Excellent Links

Robots and Robotic Components:

Budget Robotics: Good pre-built base with wheels

Crust Crawler Robotics: Robotic gripper arm

Futurlec: Microcontrollers and components

Hobby Engineering: Kits, parts, tools and books

Lynxmotion: Wide selection of kits, boards and parts

Maximum Robotics: Boards, controllers, servos, motors, hardware

Pololu Robotics & and Electronics: Boards, controllers, tires and parts

Robot Store: They say the "World's Most Complete Offering"

Solarbotics: Robot kits and parts

Tower Hobbies:RC Servo motors, hardware

Super Circuits: Video and accessories

Edmund Scientific: Robot kits, science kits and components

Motors and Servos:

1Sorc: Mini and micro motors and servos

Hitec Servos: The largest selection of servos

Electronic Components:

All Electronics: Very complete electronics catalog

Jameco Electronics: One of the biggest electronic suppliers

Mouser Electronics: One of the best for everyday electronic items.

Circuit Specialties: Electronic components, computer parts

Marlin P. Jones & Assoc.: Electronic components, computer parts

Mendelson's Electronics: Electronic components, computer parts

Ramsey Kits: Electronic kits, tools, components

Hardware, Tools and Materials:

McMaster-Carr: Huge catalog of hardware, tools and materials

Stock Drive Products: Bearings, pulleys, gears, chains, etc.

80/20: Aluminum Frames and brackets

Small Parts: Mechanical components, materials and tools

Printed Circuit Board Fabrication:

AP Circuits: Can ship some boards next day

 

Microcontrollers:

Microchip: The manufacturer of PIC microcontrollers. Go here for documentation and free software.

Navigation

Here is an article I wrote on passive Laser Navigation that was published in the Seattle Encoder Newsletter.

Magazines and Books:

Nuts and Volts: Excellent electronics magazine with robotics articles also

Servo: If you could only subscribe to one magazine, this would be it!