Can anyone tell me the best parts and/or kit(s) to start out, with servo and motor control. I have the Atom Bot Board with the Playstation 2 controler set up, but that is all. 
Please include the website or a website all about robotics.
In my opinion, you are already at a great site for information about robot kits with quality robot kits. I canāt really say exactly what kit you should use first, but perhaps a quadropod with multiple legs because they are more stable than biped robots. Itās up to you.
I am starting out my self, and I learned about programming the Basic Stamp using Parallaxās whatās a micro controller book with the controller board. I plan to buy the Mini-AB board because of itās smaller size and features, and I also want to dive straight in to the biped arena since this is my main interest.
Are you going to use the Basic Stamp?
Yes, I received my new basic stamp 2 today. I would have gotten the basic atom, but they are sold out for a long time. I have read the manual for the atom board (I had nothing else to do) and I found some interesting uses. I think I will start with the Pololu.com robot chassis and motor controller combo, to start out (I have a low budget). Thanks!
I donāt want to fry the atom board, so what power supply should I have?
Will a 9 volt work for most procedures?
I donāt have the atom board yet so Iām not sure about the power supply voltage. What does the documentation say?
The booklet says to use a 7.2 V rechagable battery, but it uses it with the hexpod and arm setups. I figure that there needs to be a different voltage because there are more āthingsā running. Today I got to build the robot chassis. It gives a good "hands-on experience to putting together a robot. I am too cautious to use the atom board yet, but the robot will be neat, once completed (with the wireless ps2 controller).
If I am not mistaken, the Atom board has a built in voltage regulator so 7.2 volts will still be safe for the Atom28 regardless of how few devices you are driving.
9 volts is fine for the bot board and the board has a voltage regulator to supply 5v to the stamp/atom chip. I use a 9v battery clip wired to the logic power posts and 9v battery to power my botboard with no problems.
For the servo power, though, 9v will be too much ā that is why the docs show using a 7.2v rechargable battery as it will power both the servos and the board/chip.
Using the jumper on the bot board you can also separate the logic and servo power running through the bot board and power the board/chip with 9v and the servos with 7.2.
Thats the way to do it, split it up. Like you said 9v for the stamp/board and 7.2 for the servos.
Thanks, that will really help me. 
Because the Basic Atom is now in stock, is it better to use the Basic Atom or the Basic stamp 2 for the bot board? I have had a little experience with the BS2, but never any with the Basic Atom. Also, which works better with the PS2 controller option?
I thought you said that you have built a bot project already in one of your other post. If so what module did you use on that one?
I used the BS2. I consider one use as a little experience. I like to do it more than one time. āTry and try again.ā
Sorry we were out of stock when you wanted an Atom. Weāve got them in stock again. 
I also agree with the split voltage solutions. You can run on a single 7.2 v supply but with split power you have less noise going over to the microcontroller from the servos.
Nathan
This is a dumb question, but where could I find material to program the basic atom?
If you check out the information section of the lynxmotion site, youāll find a link to the manual.
Thanks.
Also, I have found the system to hook up a BS2 to the internet. Could this be possible with the basic atom. I have always wanted to control my robot through the internet.
You can buy the book from Basic Micro that discusses Mbasic from the basics to advanced topics. I donāt not have the book, but Iāve been told that it has stuff with pic micros that you can skip over, and that it has a lot of Basic Atom material in it as well.
The PINK internet system from parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30013 is new and I doubt the book will say anything on it. I already have a couple of books, but none on internet control.
I read through the datasheet on the PINK and there is no reason I can see you couldnāt use it with any microcontroller that can send/receive serial data(including the Atom/Atompro).
Nathan