We can purchases basic materials for your project. Each team is allocated approximately $600 for their project budget. This number can go up or down based on the number of teams and the nature of their projects each year. Our preferred providers are 1. Amazon (for most anything, with prime shipping preferred) 2. Adafruit (for Arduinos, RPis, and associated electronics, servos, etc.) 3. McMaster-Carr for odd-size fasteners, connectors, etc. For basic electronics and other hardware components a competitive analysis isn't usually required. If you are ordering something unusual or specific related to your project (e.g. laser altimeter, thermal imaging camera, etc.) I will ask you to do a trade study to compare different examples of the component to select the best part for the best price. See me for details. To order from Amazon, create a list on your account and then add me, nikhil.joshi@highlineschools.org as a collaborator for your parts list. I can then easily purchase everything on your list. If you are using vendors other than Amazon, it gets more complicated. The procedure is:
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