Building a Robot

Express your creativity by designing and building whatever you can imagine. This process usually starts with a few pieces of metal or wood and some nuts, bolts, screws, glue, tape, and whatever else you can find to make your bot come to life. 
Make, test, tinker, break, remake–tis’ the cycle of design.

Basic Building Tools 

• Soldering iron Hakko 936
• Hammer 
• Crescent-wrench
• Pliers (standard and needle-nose) 
• Wire-strippers and crimpers
• Vice-grip pliers
• Screwdrivers—Phillips-head and flat-head 
• Measuring tape 


multi use 6-in-1 screwdriver (top-center), 25-foot tape-measure (top-right),
(from left to right) hammer, crescent wrench, lines-man pliers, needle-nose pliers, wire strippers, wire-crimpers, wire-snippers, and vice-grip pliers.

• A computer

• Voltage-meter (multi-meter): This does not have to be expensive, typically the
cheapest one you can find will measure AC/DC voltage, resistance, and around
250mA of DC current.

• Electric drill: If you don’t already have one, you need to get one. You can get an
electric drill for under $20 at just about any hardware store. If you want to spring
for something nice, pick up an 18v cordless drill kit for about $75.

• Saw

• Welder