Getting Started in Robotics: Books and Kits for Beginners

[darthxepher]

Hey,

I want to get into robotics but I don't know where to start. Is there a book I should buy or some kits that i should start with that aren't too expensive. If there are any suggestions on how I could turn this into my hobby please post :)

 

[epicbattle]

I thought a good website was societyofrobots.com . He has a ton of tutorials including a how to build an autonomous robot for $50.

 

[Topher925]

Robotics a great hobby that will teach you an incredible amount of skills and knowledge. If you are rather new to electronics and building things in general I would start with a simple kit like the BOE Bot from Parallax.

http://www.parallax.com/tabid/411/Default.aspx

www.sparkfun.com has a lot of good tutorials for beginners to such as programming AVRs and introductions to bluetooth.

 

[Altairs]

And start reading about Microcontrollers. That will help you a lot in robotics and is quite essential.

 

[ank_gl]

get in touch with someone who knows the stuff.

Do you have any society around? any contests? they can be really helpful when starting