Building your robots

This project will help you once your robot is built, so you can install a well tested and full featured operating system. But you surely are wondering about how to build the robot in the first place.

Building a robot is as complex as your requeriments are. If you are just building a robot for fun, you surely can just attach a laptop to anything with motors able to carry a laptop.
But maybe you are thinking in something like HRP-2

If you like to begin with something really easy, I recommend the kits of Tamiya. They are very cheap, easy and will teach you the basics. Just make sure to buy also the little magazine with the explanations.
If you are thinking in something more advanced you can start reading the robotics book at Wikibooks