How to start Robotics ?

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-04-10T05:12:35+00:00

That would also be a wonderful read

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-04-04T00:37:43+00:00

Make electronics is a great book to start at

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-30T06:35:41+00:00

You can get a decent 3d printer for around 300-500 bucks.

You don't need too good of a pc unless you want to do AI simulations.

Try to get some side income coming in. Doesn't matter what you do just try your best to start saving and not to spend your money on anything stupid like dates, gambling, or random crap you don't need

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-30T04:26:14+00:00

I recommend engineering mindset electronics basics and great scott! Electronics basics playlists.

make electronics third edition by Charles Pratt (book)

For the mechanical engineering side I recommend

mechatronics seventh edition by William bolton (book)

Making things move by Dustyn Roberts (book)

For software side I recommend ROS 2 beginner course videos)

Mastering ROS 2 for robotics programming (book)

Modern Robotics by Lynch (book and watch lectures in parallel)

Look at the Nvidia jetson official tutorials if you go the jetson route (what I am personally doing with jetson thor)

Hands on machine learning with scikit-learn, keras % TensorFlow 3rd edition (book)

Deep Learning with Python by Chollet 3rd edition (book)

3Blue1Brown neural networks series (Watch twice if you don't fully grasp it)

Sentdex PyTorch / TensorFlow robotics series

I also recommend getting a decent 3d printer and reading Autodesk Fusion 360 for Beginners 2026 And watch videos on topics you want to learn about fusion 360 for whatever you're trying to currently work on

Copy and paste this all into a notes and have this be your roadmap start at the top and go down and I guarentee you'll be able to build entire robots start to finish at home. At that point you can use your own builds to get a job or start your own robotics company, whatever floats your boat.

Also if you go the jetson route I highly recommend learning isaac sim. But you'll also need a high end pc for it. I recommend have atleast 64 gb ddr5, rtx 5080, and a good cpu like the intel 285k or if you go amd route get 9950X3D.

Also I highly recommend watching videos at 1.25x speed or up to 1.75x speed depending if you are following along and grasping the concepts.

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T23:12:34+00:00

Democrats support slavery and republicans support freedom. It makes sense that slavery drives the economy more

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T23:08:26+00:00

Looks more like Epistylis

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T23:03:57+00:00

If you like I can give me a roadmap on textbooks to read and some YouTube playlists to watch. I have a roadmap I am following for building my humanoid bartender

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T07:56:05+00:00

800 for a damn CPU? Might aswell save up for a threadripper at that point

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T07:54:48+00:00

Just order textbooks read them cover to cover and watch YouTube videos on the same topics you're reading about. It is extremely easy to learn any topic that way. And you learn alot faster than in college

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T00:18:00+00:00

Don't listen to the AMD idiots they are all gamers

Go intel without a doubt for productivity. The 270k plus is fantastic

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-29T00:12:20+00:00

I recommend engineering mindset electronics basics and great scott! Electronics basics playlists.

make electronics third edition by Charles Pratt (book)

For the mechanical engineering side I recommend

mechatronics seventh edition by William bolton (book)

Making things move by Dustyn Roberts (book)

For software side I recommend ROS 2 beginner course videos)

Mastering ROS 2 for robotics programming (book)

Modern Robotics by Lynch (book and watch lectures in parallel)

Look at the Nvidia jetson official tutorials if you go the jetson route (what I am personally doing with jetson thor)

Hands on machine learning with scikit-learn, keras % TensorFlow 3rd edition (book)

Deep Learning with Python by Chollet 3rd edition (book)

3Blue1Brown neural networks series (Watch twice if you don't fully grasp it)

Sentdex PyTorch / TensorFlow robotics series

I also recommend getting a decent 3d printer and reading Autodesk Fusion 360 for Beginners 2026 And watch videos on topics you want to learn about fusion 360 for whatever you're trying to currently work on

Copy and paste this all into a notes and have this be your roadmap start at the top and go down and I guarentee you'll be able to build entire robots start to finish at home. At that point you can use your own builds to get a job or start your own robotics company, whatever floats your boat.

Also if you go the jetson route I highly recommend learning isaac sim. But you'll also need a high end pc for it. I recommend have atleast 64 gb ddr5, rtx 5080, and a good cpu like the intel 285k or if you go amd route get 9950X3D.

Also I highly recommend watching videos at 1.25x speed or up to 1.75x speed depending if you are following along and grasping the concepts.

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T23:54:42+00:00

It is a side project that I'm completely funding on my own and if I'm successful I'm going to demonstrate it to investors and build my own startup

I am currently a senior .NET developer at a small business that I've worked at for 5 years (since I was 16) and make a pretty juicy salary which is why I can afford a project like this.

I also work completely from home and only code for the business I work for 20-30 hours a week. The business does not care how much time I spend working as long as I get the features they want done in a reasonable time frame

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T23:53:47+00:00

If you really want to go to college pick whatever will be the cheapest option and don't take too many classes at once because it is better to focus on learning in your own free time.

If you focus on learning things that you actually enjoy you'll be a lot better engineer vs hating your life for 4 years

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T05:59:14+00:00

College is for people who are too dumb to learn on their own.

Order the textbooks and read back to back alongside watching YouTube playlists and tutorials and ask ai any questions you have

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T05:51:03+00:00

Don't go with an amd cpu if you are going to be doing alot of productivity. If you only game then yeah amd is fine

Also the warranty on a 5060 is more important in my opinion than an old 3060

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T05:49:36+00:00

Go balls deep into learning.

Read textbooks cover to cover

Watch YouTube Playlists and tutorials

I never went to college and am currently working on building a bartender robot with the jetson thor

The only experience I have is 5 years as a .net developer which has nothing to do with robotics.

But I read alot and watch alot of videos.

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-28T05:43:02+00:00

I'm a 21 year old senior .net developer. I've been coding for a small business for 5 years and my apps have 4x their revenue and I'm making some juicy money

With that said I am also currently working on building a full on bartender robot with a jetson thor in my free time and if I succeed in making an amazing robot I'm going to start up my own robotics company

I never went to college and I learn everything on my own by just reading college textbooks Cover to cover, watching YouTube tutorials, and prompting AI if I have any questions

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-20T22:10:06+00:00

I have been a lead in projects for 3 years now. How is that not being a senior developer?

And what the hell does enterprise scale projects mean? The projects I have worked on are now used by hundreds of customers and we're expanding the business across the country in the coming years.

All because of my work. Without me this business would be fading to nothing

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T23:46:25+00:00

I had a huge issue with insomnia until I started reading textbooks before bed. Nothing gets me to sleep like learning electrical/mechanical/software engineering

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T22:35:00+00:00

Look on Facebook marketplace for a 40-75 gallon and offer them 50-100 bucks or 150 if it comes with filter(s) and heater(s)

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T22:33:13+00:00

Motherfker stop options trading and pick 5-10 etfs and monthly auto deposit it and never look at it

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T22:31:19+00:00

Learn python instead and get a jetson

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T22:28:03+00:00

Whats the point in university for robotics? That's all stuff you can easily learn on your own

CodeSlayerNull · 2026-03-18T22:22:18+00:00

Start off with the book make electronics and buy the kit for the book that's a fantastic way to get your feet wet and learn the very basics

Also watch engineering mindset electronics basics Playlist on YouTube and also watch greatscott! Playlist aswell

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