I am a mechanical engineer, but I never had the chance to play with robotics. My goal is to get into robotics, without spending a fortune.
I need to build something real simple. I am looking for some sort of a kit with a tutorial (that ideally explains "why" and not just "how").
Does any one have any advice, on where to start? I need stuff that can teach me robotics, not just how to assemble a toy!
Is there such a thing?
2006-08-21 07:18:01 · 3 answers · asked by techzone12 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I live in NJ. I can pick up parts from canal street in NY as you suggested, but will I be able to find tutorials?
Like I said I want to build some thing real simple, in the beginning.
2006-08-21 09:26:47 · update #1
Geeks have been very taken with the Lego Mindstorms products for learning about robotics. They are quite sophisticated, but not really cheap. I've seen a robot built from them which solves Rubik's Cube, and another which serves as a tape library for a tape backup system on a server!
If you really want to go cheap, though, and aren't afraid of a soldering iron, check over at Amazon.com and search for "robotics". There are a large number of introductory books that allow you to build robots with mostly off-the-shelf components.
2006-08-21 07:43:18 · answer #1 · answered by kevinngunn 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-05 07:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you need cheap parts and live in new york, canal street has some great surplus parts for robots...
2006-08-21 08:51:03 · answer #3 · answered by winarabbit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