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Limor Fried, who founded and is the CEO of __AdaFruit__, has [a list of vendors on her wiki|https://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html].
While we can't vouch for them, they're likely reliable suppliers of robot and hobbiest electonics.
Limor Fried, who founded and is the CEO of __AdaFruit__, has [a list of vendors on her wiki|https://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html]. While we can't vouch for them, they're likely reliable suppliers of robot and hobbiest electonics.
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There is also a github project from Carl Treudler, what he's calling a ''[curated list of awesome open source electronic resources for robotics|https://github.com/cajt/list_of_robot_electronics]'', which includes motor drivers, actuators, RC-servo, computer vision, battery management, FPGA based, bus systems and sensor categories. The page also lists some known robot projects, competitions and university projects, etc.
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* [Adafruit|https://www.robotshop.com/] (US) ''personal electronics & robotics specialist''
* [Adafruit|https://www.adafruit.com/] (US) ''personal electronics & robotics specialist''
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* [ServoCity|https://www.servocity.com/structure/], maker of ActoBotics robotic hardware which uses Imperial units
** also see: [Servocity|https://www.active-robots.com/brands/servocity.html] at Active Robots
* [goBILDA|https://www.gobilda.com/] is the "metric version" of ServoCity
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* [Pesky Products|https://www.tindie.com/stores/onehorse/] (US) a one-man shop of great sensor and other tiny boards (for more info about Pesky, see [interview-with-kris-winer|https://www.digikey.ca/en/maker/interviews/2016/interview-with-kris-winer---pesky-products])
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* [SparkFun|https://www.sparkfun.com/categories] (US) robotics, maker and other technologies (e.g., XBee transceivers)
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__* [REV Robotics|https://www.revrobotics.com/] (US) ''focusing mainly on electro-mechanical hardware, very good selection''
__* [The Evil Mad Scientist Shop|https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/], who "produce and distribute a curated selection of components and original kits in support of art, education, and accessibility"
* [SuperDroid Robots|https://www.superdroidrobots.com/] (USA) large, well-built but rather expensive wheeled (traditional, mecanum, etc.) and tracked chassis; tactical, lawn-mowing, snow-blower robots, generally remote control; autonomous robots are US$3750-$19990 (__warning:__ their YouTube videos include rather annoying, unnecessary hard rock music)
* [Robots4All|https://www.robots4all.be/Balken], a Belgian supplier of STEM- and robotics-related products
* [REV Robotics|https://www.revrobotics.com/] (US) ''focusing mainly on electro-mechanical hardware, very good selection'' (Texas)
* [Pesky Products|https://www.tindie.com/stores/onehorse/] on Tindie
* [The Evil Mad Scientist Shop|https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/], who "produce and distribute a curated selection of components and original kits in support of art, education, and accessibility"
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* [MindKits|https://www.mindkits.co.nz/robotics.aspx], sells a great deal of robot components & hardware (unfortunately mostly in inches, not metric, though located in NZ)
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* [Vex Robotics|https://www.vexrobotics.com/]
* [SeeedStudio|https://www.seeedstudio.com], make of the Seeeduino XIAO as well as a variety of microcontroller, robotic and related gear
* [AB Electronics|https://www.abelectronics.co.uk/], UK supplier of Raspberry Pi expander boards
* [getSurreal|https://www.getsurreal.com/product-category/electronics/lidar-controllers/] sells a series of LIDAR controller boards
* [AMP Technology|https://amptech.co.nz/index.php?route=common/home] (NZ, no experience with them as of yet)
* [Demand Peripherals|https://demandperipherals.com/], small maker of FPGA and robotics related peripheral boards
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! Electronics
! Larger, More Expensive Commercial Robot Vendors
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* [Active Robots|https://www.active-robots.com/], a large UK robotics supplier
* [Generation Robots|https://www.generationrobots.com/en/], a large French robotics supplier
* [SuperDroid Robots|https://www.superdroidrobots.com/] (USA) large, well-built but rather expensive wheeled (traditional, mecanum, etc.) and tracked chassis; tactical, lawn-mowing, snow-blower robots, generally remote control; autonomous robots are US$3750-$19990 (__warning:__ their YouTube videos include rather annoying, unnecessary hard rock music)
* [Nexus Robot|http://www.nexusrobot.com/], a Chinese supplier of large, sometimes-expensive (US$360-5400) robot chassis and kits, some with Mecanum and Omni wheels (also a supplier of those wheels)
! PC Board Fabricators
* [OshPark|https://oshpark.com/] (US)
* [JLCPCB|https://jlcpcb.com/] (HK, CN)
! Electronics & Motors
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* [D&J|http://www.dnj.co.kr/?lang=en], a Korean company that sells a lot of fancy motors
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* [Vanquish Products|https://www.vanquishproducts.com/], scale RC car parts (axles, wheels, suspension, etc.)
* [Pro-Line|https://www.prolineracing.com/rock-crawling-wheels/], maker of 1:8 and 1:10 scale radio-controlled vehicle wheels and tires
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* [SDP/SI|https://sdp-si.com/], Small Mechanical Components, Engineering and Manufacturing Services
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* [McMaster-Carr|https://www.mcmaster.com/], general purpose, wide-ranging hardware
* [Grainger|https://www.grainger.com/] / [Casters & Wheels|https://www.grainger.com/category/material-handling/transporting/casters-wheels] (large selection of casters and wheels, as well as other hardware)
* [Steel & Tube NZ|https://steelandtube.co.nz/], huge assortment of stainless hardware (e.g., tubing, rectangular framing material, etc.)
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* [OpenBuilds - Robotics|https://openbuilds.com/projects/category/robotics.10/], "Dream it - Build it - Share it" (not actually a vendor)
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