Bookmarks
Here are some links for you to click on so you too can be Waiting on Parts™.
- Kits
- D2 Combat Robot from botkits.com
- FingerTech Viper
- Control Electronics (RC transmitters and receivers)
- Spektrum - controllers, receivers, ESCs, batteries, servos, and more
- Futaba - pretty much the same as above
- Reddit - best controller/transmitter
- FrSky - yet another major RC transmitter and receiver manufacturer
- OpenTX - OpenTX is open source firmware for RC radio transmitters.
- RobotLogic - offers mixers to implement various drive types, such as mecanum
- Componenets and other vendors of use to bot building
- Fingertech power switch
- Team Whyachi products - gearboxes and main switches
- Robot Power - Electronic Speed Controls
- Max Amps Batteries
- Castle - sponsors Skorpios. Motors, ESCs, and so on.
- SendCutSend - laser cutting service. sponsors everyone and everything.
- CNC Madness mainly focuses on machined carbon fiber, but will do wood and metal
- Amp Flow - Motors, non-RC-style motor controllers, power supplies, gear motors
- AndyMark develops, manufactures, and distributes mechanical and electrical parts for the mobile and competitive robotics market, with a focus on robotics education.
- Gens Tattu - batteries
- Pololu - They make stuff and sell stuff
- Rev Robotics - Focuses on FIRST
- Robot Marketplace
- SuperDroid Robots
- Don't forget that for the most part combat robots are just RC cars with a knife taped on the front, so the RC hobby shops, including the national chains/franchises, are an option
- HobbyTown has a location near me.
- HobbyKing.com has a highly annoying web site.
- Endbots - Belts, Pulleys, Connectors, Switches, Electronics, Hardware, Motors, Kits, Tools, and Wheels
- BaneBots - Gearboxes mostly
- Active Robots
- Servo City
- Fairloc pulleys were mentioned by whatshisname from bloodsport.
- Xometry is actually a broker / agent for other companies.
- Big Blue Saw - laser and water jet cutting
- Run Cam FPV Cameras
- Moore's Ideal Products - Recommended by Dominic Y from Team Already Broke
- Robot Shop sells a wide variety of bot-building parts.
- ItGresa carries pretty much everything that is needed. Based out of Georgia, so effectively 2-day shipping to me, even via ground.
- Teams and Builders
- Team Witch Doctor YouTube - Tale of the Tape After Show gives some insights into everything.
- Rob Cowan (Crippling Depression, Copperhead) has quite a few videos regarding construction, machining, and all things DIY.
- Robotic Death Company - Gigabyte
- Events, Venues, and Competitions
- Rocket Republic Taproom Tap Out
- Northeast Robotics Club
- Norwalk Havoc Robot League - Has events every couple of months with invitational tournament at the end of the year.
- Design & Rules
- SPARC - Standardized Procedures for the Advancedment of Robotic Combat
- BattleBots Rules
- RioBotz Combot Tutorial - A deep dive yet also just an introduction
- 3lb Beginner's Guide
- How to build a 3lb robot
- Blogs, Podcasts, Videos
- SamElliott64 has his RoboCast. Also part of Two-Headed Death Flaming
- Other