This is the tools and parts list for Part 1 course of Robotics: Learn by building.
I go over the finer details of this list in the introduction video here:
http://jetpackacademy.com/lesson/introduction-and-whatcha-gonna-need-for-this-course/

Tools needed:
Multimeter
Pencil Soldering iron & fine electronics solder
Solder sucker /solder removal tool (mechanical ones are best, bulb ones do work though)
safety glasses
precision wire snippers (side cutters), precision needle nose pliers, precision screwdrivers (just slot and phillips screwdrivers is fine)
fine, solid wire like telephone wire.  10 feet or so should be lots.

Electronics parts:
**PLEASE NOTE: All electronic components need to be the "through hole" type with wires or pins, not the surface mount kind. This is so that you can use the parts in your breadboard.
breadboard
breadboard jumper wire kit, or make a bunch of your own jumper wires
resistors - just get a variety pack
capacitors - just get a variety pack of large (1uf - 100uf) and small (10pf to 0.1 uf)
Variable resistors (potentiometers): one 10k and one much larger, 500k to 1 meg range
LED's - a variety of them, with wires. Don't get the surface mount ones, but the "through hole" kind.
one RGB LED or alternatively one red, one green and one blue led (again, through hole, not surface mount)
1 or more germanium diodes, i.e., the 1N34 or 1N34A or similar.
4 X silicone diodes, like the 1N4004 or similar.
6 volt relay with SPDT switch (the voltage will depend on your choice of battery or battery pack - either 6 volt or 9 volt)
momentary pushbutton
push-on/push-off pushbutton or switch (optional)
7803 and/or 7805 voltage regulator
1 IRFZ44N MOSFET power transistor, or some equivalent power transistor
2 X 2N2222 transistors
2 X 2N2907 transistors
3 X NE555 timers (or equivelent - any 555 timer chips will do) must be through hole kind.
1 X LM386 audio amplifier chip - through hole kind only.
1 X TL074 quad op amp  (741 op amp will do, but you'll need two then) through hole kind only.
a speaker
small DC motor - NOT a brushless motor!
hobby servo motor of any size
two battery packs with 6 volts or more. This can be:
	-9 volt battery clips with wires
	-4 X AA battery holder 
	-lantern batteries
CDS photocell (cadmium sulfide cell)
alligator clips (at least two)
prototyping printed circuit board (at least one, you might want to get several)
small speaker or piezo speaker of some kind
thermister of just about any kind. The kit has a 100k, NTC type but it can be either NTC or PTC type.