Where to buy robot parts

Friends

• Society of Robots - http://www.societyofrobots.com/
• Botrics - http://www.botrics.com/

Electronics

• Digikey - http://www.digikey.com/
• Jameco - http://www.jameco.com/
• Mouser - FWR Pots, etc - http://www.mouser.com/

Optoelectronics

• Lumex - http://www.lumex.com/
• Marktech Optoelectronics - http://www.marktechopto.com/

Surplus

• B.G. Micro - http://www.bgmicro.com/
• All Electronics - http://www.allelectronics.com/
• Circuit Specialists - http://www.circuitspecialists.com/
• American Science and Surplus - http://www.sciplus.com/
• Alltronics - http://www.alltronics.com/
• Electronic Surplus - http://www.electronicsurplus.com/
• Skycraft Surplus - http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/
• MPJA - http://www.mpja.com
• Surplus Traders - http://www.surplustraders.net/
• Military Surplus List - http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/MSD.shtml
• Government Liquidation - http://www.govliquidation.com/index.html

Screws, Nuts, Bolts

• large orders: Dell Fastener - http://www.dellfast.com/
• small orders: McMaster-Carr - http://www.mcmaster.com/
• large discounts: RTL Fasteners - http://www.rtlfastener.com/

Sensors

• Acroname -http://www.acroname.com/
• Spark Fun Electronics -http://www.sparkfun.com/
• Dimension Engineering -http://www.dimensionengineering.com/
• Solarbotics -http://www.solarbotics.com
• jelu -http://jelu.se/
• Parallax -http://www.parallax.com/

Batteries

• Alkaline: http://www.digikey.com
• Rechargable:http://www.onlybatterypacks.com
• http://www.onlybatteries.com
• http://www.towerhobbies.com

Circuit Boards

• Advanced Circuits -http://www.4pcb.com/
• San Francisco Circuits -http://www.sfcircuits.com/
• PCB EX -http://www.pcbex.com/
• PCB Fab Express -http://www.pcbfabexpress.com/
• AP Circuits -http://www.apcircuits.com/
• Olimex -http://www.olimex.com/
• Sierra Proto Express -http://www.protoexpress.com

Books

• Contact book publishers -- they might make charitable donations

Servos, Servo Gears, Servo Everything

• Servo City -http://www.servocity.com/

Adhesives

• The Glue Store -http://www.gluestore.com/

Mechanical

• McMaster Carr -http://www.mcmaster.com
• Stock Drive Products/sterling Instruments -http://www.sdp-si.com
• Small Parts, Inc. -http://www.smallparts.com
• Robot Combat -http://www.robotcombat.com/store.html
• Metal Supermarkets -http://www.metalsupermarkets.com
• Metals Depot -http://www.metalsdepot.com/
• Online Metal Supply -http://www.onlinemetalsupply.com/
• Jameco Electronics -http://www.jameco.com
• MSC Industrial Supply -http://www.mscdirect.com
• J&L Industrial -http://www.jlindustrial.com
• Grainger -http://www.grainger.com/

Tools

• Micro-Mark -http://www.micromark.com
• Robot Store -http://www.robotstore.com
• Lynx Motion -http://www.lynxmotion.com
• Tower Hobbies -http://www.towerhobbies.com
• Pololu -http://www.pololu.com
• Acroname -http://www.acroname.com
• Parallax -http://www.parallax.com
• Solarbotics -http://www.solarbotics.com
• Hobby Lobby -http://www.hobby-lobby.com/

Manufacturing

• Pololu (laser cutting) -http://www.pololu.com/laser_cutting.html
• Big Blue Saw (waterjet) -http://www.bigbluesaw.com/

Electroplating

• EAST LIBERTY ELECTROPLATING. 1126 BUTLER PLANK ROAD, GLENSHAW