Listings - Robots For Roboticists

Great source for random components for prototyping and breakout boards.

Hobbyist

Copley Motion

Great Support. Copley also has a Linux driver for CAN communication with drives.

Motion/Motor Controllers

CW Bearing

Bushings/Bearings

Destaco

End Effectors

Diamond Systems

Computers

Digi (Xbee)

Radios

Digikey

Electrical

Dunker Motor

Motors / Gearing

Durable Superior Casters

Wheels & Casters

Edmund Optics

Optics & Lenses

Electrocraft

Motors / Gearing

Elmo Motion Control

Motion/Motor Controllers

EmbeddedTS

ARM based computers

Computers

Encoder Products Company

Encoders / Feedback

Epson Robotics

Arms / Manipulators

Fanuc

Arms / Manipulators

Fastenal

Mechanical

Faulhaber

Motors / Gearing

Flyability

Drones

Foot Master

Wheels & Casters

Fort Robotics E-Stops

Safety

Galil Motion Control

Motion/Motor Controllers

Gazebo

Simulation

Grainger

Mechanical

Hamilton

Wheels & Casters

Harmonic Drive

Motors / Gearing

Hirose

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Hokuyo

Laser/LIDAR

iDS Imaging

Cameras

Igus

Bushings/Bearings

Igus Cable Carriers

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Intel Realsense

I try and avoid the USB versions due to not being the most reliable on these sensors.

Cameras

Item

Raw Materials

Keyence

Laser/LIDAR

Kollmorgen

Motors / Gearing

Kollmorgen

Motion/Motor Controllers

KUKA

Arms / Manipulators

L-Com

Website has a tool for making custom coax cables with your choice of connectors and lengths.

RF Hardware

LEMO Connectors

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Linmot

Interesting magnetic linear slide motors

Motors / Gearing

Maxon Motors

Motors / Gearing

Maxon Shunt Regulator

Electrical

McMaster Carr

My goto source for mechanical hardware and other mechanical stuff

Mechanical

Micro Epsilon

Sensors

Microstrain

IMU / INS / GPS

Midwest Optical Systems

Optics & Lenses

Mini-Box

Computers

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

Ground (Mobile Bases)

Molex Connectors

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

MOOG

Slip Rings

Mouser

Electrical

Movella (X-Sense)

IMU / INS / GPS

National Instruments (NI)

Controllers

Netzer

Encoders / Feedback

New England Wire

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Newark

Electrical

Nidec Shimpo

Motors / Gearing

Novatel

IMU / INS / GPS

Omron

Controllers

OnLogic

Formerly Logic Supply

Computers

OPC-UA

Architecture

Oriental Motor

Great motor sizing calculators on their website.

Motors / Gearing

Ouster Lidar

Laser/LIDAR

Parker Motion

Motors / Gearing

PBC Linear

Bushings/Bearings

Persistent Systems

Very high end radio

Radios

Phoenix Contact

Electrical

Pololu

Great source for random components for prototyping and breakout boards.

Hobbyist

Protolabs

Machining Services

Rajant

Radios

Robot Operating System (ROS)

Architecture

Robotiq

End Effectors

RobotShop

Great source for random components and breakout boards.

Hobbyist

Rockwell Automation – Allen Bradley

Controllers

Schunk

End Effectors

Sealevel Systems

Computers

Servotronix

Excellent customer support

Motion/Motor Controllers

SICK

Sensors

SICK

Laser/LIDAR

SICK

Controllers

Silvus Technologies

Very high end radio

Radios

Sparkfun

Great source for random components for prototyping and breakout boards.

Hobbyist

TE CPC Connectors

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

TE Deutsch Connectors

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Teledyne FLIR

Popular for thermal cameras (as well as other cameras)

Cameras

Timken

Bushings/Bearings

Trimble Applanix

IMU / INS / GPS

Tripp Lite (Eaton)

Networking

Universal Robots

Arms / Manipulators

US Digital

Encoders / Feedback

Valence

They can be difficult to get orders for small quantities.

Batteries

Varta

Batteries

Velodyne Lidar

I guess this is now Ouster...

Laser/LIDAR

Vicor Power

Electrical

Wago

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Wiremasters

Terrible website. However often very good prices for various cables/wires.

Wiring Supplies (& Connectors)

Xometry

Machining Services

Zeiss

Optics & Lenses

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