Images: Pollen Robotics · Petoi · Arduino
Robots are getting weird. Good.
Meet the robots worth knowing.
The useful ones, the strange ones, and the ones that apparently needed roller skates. Buying advice, setup help and ideas for what to do after the box is open.
Browse the clankers*Mostly. We keep an eye on the ambitious claims too.
Pick a rabbit hole
What are you here for?
I want one.
Prices, availability and sellers without opening fourteen tabs and losing the plot.
Check the robot market →BUILDMake it do stuff.
Projects and ideas that go beyond parking your expensive robot on a shelf.
Find something to try →DEBUGWhy won't it talk to ROS?
Versions, firmware, SDKs and the small print that ruins an otherwise excellent evening.
Untangle compatibility →Worth a look
Three clankers to poke at.
A biped duck, a tiny robot dog and a wheeled learning platform. A perfectly normal technology category.
Practical guide
What can you actually do with a programmable robot?
A useful starting point for arms, walkers, desktop robots and mobile platforms, without pretending every demo is a weekend project.
Read the guide →Worth bookmarking
New robots. Better guides. Fewer mystery tabs.
We are adding new robots, buying notes, setup help, projects and compatibility fixes as the interesting stuff turns up.