How does the average Joe that knows nothing about robots get a decent designed robot?
I'm talking about a guy like myself, sure I could put years into learning all about robots, but that's not what I'm looking for.
So where do I start? Yes I could go to Google and pick a company but that limits the creativeness to that particular team.
I thought I would go to a robot forum like this and get knowledge and experience from all the users. But I don't want to mooch I want people to feel like the design that I walk away with was paid for.
How do I go about getting input from the robot designers here? How has it been done in the past?
Do I list my project and get bids?
Are contests acceptable? What is a reasonable prize amount for a design contest?
All I want is a good designed robot, how do I start?
