Recommended gear

Tools and parts that work well for the projects on this site. We pick cheap things that are easy to find in big stores.

Motors and drivers

The small servo for first robots and moving parts.

SG90 with metal gears, does not strip under load.

A strong servo for arms and steering.

A cheap quiet stepper for blinds, feeders and clocks.

The motor of 3D printers and small CNC machines.

Makes steppers almost silent and is set up over UART.

The simple and cheap stepper driver.

Drives two small DC motors with little heat, better than L298N for 3.3 V boards.

The classic driver for robot cars with bigger motors.

Yellow gear motors for the first robot car.

Switches a lamp or a pump from a board. Be careful with mains voltage.

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