Is it really YOUR robot?

[Parth]

I'm just wondering: do you pay for your robots with your own money or do you get it from somewhere else? Maybe you get it from parents, loved ones, grants, etc.

Personally, I'm going to get my money from my older sister (who's like my mom to me, lol). She graduated med school and is a resident now for four years, but she gets paid! She makes like around $45,000 year and after bargaining with her for money (I told her about how I was going to be a robotics engineer and it was good preperation) she decided to help fund my robot's craze. August 1 she gets her first paycheck and is going to take me to buy robot parts ONE AT A TIME (get the microcontroller one day, servos a few days later, etc.), and I have no reason why. Oh well, at least I'm getting them! 

So, just post if you want about who's money YOU use to make your robots. This'll get you thinking, who's robot is it really?

[Steve Joblin]

As I am in my mid 40's, I can't really be asking my parents for money for my robots, so every day, I wake up and spend 10 hours working for the man... twice a month he gives me a paycheck which goes directly to my wife.  First, my wife pays all the bills and puts money away for savings.  Next, she spends it on my daughter for clothes and other crap that guys just don't understand.  With what is left, my wife then spends it on her tennis lessons, clothes and other crap for herself that guys just don't understand.  At this point, there is about $1.28 left over, which she then gives to me to spend on my robots.

[Parth]

Lol, ouch. I'm really thankful that I get other people's money without working myself out! On another note: Yeah, you're right. My sisters always spend money on clothes even if they already have something that looks exactly like it and they have like a gazillion pairs of shoes, which i personally don't understand...

[S. Karim]

As I am in my mid 40's, I can't really be asking my parents for money for my robots, so every day, I wake up and spend 10 hours working for the man... twice a month he gives me a paycheck which goes directly to my wife.  First, my wife pays all the bills and puts money away for savings.  Next, she spends it on my daughter for clothes and other crap that guys just don't understand.  With what is left, my wife then spends it on her tennis lessons, clothes and other crap for herself that guys just don't understand.  At this point, there is about $1.28 left over, which she then gives to me to spend on my robots.

Oh my god that was hilarious lol.

[SixRingz]

Hilarious Steve!! At least for us readers...  Well, if you have 1.28 USD to work with, you could build the 50$ robot in about 3.3 years. 
Personally I'm hopefully beginning my master thesis after summer, which is the last piece of my degree. Boy am I longing for paychecks now... Still spend alot of cash on my hobbies though. When the cashflow is low, I work extra weekend nights as a taxi driver.
Parth, don't know your age, but maybe you could get a job, babysit, recycle or something else to get some cash. Another great way is to ask someone with alot of cash if they need a robot or automation of some kind. I had a guy asking me to create an alarm system for his studio and he had already bought alot of crazy stuff (expensive also). I mean, if someone would ask you to build the next robot on mars, would you care if it was "your" robot? 

[Parth]

Yeah, I know what you mean. As long as I get to build a robot, I'm happy! 

[Rebelgium]

Lol, ouch. I'm really thankful that I get other people's money without working myself out! On another note: Yeah, you're right. My sisters always spend money on clothes even if they already have something that looks exactly like it and they have like a gazillion pairs of shoes, which i personally don't understand...

If you want to get somewhere you'll need to work. Don't be a parasite to other people... unless you're too young too work.
Personally I've worked every summer for one month since I was 15, and now I'm 19. It's good to have your own money, and I spend it wisely...

[awally88]

I've been doing casual work since I was about 13, I worked in supermarket for 5 years, I did some construction building windturbines when i left school and now I'm tutoring maths and science at a boarding school so I can afford my hobbies!  You can always find a job if you need one!

I'm assuming your about 15 or so, if you work for it its never that hard to find a job! Talk to everyone you know, people from school, teachers etc.


Personally I pay for all of my robotics stuff, I'm just tight with my money so I make sure I get good stuff that will last!

[Private reid2]

i started mowing lawns of the elderly people down our street at about 13 / 14 that was loads of fun...but now a few of them has past away and i need to find work elsewere...

[Tsukubadaisei]

I'm just wondering: do you pay for your robots with your own money or do you get it from somewhere else? Maybe you get it from parents, loved ones, grants, etc.

Personally, I'm going to get my money from my older sister (who's like my mom to me, lol). She graduated med school and is a resident now for four years, but she gets paid! She makes like around $45,000 year and after bargaining with her for money (I told her about how I was going to be a robotics engineer and it was good preperation) she decided to help fund my robot's craze. August 1 she gets her first paycheck and is going to take me to buy robot parts ONE AT A TIME (get the microcontroller one day, servos a few days later, etc.), and I have no reason why. Oh well, at least I'm getting them! 

So, just post if you want about who's money YOU use to make your robots. This'll get you thinking, who's robot is it really?

Sponsors. The laser scaner I am using in the SOR competition(and in another competition as well)  is from a sponsor(hokkyu denki). Actually all the robots I have built since last year had at between one or two sponsored parts(or part type if I  am using more then one unit). But that is because my team gets very high scores in contests. The moment I fail I will lose my sponsorship until I recover.

[Admin]

lol steve . . .

proof that although robots get you girls, girls do not get you robots . . .

[photray94]

I'm just wondering: do you pay for your robots with your own money or do you get it from somewhere else? Maybe you get it from parents, loved ones, grants, etc.

Personally, I'm going to get my money from my older sister (who's like my mom to me, lol). She graduated med school and is a resident now for four years, but she gets paid! She makes like around $45,000 year and after bargaining with her for money (I told her about how I was going to be a robotics engineer and it was good preperation) she decided to help fund my robot's craze. August 1 she gets her first paycheck and is going to take me to buy robot parts ONE AT A TIME (get the microcontroller one day, servos a few days later, etc.), and I have no reason why. Oh well, at least I'm getting them! 

So, just post if you want about who's money YOU use to make your robots. This'll get you thinking, who's robot is it really?

Being the young man I am, my parents are fully supportive of any educational activities I participate in.  They're currently funding my $50 robot!

[TrickyNekro]

lol steve . . .

proof that although robots get you girls, girls do not get you robots . . .

Agreed...
They only find it as a holding if you are a nice guy and such....
- Wow, nice robot, it must have taken a lot of effort...
- Well, it has... but why standing here, let's go for a coffee can we can talk better....

such such such such.........


But I do not build robot for these things.... these only require your head on your shoulders and some girl things knowledge....

Trust

[Private Reid]

lol...that makes me go all butter-fly-e inside... 

[Asellith]

I went to school to afford robots. I should dig up the name of the book that inspired me but I read this book from the library that was all about turning one of those power wheels kids cars into a full blown robot. The problem was they did it OLD School!! We are talking a rack with something in the order of 10 or 15 PCBs and some big batteries all on top of this car. And no MCU in sight. The stuff was way over my head at the time. I loved it though so I found my passion and then went to school to be an electrical engineer. Now I am a field engineer for a non profit radio station. So I still don't make the big bucks but I'm not married so I can get more then 1.28 per pay check to spend on robots. I knew I would hate work if I didn't get into electronics. So my work is fun and exciting and I get cash to build robots. Its a win win situation. Now if I just didn't have to pay rent I could buy more parts.