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From: mwd@cray.com (Mark Dalton)
Subject: Re: robotic oriented suppliers directory ?
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Date: 7 Aug 95 11:20:42 CDT

Christopher Lloyd (lloyd@world.std.com) wrote:
: Is there a faq/file which contains a listing of robotic oriented
: suppliers, magazines, etc. with perhaps summaries and such?

Yes, there are a number of magazines, newsletters, and catalogs from
suppliers, many are listed in the FAQ's
	http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/robotics-faq/

	Also you can use a lot of other peoples 'junk' for supplies
also.  Some of the suppliers are (Brad Smallridges list):
	http://lenti.med.umn.edu/~mwd/robot/books_cata.html

Also another place I found was sci.electronics, repair menu, it
tells about specs and repair of various electronic devices.  Helpful
for salvage.

It somewhat does depend on the type of robot you plan to build.
(From the FAQ):
Nuts and Volts 
430 Princeland Court 
Corona, CA 91719 
1-800-783-4624 

ComputerCraft 
CQ Communications 
76 N. Broadway 
Hicksville, NY 11801 
516-681-2922 
cost: $18.97/yr 
ISSN: 1055-5072 

Robot Explorer 'The newsletter of motile systems' 
ISSN: 1060-4375 
Appropriate Solutions 
145 Grove Street 
PO Box 458 
Peterborough, NH 03458-0458 
603-924-6079 
net: apsol@world.std.com 
$14.95/year in the US

The Robotics Practitioner 
   Footfalls, Ltd. 
   483 S. Kirkwood Road, Suite 130 
   Kirkwood, MO 63122 
   net: trp@footfalls.com 
   Published quarterly. Subscription rate is $36.
   MO residents add $1.73 tax, Canada and Mexico add $6
   postage. All other foreign add $16 postage.


Mark
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