How Do You Get Into Robotics?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday September 18, 2006 @04:24PM from the from-robot-arms-to-robot-wars dept.

Chosen Reject asks: "With Voyager I passing the 100 AU mark, and the Mars Rovers continuing to work longer than expected, there's been a lot of talk about robotics. There are cars that can park without humans, the DARPA Grand Challenge, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, and even the X-Prize. NASA has the pros, the others have all levels of amateurs, but where does a newbie go to learn about robotics? Obviously I can't start out with the next Mars Rover, but where do I go to learn how to make a simple robotic arm that can hold my can of Root Beer?"

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I know! I know. by ozmanjusri · 2006-09-18 16:35 · Score: 0, Redundant

Build robots.
Next question?

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Lego NXT? by diablo-d3 · 2006-09-18 20:35 · Score: -1, Redundant

Whats wrong with starting out with something simple like Lego's NXT robotics system?

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