I've compiled a list of articles and guides I found on the internet that may be useful.

General Guides

RobotShop - How to Make a Robot

http://www.robotshop.com/blog/en/how-to-make-a-robot-lesson-1-3707 Gives a general guideline of the steps and components needed to create a robot. Doesn't really go into specifics as it's more of an overview.

Let's Make Robots - How to Make your First Robot

http://letsmakerobots.com/start http://letsmakerobots.com/node/254 A detailed beginner's guide to making a simple robot. Very specific guide and may be outdated.

More Specific Guides

Beaglebone Video Capture and Streaming

http://derekmolloy.ie/beaglebone/beaglebone-video-capture-and-image-processing-on-embedded-linux-using-opencv/ http://derekmolloy.ie/custom-video-streaming-player-using-libvlc-and-qt/ http://derekmolloy.ie/udp-video-streaming-beaglebone-black/ http://derekmolloy.ie/streaming-video-using-rtp-on-the-beaglebone-black/ A series of guides on video capture, streaming and processing from a webcam (he used a Logitech C920) with the BeagleBone Black.

Setting up Ubuntu on BeagleBone Black

http://robotic-controls.com/learn/beaglebone/beaglebone-black-ubuntu Guide on setting up Ubuntu on the BeagleBone Black, if we choose to go with those two.

Dagu Wild Thumper Motor Driver Review

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/24368 A review of the Wild Thumper motor driver. Has some useful information on how to set it up if we decide to use the motor driver.

Pan/Tilt Mount from DAGU Parts

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/10292 One person's guide on how he created a pan/tilt mount, may be useful for a camera.

Tips on Wireless Networking

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23118 Some tips on how to best set up a router for wireless robots.

A Bit About Batteries

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/31570 A description of various batteries on the market and their usage.

Picking Batteries for your Robot

http://letsmakerobots.com/node/3819 An older guide on picking batteries for robots.

Other Robot Projects

Livebots

http://livebots.azurewebsites.net/ Online robot platform. People put their robots online and through buttons, other users can send simple commands and see these robots execute them over a stream or Google Hangouts.

Veterobot

http://veterobot.com/index.html Research-oriented robot built on the BeagleBoard xM. Strong focus on the computer-vision aspect.

OpenROV

http://openrov.com/ Open-source underwater robot built with BeagleBone Black for exploration. Has a HUGE community and lots of related information.

Beaglebot

https://code.google.com/p/ansync-beaglebone/ Open-source 3 wheel robot powered by BeagleBone. Not much information available, but source code is all there.

Other BeagleBoard Projects

http://beagleboard.org/project/ A compilation of current projects using BeagleBoards.

Robot Communities

Here are some popular online communities with guides and forums about robots.

Let's Make Robots RobotShop

Part Suppliers

These are some of the robot part suppliers I found that ship to Canada and allow for purchase in bulk.

SparkFun ABRA Electronics RobotShop