Stores to buy robot parts.

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Hey guys,
I'm a 2 month noob in the Arduino and I would like to get a general idea how everyone else is actually doing this. Here is my question, what stores do you guys usually get your robot parts from? Like specialty stores? I mean up until this point , it appears that I'm stuck with strictly online stores. Are there any stores that would sale these types of parts? I know radio shack has some limited parts but is there anything better? I would love get some responses and Ideas. I hate waiting for shipment when what i need is like one simple part that i forgot to order.

Thanks in advance everyone.

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You could try the Robot-shop :wink:

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Finding a shop you can just walk into is likely to be difficult unless you go to Japan or China.

Have a look for exhibitions or trade shows.
Makerbot stores do exist though, sometimes located in large dept stores.

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If you're in the Boston, MA area there is YouDoIt Electronics in Needham, just off Rt 128/I-95.
They carry a lot of Arduino kind of stuff and a lot of mechanical bits like you might find at Sparkfun.

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LarryD:
https://www.pololu.com/

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Thank you Larry,
it seems like they have some stores, however, robotshop does not have any actual store locations, I'm correct on that right?

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Where did you say you lived?

If you are near Calgary, there is:

Plus:

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You might look up the locations of MicroCenter. They carry a bunch of arduino and pi products.

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Thank you guys. Micro center also looks very promising! I truly appreciate all the responses.

Thanks!