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Rovospy

How easy would it be to hack this with the EZ-B V4? Including the infrared camera and LEDs https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLzfH_jmzas
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Hidden Secret Off Jd Spotted

Hidden Secret Off Jd Spotted

this catshed my attention.,logo underneed jd's feet. is this a secret jd off dj himself.haha
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Looking For The Code To Stop All The Scripts Running In A Scriptmanger Window

Looking For The Code To Stop All The Scripts Running In A Scriptmanger Window

Hi, When I am using and EZ-Script Manager (an amazing feature), I...
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Nice Introduction To Home Networking

As the first EZ-B4's shipped, there have been a lot of conversations about connecting to home networks and a good number of just general network questions. I came across a nice article today that gives a basic introduction to home networking that I think is a good start. It doesn't cover three of the critical items that will come up with EZ-B v4...
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Dynamixel Xl-320

Is anyone here familiar with the Dynamixel XL-320 servos? Im looking at this cute little robot and was wondering if the the ezb-V4 would run these servero. Seems like a good way to get a little bot and some 17 Dynamixel servos at the same time. DYNAMIXEL: XL-320 x 16 DYNAMIXEL: XL-320D x 1 Mini Darwin
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Newbie Questions

Hello, I have been contemplating for awhile getting an EZ-robot DIY kit for awhile, and will bite the bullet once the new version starts shipping. I had a few questions... -After initial programming via ARC, is a laptop needed nearby for operation of basic functions like servo's moving (or walking)? Or is everything placed onto the board of the...
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3 Ultrasonic Sensors On The Ez-B Ver 3 And Ver 4 Boards?

3 Ultrasonic Sensors On The Ez-B Ver 3 And Ver 4 Boards?

I want to be able to use 3 of the Ultrasonic sensors at once on an EZB ver3. Is this possible? How would I...
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Spotted Jd

I just found JD on this site EZ-Robot Humanoid Revolution JD Product Code : RB-Ezr-07 They are saying they will get stock about 8-8-2014.! this sounds very promising as hopes for deliveries move on.
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Remote Roomba Control

Hey guys, I am new here. I want to make a Roomba that I can control from school. Basically I want a Roomba with a webcam feed that is also remote controllable. I have seen the RooWifi RooWifi but I don't know when I would get that since the expected shipping date is August and the first batch sold out really quickly. I also considered using a...
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New Me Too Kid On The Block

Looks like somebody's trying to copy ez-robot. Not nearly as much bang for the buck as the developers kit. Www.arcbotics.com
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Sound Advice

I'm new here and have a question. Let's say that I want to build a system that will allow me to speak directly to a robot and have it reply by playing an existing sound file. I don't want to speak into a tablet or headset, but directly to the robot. There will be no servos running, no whirring or clacking of other components, so there will be no...
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Ez-Pop3 Alpha Available For Download

EZ-POP3 was written to use an POP3 email server using SSL to see if there are any new emails since the last time that EZ-POP3 was run. It was written to help someone in the community with a feature that they wanted to see in ARC. It has not be tested in depth and it is quite possible that you will see some issues at this point. This will work with...