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Is the ARC compatible with a mac book pro because whn i am downloading it its saying it needs an application to open it
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Sparkfun Hbridge

Sparkfun Hbridge

This video demonstrates how to wire the SparkFun HBridge to the EZ-B
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Wall E Robot

Hello Guys Greetingsss... Im from South Africa and have recently got my hands on a ezbot kit. I want to start building the famous Wall E Robot. The problem is, does anybody know where i can get a Wall Robot to start with as im unable to on this end of the world. A 9inch one would be cool. Regards Lyle
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Ez-B Controller Ver 4.

When the new Version of the EZ-B robot controller comes out, what Operationg system will be required for the ARC program. The Old version required Microsoft windows 7 or 8. Is this the same case. I have been looking at purchasing a Tablet and would like to know if an Android tablet would work or does it still only work with Windows OS? Dan
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Just Wondering? :-}

Just Wondering? :-}

So is there any news on the homefront about preorders shipping, it's been along winter and my winter project isn't getting anywhere :-{
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Get Your Solidoodle 3D Printer Today

Well its been fun and you have seen the thread of tiny tuning I had to do so I could get great prints. Finally I got .1mm prints looking great however regardless of the quality I really just need a physically larger printer build area. So making room for a larger makerbot rep 2 I'm selling this nearly new solidoodle 2 Expert with the 2 spools of...
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Omnibot 2000 Replacement Tread - Ninjaflex

Omnibot 2000 Replacement Tread - Ninjaflex

Got a 3d printer and some Ninjaflex filament. You can print an Omnibot 2000 replacement tread. Enjoy. Thingiverse Replacement Tread
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Just A Thought On The V4

If you can hand-build V4s and test them at your facility, why not offer both versions, the made in china "pedestrian" version, and the "made in Canada" version? I'm sure the Canadian would be 4-5 times more expensive, but would be nice to have a choice. Guitar companies do this all the time, you get your Chinese $200 B.C.Rich...
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Will The New Camera Be Easy To Convert To Ir?

I have a USB night vision camera with IR illumination LEDs, but it is no longer supported by the vendor. It took unnatural acts to get it to work on Windows 7, and I can't get it to work at all on my new Windows 8.1 tablet. I really want my big robot to have night vision, but my budget is just about tapped out, so I don't want to buy another...
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Multiple Ez Control Boards

Hi, I doing the InMoov Project as I uploaded and discussed in an earlier post. Some of you have every complex robots and probably know the answer to these questions. This robot will have in the foreman alone 6 servos.. in each arm. The head and neck at this time 3, the shoulder 2, and each bicep 2. I will have over 20 servos and that does not...
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Maxx Steel Toy

Maxx Steel Toy

I thought this may give some design ideas. Maxx Steele
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Home Position.

Home Position.

Is there a home position function? Or is there only center position on servos when power is applied. For example if I were to construct a humanoid would I be able to set a home position on...