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Title: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: vidam on January 01, 2008, 02:00:01 PM

Am so excited that I found that Wright Hobbies Robotics had cheap connectors and cables for my microcontroller. Also the LV-MaxSonar-EV1 was marked down from the normal price. Their crimper was a little overpriced though. Radio Shack has a crimper for half the price.

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: ed1380 on January 01, 2008, 06:44:56 PM

are you looking for advice on what other robotics stores there are?

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: airman00 on January 01, 2008, 06:45:52 PM

i dont know what she was asking


but hey if you know of any, post them up!

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: vidam on January 02, 2008, 03:37:30 AM

yeah please post links if you know of any other ones.

Can one not use the forum to blog about robot stuff too?

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: ed1380 on January 02, 2008, 10:02:07 AM

heres what i have bookmarked (I've only shopped at teh first 3)

http://www.digikey.com/
http://www.servocity.com/html/electronics___accessories.html
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php
http://www.allelectronics.com/
http://www.alliedelec.com/
http://www.budgetrobotics.com/
http://www.goldmine-elec.com/
http://www.solutions-cubed.com/solutions%20cubed/products2003.cfm
http://www.superdroidrobots.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=373
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/store.html
http://banebots.com/index.html
http://www.hobbytron.com/

heres more info on free samplees
http://www.dutchforce.com/~eforum/index.php?showtopic=13348
maxim and allegro take free email but most others need a non hotmail, yahoo, etc acount

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: Admin on January 06, 2008, 09:54:53 AM

mouser.com is usually much cheaper than digikey.com, the search engine is better (although much slower), and they don't overcharge on shipping like digikey does.

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: ed1380 on January 06, 2008, 10:04:29 AM

bookmarked. thanks admin.

funny how googling mouser puts digikey.com on top

Title: Re: Inexpensive Online Robot Stores
Post by: JonHylands on January 06, 2008, 12:29:34 PM

For people in Canada:

Digikey - http://www.digikey.ca (best shipping prices)
Robotshop - http://www.robotshop.ca
HVW - http://www.hvwtech.com
Solarbotics - http://www.solarbotics.com
Bug'n'Bots - http://www.bugnbots.com

- Jon