I've aways wished that there are good textbooks that would help a team learn about the intricacies of good robot/drive train design. After searching quite a while, I found a textbook written by "Stock Drive Products" that is quite useful.
http://www.sdp-si.com/catalogs.htm
They are willing to mail the books free of charge to individuals and educators, and they have a not-so-navigatable online version. (The book mentioned is the last one on that page.
Does anyone know of any other good, in-print (or online) books, that would be relavent to the FIRST crowd? On mechanics, electronics, etc?
-Kai Zhao