Robotics Clubs

Robotics is more than a passing trend. Just as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (founders of Apple Computers) were part of the "Homebrew Computer Club" before personal computers were widespread, robotics enthusiasts are coming together to form robotics clubs around the world. The ideas, prototypes and inventions enthusiasts share at robotics clubs will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the future of robotics.

Robotics groups allow users who share robotics as a common interest to gather and share ideas and information. Although most groups and clubs start in a predetermined city, many have found that being available online either via a web page or a group site can attract skilled members willing to share their information and ideas. Setting up a group or club can be as formal or as informal as the members want. Members often range in age from pre-teens who are just beginning to experts who are employed in robotics-related positions. Although this page is intended to provide a quick list of robotics clubs, users are free to add new clubs and edit/add information where appropriate. If you know of additional clubs which should be added to this list, feel free to mention them in the comments section.  

CANADA

Art & Robotics Group

(Toronto) Inactive but mailing list is still active (150+ members) Contact: [email protected] http://www.interaccess.org/arg  

AQRA

Active Contact: http://www.aqra.ca/_Pierre-Luc-Bacon_ http://www.aqra.ca/  

ARISE:

Advanced Robotics Innovations Society in Engineering Active (University of Ottawa) Contact: [email protected] http://arise.site.uottawa.ca/  

Ottawa Robotics Enthusiasts

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.ottawarobotics.org  

RoboMontreal

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.robomontreal.com  

Torobotics

(Toronto) Active (151+ members) Contact: membership required http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torobotics/  

Vancouver Robotics Club

Active as of 2008 Contact: [email protected] http://vancouverroboticsclub.org  

Vancouver Island Robots

Inactive Contact: [email protected] http://www.vancouverislandrobotics.org  

Western Canada Robotics Society (Alberta)

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.robotgames.net  

USA

Atlanta Hobby Robot Club

Active Contact: http://www.botlanta.org/home/contact http://www.botlanta.org/  

Boise Robotics Group

Active Contact: http://www.boiseroboticsgroup.org/default.aspx?TabId=1 http://www.boiseroboticsgroup.org  

Buffalo Hobby Robot Club

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.bufbotics.org  

California Polytechnic Robotics Club

Active Contact: [email protected] http://robotics.ee.calpoly.edu/dokuwiki/doku.php  

Carnegie Mellon Robotics Club

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.roboticsclub.org  

Central Illinois Robotics Club

Active Contact: Bruce Stott [email protected] http://www.circ.mtco.com/  

Central Jersey Robotics Group

Unknown Contact: [email protected] http://www.cjrobotics.org  

Connecticut Robotics Society

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.ctrobots.org  

Twin Cities Robotics Group

Active (~75 members) Contact: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/tcrobots/ http://www.tcrobots.org/  

Chibots

Unknown Contact: [email protected] http://www.chibots.org/drupal/  

CRASH:

Computers, Robotics and Artists Society Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.crash.org  

Dallas Personal Robotics Group

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.dprg.org  

Denver Area Robotics Club

Unknown Contact: [email protected] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DenverRoboticsClub/ http://www.ranchbots.com/club/club.htm  

East Texas Robot Builders

Inactive (Arrick Robotics) Contact: Roger Arrick [email protected] http://www.etrb.org  

Front Range Robotics (FRR)

Active Contact: See website http://frontrangerobotics.org/  

Homebrew Robotics Club

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.hbrobotics.org  

LVBOTS:

Las Vegas Robotics Club Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.lvbots.org  

North Seattle Robotics Group

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.nsrg.4t.com/  

PAREX:

hoenix Area Robotics eXperimenters Unknown Contact: [email protected] http://www.parex.org/weblog  

Portland Area Robotics Society

Active Contact: [email protected] http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PARTS/ http://www.sorobotics.org  

Robomo: St. Louis Area Robotics Group

Active Contact: [email protected] http://robomo.com  

Robotics Society of Southern California

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.rssc.org  

San Francisco Robotics Society fo America

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.robotics-society.org/html  

Seattle Robotics Society

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.seattlerobotics.org/  

SHARC (Smoky Hill Area Robotics Club)

Active Contact: See website http://www.sharcbots.org/  

SHARP:

Society for Houston Area Robotic Projects Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.sharpbots.com  

South Jersey Robotics Group

Unknown Contact: [email protected] http://www.sjrobotics.org  

The Robot Group

Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.robotgroup.org  

Triangle Amateur Robotics

Active Contact: N/A http://www.triangleamateurrobotics.org  

WORLDWIDE

SI2E:

Systemes Informatiques Embarques (France) Active Contact: [email protected] http://assos.efrei.fr/robot  

Robonz:

New Zealand's Personal Robotics Club Unknown Contact: N/A http://www.Robonz.com  

Robotics Tasmania

(Australia) Active Contact: [email protected] http://www.roboticstasmania.com.au  

Robotics Group of Bogazici University

AILAB (Middle East) Active Contact: [email protected] http://robot.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/pmwiki/index.php  

Robbot

Active Contact: N/A http://www.robbot.org/