Links
From Simreal
Trimmed down to my basic recommendations -- use Google for everything else!
| Link | Cat. | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Muscle Project | Bio | MIT |
| Artificial Muscle Research Institute | Bio | University of New Mexico |
| Artificial Muscles | Bio | JPL |
| McKibben Muscle | Fluid | The University of Washington has a good body of research data (including assembly instructions) for the McKibben pneumatic muscle. |
| Chain Guide | Gear | The complete guide to chain. |
| Hydraulic Formulas | Calc | from Gulf Coast Air and Hydraulics |
| Hydraulic Equations | Calc | Useful Equations for Designing Hydraulic Machines |
| Globe Motors | Motor | |
| Harmonic Drive Technologies | Motor | |
| Maxon Motors | Motor | Supposed to be the best |
| Molon | Motor | Motors |
| Tower Hobbies | R/C | R/C model supplies |
| Clippard | Fluid | Quality miniature fluid-power components |
| FESTO | Fluid | Components and Controls |
| Humphrey | Fluid | Good products, good prices |
| Parker-Hannifin | Fluid | Good products, fair prices |
| Pisco | Fluid | Excellent fittings (the best) |
| Shadow Robot Project | Fluid | McKibben muscles |
| Wilson Company | Fluid | My supplier of Parker products |
| ALife | AI | International Society for Artificial Life |
| Microsoft Research | AI | Free demos and downloads |
| Oz Project | AI | Interactive Drama and agents (no longer active) |
| Where am I? | AI | Systems and Methods for Mobile Robot Positioning |
| DonTronics | MCU | PIC simulator and other products |
| OOPIC | MCU | Hardware Objects |
| Anderson Power | Connect | Great power connectors |
| ESwitch | Connect | Very nice pcb mounted switches |
| Bolt Science | Coupling | Bolt Science are specialists in bolted joint technology, and in particular, analytical solutions to bolting and fastener problems. |
| Alberta Printed Circuits | PCB | Prototype printed circuit boards |
| Amitron | PCB | PCB Manufacturers |
| Electronics Workbench | PCB | Simulators, PCB layout |
| Express PCB | PCB | PCB fabrication with free layout software |
| PCB Express | PCB | Prototyping |
| LiveWire | Display | Electroluminescent fiber |
| Lumex | Display | Opto and Photo components. |
| 4QD | Control | Speed Controllers for Battery Operated motors |
| Scott Edwards Electronics | Misc | Serial text/graphic LCDs, Serial Servo control -- nice stuff |
| Vantec | Control | Motor Speed Controllers |
| GPD2D02 Interfacing | Sense | Interfacing the GP2D02 parallex sensor |
| Images Company | Sense | Flex sensor |
| Tyco KidCam | Vision | Information on hacking their Kid's Camera |
| Evil Dead Clowns | Haunt | ePostcards of Evil, Dead, Clowns |
| Ironman Halloween | Haunt | Haunt and How-To. Highly recommended |
| DiStefano Productions | Howto | How to make convincing Corpses |
| Monster List of Projects | Howto | The #1 Haunted Project list |
| Chris Hillman | Howto | Animatronics, Robotics, and SPFX links |
| Terror Syndicate | Howto | Handbooks and more |
| Dry Ice Info | Recipe | |
| Blood and Bullets | Howto | ...for no-budget movies. And haunts? |
| Monsterpedia | Info | Encyclopedia of Monsters |
| Backyard Imagineering | Howto | Disney at home! |
| High School Tech Productions | Howto | Recommended site |
| IAAPA | Haunt | International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions |
| Transworld | Haunt | Halloween and Party Trade Show |
| Lure Making Tips | Howto | Do not underestimate the power of this material |
| Recipes | Recipe | Utterly Outrageous Recipes |
| Phantasmechanics | Howto | |
| Puppetry | Howto | Puppet building and materials |
| Vacuum Forming | Howto | Build a vacuum forming table |
| Bizarre Stuff | Fringe | You can make in you kitchen |
| Sonoluminescence | Tech | |
| Rocket Page | Toy | Water rockets |
| Gauss Rifle | Toy | magnetic linear accelerator |
| Skulls Unlimited | Bone | Head Bones |
| Constructor | Toy | Sodaplay's Web Widget of Doom |
| Railgun | Tech | Tabletop sized |
| American Headhunters | Bone | Bones |
| Anatomical Chart Company | Bone | Bones and more |
| Bone Clones | Bone | not Bones |
| Chemistry | Chem | Demonstrations and Delights |
| Chemistry Store | Chem | online chemistry supplier |
| Custom Osteo | Bone | Bone processing |
| Dangerous Laboratories | Tech | |
| Electrogravitics Reference List | Fringe | |
| Science Hobbiest | Tech | Bill Beatty |
| Electrostatic Invisible Wall | Fringe | |
| Dr. Vulture's | Fun | Laboratory of Evil Science |
| Tesla Engine Builders Association | Fringe | |
| Flying Pig | Mech | paper automata |
| Fossil Auction | Bone | |
| Fossilnet | Bone | Old bones |
| Glubco | Toy | |
