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Professional and amateur robotic sites. Ordering robot kits, parts and general electronic supplies. How to build a robot. Robot wars and places to compete with other robot makers. Robot demos and robotic inventions in action. Robotic model competitions.
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Robots
Robots An automatic device that performs functions normally ascribed to humans or a machine in the form of a human. - Webster’s Dictionary. How science fiction has become science fact.
Timeline of Robotic History
The term "robot" was first used in a play called "R.U.R." or "Rossum's Universal Robots" by the Czech writer Karel Capek.
For Students - So You Want To Be A Toy Robotic Inventor?
Learn about being a robotic toy inventor. Make your own robot.

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