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For general robotics Q&A, relatively new site http://robotics.stackexchange.com/ might be the best.best (that said, if you aksing for broader purpose than just ROS, you should ask there, not here).
Followings are more general forums (i.e. not Q&A per se) but there seem to be very skilled hobbyists and professionals: