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Stick Computer

Looking at buying usb stick computer for robot and need to know if it can run a 32 bit windows 10 version on ARC software? Or there is also a cheaper stick that runs on the mobile chrome operating system would this run ARC mobile?
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Can Not Install ARC, Out Of Disk Space

Can Not Install ARC, Out Of Disk Space

Hi, I download EZ-build software and try to install it. After I choose the disk, the software shows that my disk is out of space. My C: drive...
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Review Led Options

Review Led Options

I can not longer use the BlinkM for Alan's eyes as they have modified the hardware and voltage requirements etc. so I'm looking for other options. The neopixels blaster would be...
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ARC Constant Crach Using Camera

ARC Constant Crach Using Camera

Hi! My first post here, I havent used my JD for some time but now when I use the software (with the latest version) then it crach all the time.... I have...
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New Robot

New Robot

Has anyone seen the newly released ASPIR 3d printed robot? It seems like a perfect robot to be controlled by EZB. www.instructables.com/id/ASPIR-Full-Size-3D-Printed-Humanoid-Robot/#intro
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So Weird : Ezb V4 Ultra Slow / Even On Ap Mode / And Some Really Weird Stuff : I

Just tried to upgrade one of my robots with EZB V4 hopping to get something much faster and also to overcome some serious issues and limitations due to EZB V3 losing Digital ports one after the other. 1) This expensive piece of hardware does something totally unbelievable : it CHANGES MY NETWORK'S GATEWAY to its own client's address... How is it...
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End Repeat/Repeatuntil/Repeatwhile

I was going through different types of loops in ez-script and noticed that the help text mentioned that repeatwhile loops should be ended with endrepeatwhile, but in the examples that are given for repeatuntil, repeatwhile and repeat all are ended with endrepeat. I also couldn't notice any difference when ending loops with endrepeat rather than...
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Software To Watch Robot Video

what or where is the software to watch the video from the VZ4 so I can control the robot and watch where it is going.
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Hobbyking.Com Is Selling Ezb V4

Hobbyking.Com Is Selling Ezb V4

https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__702__689__Robotics_DIY-Robotic_Kits.html Is this correct? Are they a dealer?
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Variable Watcher In Mobile Interface?

Variable Watcher In Mobile Interface?

The Mobile Interface Builder tutorial synthiam.com/Support?id=196 says the variable watcher is a supported control, but I don't see how to add it...
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Can Pandorabot Be Upgraded To Aiml 2.0?

I have been using the Pandorabot plugin with some success. It is dated though and based on the old Alicebot I believe which is about 15 years old by the looks of the files it accesses. The site has moved on and we are using a backdoor to access now. They have implemented AIML 2.0 which is greatly superior and the website interface has been...
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Trying To Group Bits In Design Panel

Has anyone found a way to group the 3D items (bits) in the design panel of the ARC program so they will move together? It's kind of a basic feature but I can't find it and CTLR, Shift, or Ctrl-PageDown doesn't do it.