| Detroit Area Robotics Club websites:
F5
Dan Bovinich
Doom Crew
Terry
Wynn
Crash Test Robert Doerr
RobotWorkShop.com Robert
Doerr
RobotsWanted.com
Robert Doerr
DaCraw
Angie Sargent |
Detroit Bug Battles 2003 |
| Robot Specialty
Supplies
Robot Power
This site has the u-build-it motor
control.
RobotBooks
MagMotor is on this site, plus
other robot toy kits, books, etc.
Vantech Powerful motor
controllers.
National Power Chair Wheel chair
DC motors.
Team Delta &
Team Delta
Products Bosch motor, capacitors,
noodle wire, small relays, etc.
Innovation First Motor
controllers, very popular in BattleBots.
Banebots
Antweight
Robot motors |
Raw Materials
Industrial Metal
Supply (Use
the San Diego branch) Excellent prices for steel tubing. They will
cut to length.
Metal Mart Metal tubing, bars,
round stock, angles etc.
Metals Depot Metal
tubing, bars, round stock, angles etc.
Superior Die Fortal aluminum
from the exclusive source in USA.
Aircraft Spruce Aluminum
Aircraft aluminum supplies and other stuff.
OnLine Metals Really good
metal supply house. Small quantity OK, fast shipping, good prices.
Titanium Joe
Titanium supplies.
Wicks Aircraft
Supplies
Low Cost Metals
ASAP
Source Tubing, 4130, aluminum, etc. Ann Arbor |
| Mechanical
Components
Comet
Variable speed mechanical centrifugal clutches.
W.M. Berg Small parts, gears, bearings,
chains, etc.
Stock Drive Products Small parts,
gears, bearings, chains, etc. Similar to W.M.Berg.
Servo Link Chains,
sprockets, calculators, etc.
Specialty Fasteners Race
car strong nut, bolts & other fasteners.
Mettec Titanium Fasteners
Aircraft titanium fasteners. Limited sizes.
Motion Industries Bearing
supply house.
Northern Tool Go cart supplies,
IC motors, etc. |
Electronic Supplies &
Components
Astro Flight Motors
Get your Cobalt motors here.
Tower
Hobbies Remote control hobbie stuff. Radios, servos,
etc.
L.E.M.C.O. These are the motors
in Vladiator. Lynch Motor from England. Best power-to-weight ratio for DC
motors.
4QD The most powerful
motor controllers. Excellent site to learn how motor controllers work.
MAHA Batteries
TNR Technical
Batteries. Ask for Wayne Thaw.
His prices are much lower than advertized on this site.
Hill Top Battery Packs
Batteries
Futaba Great radios for
BattleBots.
Ameriquip DC
Motors Very powerful DC motors. |
| Industrial Supplies
MSC Industrial
Supply Purchase machinist supplies, tools and other
industrial stuff.
Mc-Master Carr Purchase
mechanical components. The world's largest
hardware store.
Grainger's Larger mechanicals
things, industrial supplies.
CalAero Machinist supplies,
measuring equipment/tools.
Bosch Power
Tools |
Surplus Stuff
C
& H Sales Electronics Surplus.
Ford Electronics Electronic Industral
Surplus items.
MECI Mechanical and electronis surplus
stuff.
Electronic
Goldmine
Surplus Center
(Burdens)
Surplus
Traders.net
Individual BattleBot
Sites
Cool Robots
Nightmare, Backlash, tips, etc.... cool site.
F5 Dan Bovinich's
site for MW Spinner F5.
Inferno Labs Interesting
stuff. |
| BattleBots, Info.
BattleBots.com
Official BattleBot site.
Delphi Log-in BattleBots
newsgroups.
RobotCombat BattleBot database,
pictures of all BattleBots.
BattleBot Names Database
Quantum
Robotics Links Good links to other robotics/supplies etc.
NextCell Battery Specs
Battery sizes, weight, output, etc.
MatWeb Database Your source for
materials information. |
"How To"
BioHazard
Tips Get tips on how to build BattleBots from a
heavy weight champ.
Guide to Building Robots
A super site for materials, electronics, etc. A MUST look at site!
Belt center-to-center Distance
Calculator |