== Gear Needed
To start developing robot software you will need:
   * A training robot such as one of 2537's [wiki://ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Robots peanut training robots] OR[[BR]]
     A robot simulator such as [https://synthesis.autodesk.com/ BXD Synthesis]
   * A laptop running Windows 7, 8, or 10.  The laptop should be setup as described [wiki:ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/Training/GettingStarted/LaptopSetup here]. 
     [[BR]]Note: you can do most things on a !Mac/Linux machine but you can only drive a real robot using a Windows laptop.
   * A controller to drive your robot:
       * A USB [https://www.amazon.com/PXN-PRO-2113-Professional-Controller/dp/B01JY0RAW2 Joystick] OR [[BR]]
         USB [https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-940-000110-Gamepad-F310/dp/B003VAHYQY XBox controller]
   * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/Genius-120-degree-Conference-Webcam-WideCam/dp/B0080CE5M4 webcam]
   * Optional: USB [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0769GFWCZ A-B cable]