Robotics Links

	FIRST FIRST designs accessible, innovation programs to build self-confidence, knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology and engineering.  FIRST inspires in young people, their schools and communities an appreciation of science and technology, and how mastering these can enrich the lives of all.
	FIRSTwiki FIRSTwiki is an open-content encyclopedia about the FIRST Robotics Competition, designed to provide the FIRST community a useful resource for all aspects of the project.  Following the tenets of gracious professionalism, members contribute back to the community by recording useful information that other members can benefit from.
	Innovation First Innovation FIRST is the official supplier of electronics for FIRST Robotics.  Founders are Bob Mimlitch and Tony Norman, two engineers of the original Team 148.
	BEST Best is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineers, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics competition.
	CoCo BEST CoCo BEST is the Collin County hub of the Texas Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) contest.  The contest is for everyone, not just potential engineers or scientists.  Graphical arts, music, fundraising, organizational skills, leadership, and teaming are just a few of the additional skills emphasized.

Team Links

	Catlin Gabel Robotics Team 1540, the Catlin Gabel Robotics Society from Portland, Oregon, focuses on mechanics, electronics, software engineering, web development, CAD, and much more.  The team won the 2005 Championship Best Website Award.
	Chief Delphi Team 47's popular forum is open to all FIRST robotics teams.  Throughout the forum, you can find questions and answers, discussions, and more about FIRST.
	CHS TechHounds The TechHounds are a group of students at Carmel High School that work together in many different areas with one goal, which is to create a robot and everything else involved in the process while promoting gracious professionalism.
	Hightower Robotics The Hightower Robotics Club, Team 434 from Missouri City, Texas, has been around since 1998 and has a long legacy of success competing at the FIRST and BEST robotics competitions.
	High Voltage High Voltage Team 231 consists of students from five schools including Sam Rayburn, Pasadena Memorial, South Houston, Dobie, and Pasadena High School.
	Hoggville.net Hogg Middle School Center for Robotics Studies is a special-interest, district-wide program which integrates state of the art technology throughout the curriculum, and is designed to prepare students for a future in a technology-based society.
	Lebanon Robotics The BEST Robotics Team of Lebanon, Missouri fosters interest and knowledge of science and mathematics.  The web site features a journal, media, a message board, and much more!
	Leopards57 Leopards57 is a proud team comprised of 30 student members, 10 engineer mentors, and 3 school sponsors who work together in a process of creating a robot that participates and competes with other robots.
	Paola Panthers Robotics Team 1108 participates in the FIRST robotics competition every year.  Comprised of twenty students, four faculty advisors, ten community mentors, and a supportive community, they have formed a bond while learning science and technology in the building of their panther robot.
	Ponca City High School Robotics Team Team 476 is from Ponca City, Oklahoma and is sponsored by ConocoPhillips, Cookshack, Stolhand Heat & Air, Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Precision Tool & Die, Houston Robotics, and Advanced Web Systems.
	Rambunctious Rams Established in 1999, Team 462 is a technological team that competes in robotics competitions once a year to attract other students and the community.  The team is designed to inspire and motivate students to become more interesting and involved in science and technology.
	Robonauts The CCISD/NASA - Johnson Space Center FIRST Robotics Team, named the Robonauts, believe that no student should be denied the opportunity to be involved in FIRST.
	Rockwall Robotics The closest team to the Robowranglers, Team 1296 from Rockwall, Texas, is comprised of students and teachers from Rockwall High School and professional engineers from the community.
	Steampunk Robotics Team 1577 is a rookie FIRST team from Aviv High School in Ra'anana Israel.  The robotics team which consists of 28 students, two mentors-engineers, and a host of supporting graduates, began two years ago and is rising to the FIRST challenge this year.
	Team Blarglefish Team Blarglefish began in 2003 as Goose Creek Robotics and has since expanded to include two high schools.  The team is on its way to begin a new winning tradition for the city of Baytown.
	The Woodlands High School Robotics & Engineering Club Team 1477 participates in various robotics competitions, enabling the team to practice work ethics, time-management, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills.  The Engineering Club unites students interested in the disparate fields of engineering:  aerospace, architectural, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, and petroleum.
	Toltech Robotics Team Team 499, the Toltechs from San Antonio, Texas continue the tradition of enhancing their mentors' pool, increasing student participation, offering advanced workshops on robotic development, programming, and design, along with website design.
	ULTIMATE Robotics ULTIMATE (United Longhorns Inspiring Mental Attitude Towards Engineering) Robotics Team participates in the BEST Robotics competition as well as FIRST as team 922.  It creates a haven for enthusiastic students who are passionate about science, technology, and above all, learning.

Other Links

	NASA Robotics Education Project The NASA Robotics Education Project is dedicated to encouraging people to become involved in science and engineering, particularly robotics.  REP works to capture the educational potential of NASA's robotics mission by supporting educational robotics competitions.
	Used-Robots.com Used-Robots.com is an integrator of new and used industrial robots, automation and other industrial robotics applications.  Located in the Midwest, the company supports many industrial robots and brands such as Panasonic, Fanuc, Nachi, Kawasaki, Motoman, OTC, Hyundai, and ABB.
	Rube Goldberg Through his inventions, Rube Goldberg discovered difficult ways to achieve easy results.  His cartoons were, as he said, symbols of man's capacity for exerting maximum force to accomplish minimal results.
	The High-Tech Texan As the technology and Web expert for several media outlets in Texas, Michael Garfield, "The High-Tech Texan," keeps up with the newest technology with a passion.  if it beeps, chirps, buzzes or uses a remote control, chances are that Michael has it or certainly knows about it.