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■ Effective Engineering www.effecteng.com (619) 450-1024 R/C animatronic gadgets ■ Scott Edwards Electronics www.seetron.com (520) 459-4802 R/C interfaces ■ Jameco Electronics www.jameco.com (800) 831-4242 Good catalog ■ JDR Microdevices www.jdr.com (800) 538-5000 Test equipment, parts ■ MCM Electronics www.mcmelectronics.com (800) 543-4330 Miscellaneous electronics ■ Mondo-Tronics/The Robot Store www.robotstore.com (800) 374-5764 Miscellaneous hobby robot kits ■ Mouser Electronics www.mouser.com (800) 346-6873 Good catalog ■ Pontech www.pontech.com (714) 642 8458 PC-driven, 4 R/C servo board ■ Radio Shack www.radioshack.com (800) 442-7221 ■ Ramsey Electronics www.ramseyelectronics.com (800) 446-2295 RF and video kits and equipment ■ Precision Micro Electronics (512) 814-6843 Accessory switch, elevon, and V-Tail mixers Appendix B: Resources and References 349 ■ Lynxmotion, Inc. www.lynxmotion.com (309) 382-1816 Robot Sumo parts supplier, also many different types of robot kits, electronics, and parts.
350 Build Your Own Combat Robot Microcontroller Suppliers ■ Parallax, Inc. www.parallaxinc.com (888) 512-1024 Basic Stamps ■ Acroname, Inc. www.acroname.com (720) 564-0373 BrainStem microcontrollers ■ Netmedia, Inc. www.basicx.com (520) 544-4567 BasicX Microcontrollers ■ Savage Innovations www.oopic.com OOPIC microcontrollers ■ Gleason Research www.handyboard.com (800) 265–7727 Handy Board microcontrollers ■ BotBoard www.kevinro.com BotBoard microcontrollers ■ Microchip, Inc. www.microchip.com (800) 437-2767 PIC microcontrollers ■ Atmel, Inc. www.atmel.com (408) 441-0311 AVR microcontrollers Reference Books ■ Applied Robotics, by Edwin Wise (Prompt Publications, 1999) A good overview of basic experimental robotics. ■ The Art of Electronics, by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill (Cambridge University Press, 1989) This is the electronics bible; a must-have for anyone building electronic circuits. ■ Build Your Own Robot, by Karl Lunt (A K Peters, 2000) A great all-around reference for advanced small robot building. ■ Mobile Robots, by Joe Jones and Anita Flynn (A K Peters, 1999) A good intermediate book for mobile robot building.
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Introduction Some kids spend their
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