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Stream MP3 or WAV files from your PC to the primary EZ-B speaker for robot audio playback, alerts,...
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Synthiam ARC controls Arduino robot with eyes, head and mouth synced to speech, using AIML/Bing speech recognition for audible Q&A.
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Ez-B And Arduino Shield
After upgrading and swapping to the newer EZ-B board, it would be a shame not to use it with another robot. any consideration to building an Arduino Shield to accommodate the EZ-B? It would be overkill to add an EZ-B to an Arduino, but the potential would open up a wider market and audience. Perhaps the addition of an Arduino Library as well?...
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ptp |
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New To Robotics
Hello, my daughter is in 10th grade stem at a tech school. She is starting a Genius hour project. She choose to build a robot. due to the high cost of robotics i cannot afford to buy all the...
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rasths |
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Not Able To Connect To Wifi
After installing a new router in my home I'm finding that I can't get jd to find the internet connection. I had one message that said something along the line of , no dns server found. The robot turns on like normal and shows up on my network list , the robot makes the system noise like its connecting but then stops and an error message comes up....
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dpadgham |
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Photo Backside Ping Sensor
hi has anybody a photo from the ping sensor backside version2. thank you
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Nomad 6R |
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Voltage Regulation Question
Looking for help! I have a Drok regulator and an 11.2v 5200mah LiPo battery to power my EZB. My EZB keeps telling me my battery is low when I have the battery passing through the Drok at 7v. The problem is that the amps are not pulling through the Drok enough to juice the EZB. The EZB is only receiving .18ah. When I plug my smaller 7.4v LiPo at...
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dbickert |
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Continuous Rotation Servo With Absolute Position
I'm pretty new to EZ-Robot, so I apologize if this is a basic question... I've got a couple of Turnigy servos and a linear...
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SeanL |
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Ideas For Scrolling Text On A Led Array?
Hello all, I’d like to use a PC to send text (up to 250 chars) to a scrolling LED display, and the PC would need to send a different text string every minute or two. I would be happy to use ARC for this, but other options would be acceptable also. (I'm thinking maybe I could simply send ascii text over a serial port? but i haven't found any...
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rregister |
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Siri Short Cuts
Anyone had a play with Siri short cuts yet. My logic is IFTTT, not currently supported but I found this article https://www.macstories.net/ios/how-to-trigger-ifttt-applets-with-ios-12s-new-shortcuts-app-and-siri/
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Nink |
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Wifi Connection
Hello all, I just purchased a JD and have it assembled. However, I'm having trouble making a wi-fi connection. Hoping someone can help. I also uninstalled McAfee anti-virus and disabled the...
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DJ Sures |
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Chinese Farmer Invents Robo Crab
Short version (includes his four-legged dog shaped "vehicle" at the end}: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEaz-SCDXcY 5 Minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSCh5KjHCs
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Steve S |
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Operating Servos Using The Developer Kit
Hi, I have a home-made robot with 6 servo motors that I want to animate using ports D0-D6 of a Developer kit. I’d like to have the option of...
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barnardsb |
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Function For Counting Pulses On A Digital Input
I need to count the number of times a digital input detects state changes within a specified time window (100ms to 1000ms). Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Jim Milan |