Vendors#

Below are some of the vendors of robotic hardware, software, and related materials. If they're listed on this page, I've done business with them and am satisfied and/or quite happy with their service.

Limor Fried, who founded and is the CEO of AdaFruit, has a list of vendors on her wikiContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png. While we can't vouch for them, they're likely reliable suppliers of robot and hobbiest electonics.

There is also a github project from Carl Treudler, what he's calling a curated list of awesome open source electronic resources for roboticsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, 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.

Robotics & Personal Electronics#

  • AdafruitContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) personal electronics & robotics specialist
  • PimoroniContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (UK) personal electronics & robotics specialist
  • RobotShopContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (Canada, US) robotics specialist
  • ServoCityContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, maker of ActoBotics robotic hardware which uses Imperial units
    • also see: ServocityContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png at Active Robots
  • goBuildaContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png is the "metric version" of ServoCity
  • PololuContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) robotics and electronics manufacturer and vendor
  • PiBorgContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (UK) robotics add-on boards for Raspberry Pi (robots, motor controllers, etc.)
  • PiJuiceContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (UK) focusing on robot power supplies and accessories
  • SparkFunContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) robotics, maker and other technologies (e.g., XBee transceivers)
  • 4TronixContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (UK) robotics speciality boards for Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  • Robots4AllContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, a Belgian supplier of STEM- and robotics-related products
  • REV RoboticsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) focusing mainly on electro-mechanical hardware, very good selection (Texas)
  • Pesky ProductsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png on Tindie
  • The Evil Mad Scientist ShopContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, who "produce and distribute a curated selection of components and original kits in support of art, education, and accessibility"
  • Matiot Robot KitsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (and other accessories, located in Istanbul)
  • LynxmotionContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, manufacturer of robot kits, accessories and hardware
  • JSumo RobotsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png
  • MindKitsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, sells a great deal of robot components & hardware (unfortunately mostly in inches, not metric, though located in NZ)
  • Waveshare ElectronicsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, maker of the Alphabot2 robot
  • The Robot MarketplaceContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png
  • Vex RoboticsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png
  • SeeedStudioContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, make of the Seeeduino XIAO as well as a variety of microcontroller, robotic and related gear
  • AB ElectronicsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, UK supplier of Raspberry Pi expander boards
  • getSurrealContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png sells a series of LIDAR controller boards
  • AMP TechnologyContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (NZ, no experience with them as of yet)

Larger, More Expensive Commercial Robot Vendors#

  • Active RobotsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, a large UK robotics supplier
  • Generation RobotsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, a large French robotics supplier
  • SuperDroid RobotsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (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 RobotContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, 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#

  • OshParkContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US)
  • JLCPCBContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (HK, CN)

Electronics & Motors#

  • MouserContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) & MouserContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (NZ)
  • DigiKeyContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (US) & DigiKeyContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (NZ): electronics
  • JaycarContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (NZ): electronics
  • D&JContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, a Korean company that sells a lot of fancy motors

Hardware, Plastics, Materials, Other#

  • Pro-LineContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, maker of 1:8 and 1:10 scale radio-controlled vehicle wheels and tires
  • MakerBeamContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png supplier of both a 10mm and 15mm square extruded aluminum construction system
  • MicroRAXContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png supplier of a 10mm square extruded aluminum construction system
  • Coastal FastenersContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (Porirua, NZ): supplier of nuts, bolts, all manner of stainless coolness
  • SDP/SIContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, Small Mechanical Components, Engineering and Manufacturing Services
  • Mecha4MakersContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png: New Zealand supplier of T-Slot Aluminium Industrial Construction Extrusions & Mechatronics components, as well as motion-specific hardware, tools, cables, 3D printer parts, etc. (prices on some parts are very reasonable)
  • Mitre 10Content unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png: whereas Bunnings have rather meagre pickings, Mitre 10 carry a pretty good line of stainless nuts and bolts
  • Pete's EmporiumContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png: miscellaneous everything, including wheels, hardware, etc.
  • MacplasContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png: an Auckland supplier of pretty much any plastic you might need. I used clear polycarbonate and black delrin, ordered on the phone and it was here in a few days.
  • Cactus PlasticsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png in Petone. They don't sell some of the more unusual plastics like Delrin but if you just need perspex (acrylic) they've got it and they're nearby.
  • McMaster-CarrContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, general purpose, wide-ranging hardware
  • GraingerContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png / Casters & WheelsContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png (large selection of casters and wheels, as well as other hardware)
  • Steel & Tube NZContent unavailable! (broken link)https://service.robots.org.nz/wiki/images/out.png, huge assortment of stainless hardware (e.g., tubing, rectangular framing material, etc.)

Other Lists#

Tags:  Reference, Hardware

This particular version was published on 2021-11-25 05:02 by Murray Altheim.Top