| Gardening | Fun | |
| Gravity Society | Fringe | |
| Top Ten Mistakes in Education | Info | |
| Images Co. | Supply | |
| Mach's Principle | Fringe | |
| World Maker | Fun | Irony Games |
| Plastination Methods | Bio | |
| Plastination Methods | Bio | |
| LavaWorld | Toy | |
| Lindsay's Technical Books | Info | |
| Live Wire | Supply | Electroluminescent wire |
| MadSci Network | Fun | |
| Mad Science | Education | |
| International Society of Mad Scientists | Fun | |
| Make Stuff | Tech | just about _anything_ |
| Make Magazine | Magazine | Cool construction 'zine |
| Archie McPhee | Toy | Purveyors of Popular Culture |
| Cellular Automata Explorer | Toy | |
| Nebraska Scientific | Bone | Dermestid Kit (in there somewhere) |
| Gyroscopic Inertial Thruster | Fringe | |
| Putty World | Supply | Silly Putty in Bulk! Woo! |
| Flo Control | Tech | Cat access control |
| Railgun Construction | Tech | |
| Society for Amateur Scientists | Info | |
| Dermestid Beetle | Bone | Starter kits |
| Pyrotechnics Supermarket | Supply | |
| Survival Research Labs | Robot | Producing the most dangerous shows on earth |
| Extreme Potato Cannons | Toy | |
| Stinky Meat | Fun | Home of Stinky Meat |
| Time-flow Clock | Toy | (fluid clock and java simulation) |
| Tesla | Fringe | Technology Research |
| VanDykes | Supply | Taxidermy supplies |
| Wild Goose Company | Supply | Science and Education |
| Forcefield | Supply | Powerful magnets for sale cheap |
| LParser | Tech | |
| Articulation Page | Bone | Bone Assembly |
| Fred's World of Science | Tech | |
| Copper Tube Handbook | Ref | Understanding copper tube & Working with copper tube |
| Carbon Fiber | Composite | and Kevlar, discounted fabrics |
| Fischertechnik | Construct | Coolest construction kits in the world |
| Grizzly Imports | Tool | Machine Tools |
| HeliCoil | Fasten | Nice fasteners |
| Lexan | Plastic | |
| Homebrew Robotics Club | Club | |
| DPRG | Club | Dallas Personal Robotics Group |
| PARTS | Club | Portland Area Robotics Society |
| Robot Group | Club | of Austin Texas |
| Seattle Robotics Society | Club | and the Encoder newsletter |
| SoftArm | Robot | The Theoretical Biophysics Group at the University of Illinois has a similar project in their SoftArm project. |
| MIT Cog | Robot | Stepping away from the literal interpretation of the arm is MITÃs Humanoid Robotics Group, with their Cog project and its mechanical arm. |
| Gore Galore | Haunt | Props |
| Haunt Master | Anim | Electronics, good stuff |
| Hollywood Halloween Effects | Haunt | Cheap props and stuff |
| Lifecasting.com | Cast | |
| Douglas and Sturgess | Art | Sculpture and Art supplies |
| Blue Lips | Haunt | Stuff to indulge your morbid interests |
| Body Tek | Haunt | Body parts and contact lenses |
| Boneyard Bargains | Bone | Bones! |
| Terrory by Design | Haunt | All your staples from Denny. Good stuff! |
| Bucky's Boneyard | Bone | Bones from Anatomical Chart Company |
| Burman Industries | Cast | Premier supplier of foam latex |
| Used Equipment Network | Tool | |
| Castcraft | Cast | Moldmaking and Casting |
| Cemetery Surplus | Cast | Cast stuff |
| Chemistry Store | Chem | Propylene Glycol |
| Fake Fire | Effect | |
| Effec-tec | Haunt | |
| M-F Manufacturing | Cast | PVC Liquid Plastic in Bulk |
| Fluker Farms | Bio | Bugs. Some are edible. Really. |
| DWM Productions | Effect | High-pressure water fog |
| Funkins | Haunt | Foam Pumpkins |
| Special Effect Supply | Effect | |
| Gilderfluke | Anim | Robotics and Sound Systems |
| GlowBottles | Effect | Flourescent Dyes |
| Mainland Mart | Effect | Ultrasonic Foggers |
| Monster Makers | Haunt | Masks and Prosthetics |
| Omni Glow | Effect | Chemo-luminescent |
| Ottinger Display | Anim | Animated displays |
| Risk Reactor | Effect | Glow and UV stuff |
| American Science | Surplus | and Surplus |
| The Complete Sculptor | Art | Sculpting supplies and information |
| Small Parts, Inc | Mech | Awesome tiny Hardware and stuff |
| Smooth-On | Cast | Rubber and Plastic, casting and supplies |
| Statuary | Art | |
| Surplus Center | Robot | Surplus supplies |
| Theatre Effects | Effect | |
| Enco | Tool | Machine tools |
| Grizzly Industrial | Tool | Tools and Equipment |
| Van Dykes | Bone | Taxidermy Supplies -- eyes and stuff |
| Wildfire FX | Effect | UV lighting, paint, and effect |
| BSN Medical | Cast | As M-Pact Medical, was the absolute best source of plaster bandages |
| Simulaids | Effect | The BEST BLOOD POWDER EVER! |
| Prop HowTo | Howto | Some good Haunt how-to, including a vaccuum former. |
| Chemical Store | Chem | Chemical Store (online) |
For good reference data, see Wikipedia.
