Directory of Building Resources

Tutorials, FAQs, technical references, and project information intended to help with the design and construction of robots.

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A Technical Guide To Building Fighting Robots

http://homepages.which.net/~paul.hills/
Lots of detailed information about designing and building fighting robots, including the physics behind different weapons, speed controllers, motors and batteries.
Dick Cappels' Project Pages

http://projects.cappels.org/
An assortment of microcontroller projects for robotics and other embedded applications. Projects include a software component, a hardware component, or both. The information and source code is proprietary. The license allows free (gratis) download and use for non-commercial purposes only.
Handyboard from MIT

http://handyboard.com/
Offers a nearly plug and play and fairly well documented microcontroller board supporting several digital and analogue ports, the ability to control four motors, and an LCD.
Ikalogic

http://www.ikalogic.com/
Robot projects information resource site with tutorials, video clips, articles and a forum covering core robotics topics such as navigation, micro-controllers, motor control, sensors.
Jones on Stepping Motors

http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/
A tutorial on the use of computer controlled stepping motors.
Open Automaton Project

http://oap.sourceforge.net/
An open PC-based mobile robot reference design, for navigating autonomously in home or office environments. The project goal is provide a standard implementation based on the best available standards for mobile robot design. The source code, circuit schematics and documentation may be freely downloaded.
OR Robot Tutorial and Tips

http://wonderdog5.tripod.com/id7.htm
This site spotlights my testbed robot named "OR". There are a few tips for starting your own robot.
PC in Control

http://www.pc-control.co.uk/
Tutorials on the use of computers in automation, control and robotics. Includes simplified descriptions of feedback, proportional control, derivative control, and integral control.
PiC Electronics Projects

http://users.skynet.be/bk317494/
Electronics Projects using PIC microcontrollers including EEPROMs, USB, LCD, wireless modules, i2c, compass, and tilt sensor. Projects may be used for educational purposes but not commercially.
PPRK: Palm Pilot Robot Kit

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~reshko/PILOT/
The Palm Pilot Robot Kit is a design for an easy-to-build, fully autonomous robot controlled by a Palm handheld computer.
Roboteers.com

http://roboteers.com/
A Roboteer is a person who designs, builds, studies, or controls robots. This page lists educational robotic contests and robotic supplies for the robot hobbyist.
Robotics Bookmarks and Other Trivia

http://users.frii.com/dlc/robotics/botlinks.htm
Plenty of links to other hobby robotics sites.
Robotics Universe

http://www.robotoid.com/
Support site for the book, Robot Builder's Bonanza, and, hopes to become a repository of useful robotics information.
Robots' Home

http://7sky.de/robot/
Information and photos that detail the construction of three similar robots based on the 68HC11 microcontroller.
Society of Robots

http://www.societyofrobots.com/
Tutorials on how to build a robot at any skill level with pictures, parts lists, and basic term definitions.
Stepbots

http://www.voti.nl/stepbots/
Detailed construction notes for creating robots based on direct-drive stepper motors salvaged from disk drives. A PIC 16F84 is used for control. Diagrams and schematics.

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