Robot Builder's Sourcebook (Paperback)

FROM THE AUTHOR OF ROBOT BUILDER’S BONANZA!

Fascinated by the world of robotics but don’t know how to tap into the incredible amount of information available on the subject? Clueless as to locating specific information on robotics? Want the names, addresses, phone numbers, and web sites of companies that can supply the exact part, plan, kit, building material, programming language, operating system, computer system, or publication you’ve been searching for? Turn to Robot Builder’s Sourcebook – a unique clearinghouse of information for that will open 2500+ new doors and spark almost as many new ideas.

Written by Gordon McComb, author of the classic Robot Builder’s Bonanza, one of the most popular books ever written on amateur robotics, the Sourcebook lists over 2500 mail-order suppliers and other sources, including local-area businesses, cross-referenced and categorized to make your search quick and easy. You’ll find detailed information about the resources, including addresses and phone numbers: In short, everything you need to find – and acquire – common and uncommon robotics parts and supplies. In order to provide a true “robotics goldmine,” this one-of-a kind guide also includes:
* Dozens of informative “sidebars” to help you understand essential robotic technologies such as motor types, sensor design, and how to select the best materials
* Scores of relevant articles designed to fill-in informational gaps, stimulate thinking, and help you make the most of all the material the Sourcebook makes available to you

If you want to know where in the world of robotics you can find it . . . turn to the Sourcebook.

Contents           

     Introduction
     How to Use the Source Listings
     Acknowledgements

    Actuators
    Actuators-Motion Products
    Actuators-Motors
    Actuators-Other
    Actuators-Pnuematic
    Actuators-Shape Memory Alloy
    Barcoding
    Batteries and Power
    Books
    Books-Electronics
    Books-Robotics
    Books-Technical
    Communications
    Communications-Infrared
    Communications-RF
    Competitions
    Competitions-Combat
    Competitions-Entrant
    Competitions-Maze
    Competitions-Other
    Competitions-Soccer & Ball Playing
    Competitions-Sumo
    Computers
    Computers-Data Acquisition
    Computers-I/O
    Computers-Single Board Computers
    Distributor/Wholesaler
    Distributor/Wholesaler-Industrial Electronics
    Distributor/Wholesaler-Other Components
    Electronics
    Electronics-Circuit Examples
    Electronics-Connectors
    Electronics-Display
    Electronics-Miscellaneous
    Electronics-Obsolete
    Electronics-PCB-Design
    Electronics-PCB-Production
    Electronics-Soldering
    Electronics-Sound & Music
    Electronics-Specialty
    Entertainment
    Entertainment-Art
    Entertainment-Books & Movies
    Fasteners
    Fests and Shows
    Internet
    Internet-Bulletin Board/Mailing List
    Internet-Calculators & Converters
    Internet-Edu/Government Labs
    Internet-Informational
    Internet-Links
    Internet-Personal Web Page
    Internet-Plans & Guides
    Internet-Research
    Internet-Search
    Internet-Usenet Newsgroups
    Internet-Web Ring
    Journals and Magazines
    Kits
    Kits-Electronic
    Kits-Robotic
    LEGO
    LEGO-General
    LEGO-Mindstorms
    Machine Framing
    Manufacturer
    Manufacturer-Components
    Manufacturer-Glues & Adhesives
    Manufacturer-Semiconductors
    Manufactu