[mikewarot]

The problem with robotics, is the difference between a world of atoms and a world of bits.

When the plague hit, I was sucked into an effort to build a ventilator, I still have a pile of parts that were purchased for it, but the chassis fabrication never happened, so I had nothing to write code for, thankfully the need evaporated. I learned that it takes MONTHS to get motors and gear trains supplied if they don't happen to be in stock.

If you thought the 1960s world of waiting a day for your output deck to see if your program compiled and ran was bad... it's got nothing on the world of supply chains.

You can buy off the shelf components from Motion Industries, but they are out of the price range of hobbyists.