I know nothing about robotics.However I used to be in a robotics club and since then I've always wanted to improve my skills.If you guys could please give me advice or tips I would really appreciate that.
Your best place to start off
Your best place to start off would be with an arduino. they’re the most basic (open source) electronic prototyping hardware and cheap too. You should start off with an arduino mega, as buying anything smaller than that is like buying a half cup of milkshake, you can only consume half the pins compared to the bigger arduino mega. Your best bet is to buy straight from www.coolcomponents.co.uk if you’re from the uk, I wouldn’t know any US suppliers although i do know plenty of chinese suppliers but they make cloned arduino’s, they perform the same function but the components are cheaply made. http://www.dx.com/
The main few rules i would say is, Keep an eye on your amps and POSITIVE/NEGATIVE wires… Always use resistors when dealing with low powered items like LED’s, they consume around 20mA, That is Milli-Amps. (mAh).
Always try to consume as little ampers for your items, don’t over feed them or even reach the (standard usage amperage) as this will prolong the life of your components, that being said, some items however require the operating ampers to work although this can sometimes be negated.
For starting off, if you want to get information from your sensors or push information to your sensors it’s imperitive to learn about Serial Communications/SPI from the start, They’re extremely important and you would find that using them will become the blood of most of your components to talk to eachother ect.
When using an arduino it’s really simple to get started, All you will need is a breadboard, some jumper cables, You will also need this piece of software http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software This is the IDE required to program the arduino. Always remember to select your arduino and the serial port which your arduino is connected to.
Before plugging in your arduino,it’s best to install the arduino IDE then plug your arduino in, And navigate to the arduino driver folder when installing your arduino driver.
If you need anymore help please don’t hesitate to ask. Just don’t expect us to write all the code for you, or to build you schematics on request. The best way is for you to show us your wiring diagrams so we can help you, this’ll also teach you fundermental facts.
I hope this helps 
i know
I googled and am already planning out where my actuators are going to go,also if you are in the planning phase do you post your idea
And here comes another old
And here comes another old man
Well, first thing what bothers me is quote: "I know nothing about robotics.However I used to be in a robotics club"
That’s something like saying “I jumped into the water and did not get wet”. You need to solve this dude, that’s the beginning. Listen, observing, touch, read, watch and all this actions will bring your to “learning”.
I do not repeat the others comments but let me tell you something. If people here see that you did your homework and you still stuck with something then please write a forum post with an smart question AFTER you used the holy grail, the google dude.
I have seen noobs coming and leaving, but I hope more will just stick to this community since it’s full of nerds, geeks and even just dudes. They have all a very broad experience in the things you want to learn, so don’t be shy and start something, get burned with the soldering iron and learn that it has only one side where you can hold it. Build something, face problems like a man (or a woman…yes indeed, we do have woman here too and they build quite awesome stuff), check google or your favorite search tool and if all this not helps you to get a fix then you are ready to post your first smart question Why smart question you might ask. Well, if you ask the right thing AND you provide the right information we need to solve YOUR problem then it will be solved, for sure. If we don’t know what you are up to because you do not show us a picture, video or schematics of your thing, then we can’t help.
But what I am talking about…most of it is just common sense and the rest is written in the rules as well in the start here tutorial.
Happy building and be not afraid of the other old grumpy men or Max
Don’t be afraid of Max?!?
That is like saying, “you have to watch out for the quiet ones.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeo_Ypmba70
LOL bird, seems you know Max
LOL bird, seems you know Max better than me
That video is awesome. This guy has something what makes me want more.
George Carlin was a fantastic comedian.
Sadly he passed away a few years ago. He even put out a couple of books. They are basically bits of his comedy routine interspersed with actual stories.
Pick up an Arduino, some
Pick up an Arduino, some LED’s, a couple of 5V regulators (7805’s are cool), a breadboard and some hobby servos. You’ll also need some various resistors and some hookup wire plus a battery. Toasters are also fun to have around!
Lots of fun to be had \o/ Search this site for stuff that inspires you!