Robotics

Robotics

Robotics

robotics

Our extensive robotics range contains all the components you need for your world conquering robot project. From sensors to detect obstacles in their way to world domination to motor controllers to drive the actuators of your machine horde, we stock the largest catalogue of robotics kits and components.

What is robotics?

If you already know what a robot is but don’t know how to start actually working with them skip to the next section.  Most of us have some idea of what a robot is, even if it’s just from films and TV but robotics is in the real world too. Robotics is the collective science, engineering and technology that work together to create machines (robots) that can substitute for a human worker in some tasks. Robots can be large and perform a multitude of tasks like robot arms that build cars or small and specific like the little autonomous vacuum cleaners.

robotics

In general, robotics is the intersection between three disciplines – mechanical, electrical and software engineering. All robots have some mechanical components which are like your body and prescribe how the robot can move and interact with the world. The electronics is like your nervous system and heart, it powers the robot through an electrical component and includes the sensors and cables running throughout and the software is like a brain and instructs the robot on what to do and makes decisions.

Robotics is a constantly evolving discipline and with some practice maybe you could be helping to drive the development too!

What if I’m new to robotics?

If you’re just starting and the wide array of different parts is a bit overwhelming that’s ok too. We have some kits which are perfect for beginners and just need the final few touches as well as some code to control them. Alternatively, you can contact us and we will help you find the parts you need.

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  • Raspberry Pi Gaming - USB Controller Gamepad Joystick Raspberry Pi Gaming - USB Controller Gamepad Joystick

    Raspberry Pi Gaming - USB Controller Gamepad Joystick

    Proto-PIC

    £6.00
    Raspberry Pi Gaming - USB Controller Gamepad Joystick Fancy some Raspberry Pi gaming? This incredibly snazy and well made control pad is in the much loved style of the Nintendo SNES controllers of old. These make a fantastic control pad for the Raspberry...
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  • SparkFun LMD1820x H-Bridge Breakout Top View SparkFun LMD1820x H-Bridge Breakout dimension

    LMD1820x H-Bridge Breakout Board (BOB-00747)

    Sparkfun

    £3.00
    LMD1820x H-Bridge Breakout - Sparkfun BOB-00747 Discontinued last chanve to buy! A breakout board for the LMD18201 and LMD18200. These very powerful H-Bridges are great, but have a very awkward 0.067" pin pitch.This breakout board converts the 67mil...
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  • Adjustable Laser Mounting Stand - Adafruit 1055 Adjustable Laser Mounting Stand - Adafruit 1055

    Adjustable Laser Mounting Stand (1055)

    AdaFruit

    £9.60
    Adjustable Laser Mounting Stand - Adafruit 1055 Use this nice adjustable laser mount to attach any of our laser diode modules to your desk, robot, shark, etc.A set-screw holds the laser in place. You can then adjust the tilt. Has a flat mounting plate...
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  • Rubber Damper, Shock Pad, Bumper, Feet for 20x20 Aluminium Extrusion (4 Pack)

    Aluminium Extrusion - Rubber Damper, Shock Pad, Bumper, Feet for 20x20 (4 Pack)

    Proto-PIC

    £4.00
    Rubber Damper, Shock Pad, Bumper, Feet for 20x20 Aluminium Extrusion (4 Pack) This is a handy pack of 4 Rubber Damper, Shock Pad, Bumper, Feet designed to fit perfectly with our 20x20 Aluminium Extrusion Rubber Damper Kit Includes: 4x Rubber Dampers 4x...
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  • Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express main Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express contents

    Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express (3093)

    AdaFruit

    £32.40
    Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express - Adafruit 3093 Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Adafruit...
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  • N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with Various Gear Ratio - Range main N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with Various Gear Ratio - Range main 1

    N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with Various Gear Ratio - Range

    £13.50
    N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with Various Gear Ratio - Range The first step in a robotics project is to get a motor spinning. Once you've done that you quickly learn that not all motors go the same speed, even if they are the same part number!...
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  • PPADA4205-TT-Wheel-01 PPADA4205-TT-Wheel-02

    Wheel for TT / Lego or N20 Motor, Black, Multi-Hub, 65mm Diameter

    AdaFruit

    £2.26
    Wheel for TT / Lego or N20 Motor, Black, Multi-Hub, 65mm Diameter This Multi-Hub Wheel is solid, chunky, but it won't make your robot bulky. Each order comes with one wheel and two different-sized hubs to make connecting super quick and easy...
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  • Solenoid, Large, Push-Pull, 12VDC

    Solenoid, Large, Push-Pull, 12VDC

    AdaFruit

    £15.15
    Solenoid, Large, Push-Pull, 12VDC Solenoids are basically electromagnets: they are made of a big coil of copper wire with an armature (a slug of metal) in the middle. When the coil is energized, the slug is pulled into the center of the coil. This makes...
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  • Solenoid, Lock Style, 12VDC

    Solenoid, Lock Style, 12VDC

    AdaFruit

    £15.00
    Solenoid, Lock Style, 12VDC Solenoids are basically electromagnets: they are made of a big coil of copper wire with an armature (a slug of metal) in the middle. When the coil is energized, the slug is pulled into the center of the coil. This makes the...
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  • Micro Gearmotor 10 to 1 Sparkfun ROB-12518 Main

    Micro Gearmotor, 10:1, 2600 RPM, 6-12V (ROB-12518)

    Sparkfun

    £13.25
    Micro Gearmotor, 10:1, 2600 RPM, 6-12V - Sparkfun ROB-12518 Discontinued last chance to buy! These micro gearmotors are incredibly tough and feature full metal gears. They have a gear ratio of 10:1 and operate up to 12 volts and have a stall torque of 4...
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  • Triple Axis Accelerometer KX132 Breakout Board, Qwiic - Sparkfun SEN-17871 Triple Axis Accelerometer KX132 Breakout Board, Qwiic - Sparkfun SEN-17871

    Triple Axis Accelerometer KX132 Breakout Board, Qwiic (SEN-17871)

    Sparkfun

    £12.50
    Triple Axis Accelerometer KX132 Breakout Board, Qwiic - Sparkfun SEN-17871 This SparkFun Triple-Axis Accelerometer Breakout is a simple Qwiic breakout for the KX132 digital accelerometer from Kionix. The KX132 is a low-power, 16-bit resolution three-axis...
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  • CD DVD Spindle Motor, Mabuchi Rf-300f-123505 9v 24x12mm

    CD DVD Spindle Motor, Mabuchi Rf-300f-123505 9v 24x12mm

    AdaFruit

    £3.00
    CD DVD Spindle Motor, Mabuchi Rf-300f-123505 9v 24x12mm This is a DVD/CD Spindle Motor. It is that thing that's inside a CD or DVD player, that turns the disc around really fast. These motors have some great benefits that make them easier to use...
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