Building

Al's Robotics - Tutorials for those interested in building BEAM and PIC Micro controller based robots with tutorials and photos.
www.alsrobotics.co.uk

AusRobotics - An online community for Australian robotics hobbyists. Membership is free and all members are provided with a journal to document or discuss their projects.
www.ausrobotics.com

Build a Robot for Under $50 - Detailed introduction to robot building with step-by-step information on the chassis, drive train, controller, and sensors.
lcamtuf.coredump.cx/robot.txt

Build a Robotic Webcam - Describes how to build a robotic pan and tilt webcam using two servos and a PIC controller. The finished device can be controlled from a PC's serial port.
www.thevortex.nl/index.php?head=webcam

Dick Cappels' Project Pages - An assortment of microcontroller projects for robotics and other embedded applications. Projects include a software component, a hardware component, or both. The information and source code is proprietary. The license allows free (gratis) download and use for non-commercial purposes only.
projects.cappels.org/

Evil Robotics - Specializes in designing and building fighting robots. Robot design tips and downloadable SolidWorks parts files.
www.evilrobotics.net

FastCharged - DIY (Do-it-yourself) robotics and electronics including radio control (R/C) toys.
www.fastcharged.org/

GPS Bots - Discussion forum, how-to's, guides, gallery and information concerned with the use of GPS for robots.
www.gpsbots.com/

Handyboard from MIT - Offers an affordable, nearly plug and play and fairly well documented microcontroller board supporting several digital and analogue ports, the ability to control four motors, and an LCD.
handyboard.com/

The Hobby Robotics Page - Tips on turning an RC toy car into a mobile robotic device using a Tecel F100 80C251 controller.
www.geocities.com/hobby_robotics/

Jones on Stepping Motors - A tutorial on the use of computer controlled stepping motors.
www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/

Open Automaton Project - An open PC-based mobile robot reference design, for navigating autonomously in home or office environments. The project goal is provide a standard implementation based on the best available standards for mobile robot design. The source code, circuit schematics and documentation may be freely downloaded.
oap.sourceforge.net/

OR Robot Tutorial and Tips - This site spotlights my testbed robot named "OR". There are a few tips for starting your own robot.
wonderdog5.tripod.com/id7.htm

PC in Control - Tutorials on the use of computers in automation, control and robotics. Includes simplified descriptions of feedback, proportional control, derivative control, and integral control.
www.pc-control.co.uk/

Pekee - Web gate dealing with robotics. Intended for robotics fans, A.I, robotics and technology. News, articles, information about robotics and technology.
www.pekee.fr/

PiC Electronics Projects - Electronics Projects using PIC microcontrollers including EEPROMs, USB, LCD, wireless modules, i2c, compass, and tilt sensor. Projects may be used for educational purposes but not commercially.
users.skynet.be/bk317494/

PPRK: Palm Pilot Robot Kit - The Palm Pilot Robot Kit is a design for an easy-to-build, fully autonomous robot controlled by a Palm handheld computer.
www.cs.cmu.edu/~reshko/PILOT/

RC Robots - Tips for building an rc robotic mobile platform.
www.geocities.com/rc_robots/

Robot building forums and resources - UK based site for robot builders of all levels; tutorials, resources, competitions and forums for electronics, programming, mechanics, B.E.A.M. and fighting robots.
www.robotbuilder.co.uk

Robot Questions and other Technology Questions - Young robot builder willing to answer electronics, robotics, computer, and programming questions.
www.geocities.com/tutbot/Electronics.html

Robotica - General robot and circuit building information down to the component level and information on the author's robot projects.
www.freewebs.com/kai_robotica/

Robotics Bookmarks and Other Trivia - Plenty of links to other hobby robotics sites.
www.verinet.com/~dlc/botlinks.htm

Robotics Universe - Support site for the book, Robot Builder's Bonanza, and, hopes to become a repository of useful robotics information.
www.robotoid.com

Robots' Home - Information and photos that detail the construction of three similar robots based on the 68HC11 microcontroller.
7sky.de/robot/

Society of Robots - Tutorials on how to build a robot at any skill level with pictures, parts lists, and basic term definitions.
www.societyofrobots.com

Stepbots - Detailed construction notes for creating robots based on direct-drive stepper motors salvaged from disk drives. A PIC 16F84 is used for control. Diagrams and schematics.
www.voti.nl/stepbots/

A Technical Guide To Building Fighting Robots - Lots of detailed information about designing and building fighting robots, including the physics behind different weapons, speed controllers, motors and batteries.
homepages.which.net/~paul.hills/

University of Alberta EE401 Robot Pages - Tutorials, drawings, and general information on a variety of robot building topics including the Handy Board, motors, sensors, and programming in C.
www.ee.ualberta.ca/~verret/ee401/

Vex Fan - Discussion forum for Vex Robotics kit owners.
www.vexfan.com/