOR PAPERS7th Annual conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, 19-21 September 2000 Australia Australian
Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney National Centre For Engineering in Agriculture (Mechatronics Projects)Europe The
Brooker Laboratory For Intelligent Embedded Systems Robotics
at LAMI, Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyUnited States Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory, MIT Laboratory
for Perceptual Robotics, University of Massachusetts NavLab
(Autonomous Navigation), Carnegie Mellon University Robotics
Group, California Institute of Technology Robotics
Laboratory, University of MarylandOther Grad
Student's Who's Who in RoboticsTele-robots, while not autonomous, are an interesting class of mobile robots. A
Telerobot On The World Wide Web, University of Western Australia Mercury
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