Society for Houston Area Robotics Projects (SHARP)

Electronic Components
Section Contents: Micro Controllers and Processors \|\| Robot Controllers \|\| Resistors, Caps \|\| Sensors \|\| Embedded Ethernet \|\| PC Boards
Microcontrollers/Processors
Parallax BASIC Stamp
Microchip PIC
NetMedia BasicX
Pico Bytes
Motorola HC11, HC12 and HC9S12's
Silicon Laboratories (formerly Cygnal)
HVWTech Stamp Stack
Robot Controllers
Eye Bot	A controller designed for hobby robotics: servo control, buttons, lcd, etc... This one has IMAGE PROCESSING functions BUILT INTO IT'S LANGUAGE and interfaces directly to a camera.
New Micros Servo Pod	Virtually parallel machine architecture. IsoMax language runs multiple parallel state machines. Can control dozens of servos and has analog/digital i/o, etc.
Resistors, Caps, LED, etc
Digikey
Mouser
All Electronics
Jameco
Ford Electronics
Arrow Electronics
EPO (Houston)
Sensors
Silonex
Embedded Ethernet
Site Player
Red -i (Parallax)
EDTP	SWEET!
PC Boards
PCBPro
PCBexpress
PCB123

Mechanical Components
Section Contents: Motors and Actuators \|\| Nuts, Bolts, Gears \|\| Metalworking
Motors and Actuators
NPC Robotics
Animatics - Smart Motor
Surplus Center Hydraulics
Nuts, Bolts, Gears, etc
Small Parts, Inc.
Metalworking
Eastwood Unique Automotive Tools and Supplies	Has a nice Vice Mount Metal Break and a Die Kit.
Solarbotics	Has mills, lathes, etc.

Vision Systems and Cameras
SRI Small Vision System
Point Grey Bumblebee
CMUcam (buy it)
Super Circuits	Home Security stuff - tiny video cameras, transmitter/receivers, etc.
Eye Bot	A controller designed for hobby robotics: servo control, buttons, lcd, etc... This one has IMAGE PROCESSING functions BUILT INTO IT'S LANGUAGE and interfaces directly to a camera.
Vision-Based Robotics Using Estimation	Contains a nice discussion of camera based robotics.

Commercial Robotics Companies
iRobot Corporation	Makes the Roomba room vac.
Google Listing of Robotics Companies

Other Robotics Resource Listings
NASA Internet Robotics Resources Index

Robotics Clubs
Central Illinois Robotics Club
Seattle Robotics Society
Robotics Society of Southern California
Atlanta Hobby Robot Club
Traverse City, MI Robot Club
Twin Cities Robotics Group
Dallas Personal Robotics Group
Chicago Area Robotics Group
The Robot Group (Austin, TX)

Robot News, Discussion, Construction Tips, etc.
robots.net	Robotics News Site - the place to read the lastest news on personal and industrial robotics, robot competitions, and other cool stuff.
Robot Room	Detailed project examples and construction tips.
Robotics Research Group at UT Austin
RoboShack	Look under resources / part design and fabrication. A nice simple technique for making custom metal parts.

Robot Operating Systems and Standards
Open Automation Project

Competitions, Rules, League Info.
RFL - Robot Fighting League

Mini-Sumo
Robot Room	How (and how not) to build a Mini-Sumo ring.
Parallax Mini Sumobot Rules

LADAR
SICK LMS 221-30206