[EricH]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Aside from what you listed, there isn't much more barebones stuff needed to build a robot.

The next most useful items can be a larger bandsaw, an arbor press, and a small lathe (and someone who knows how to use it!). This is just my opinion though. More drills and some rivet guns help too.

Good luck!

A larger drill press with a 2-axis vise attachment would also help. (Or just the 2-axis vise; that would probably help with the holding small parts problem.) That gives a bit of an improvement to positional accuracy, as well as holding parts being drilled.

A chopsaw might also be a good investment; it's good at making large pieces of raw tube stock into more manageable lengths, and at the proper angle for use on the robot, if it's a miter-cutting type.

Don't forget the toolboxes to hold stuff... or for some of the benchtop-sized tools, a cart might be useful. (Just make sure that that cart is sturdy enough.)