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Shipping Cost

I was looking to but the 2.5 amp motor controller for $15.00 until I saw the shipping cost which was $20.35 and it only weighs 0.7Kg and that was the lowest it would go (small packets air). Kind of absurd to buy a product where the shipping out guns the product price. I would of bought it it was reasonable like 5 or 10 and 10 is pushing it. Maybe...
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Ar Parrot Drone 2.0

I ordered a AR Parrot Drone 2.0. I want to know whether or not the EZ SDK control this version 2.0?
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Brookstone Rover 2.0 Support?

Brookstone Rover 2.0 Support?

Moving an e-mail thread with Alan to the forum, since others may also have the same questions I do about Rover 2.0 support: Question from me: When (if ever) do...
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Can't Get Voice Recognition To Work.

Can't Get Voice Recognition To Work.

Hi All. I can't figure out why this is not working for me. It recognizes the command to enable and disable speech ok, so I don't seem to have a...
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Pictures Are All Scrunched Up

I was using FireFox at work as my internet browser and viewing pictures in the forum was fine. However, now I am not allowed to use it anymore. Admin at work will only let us use Internet Explorer. Now when viewing pictures on the EZ Forum they are all scrunched up, tall, skinny, whatever you might call it. Anyone else ever had this problem with...
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Rover5 Base For Sale

It is brand new. Same base that is used for Roli. Asking 40.00 plus shipping.
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Scripting

The way I understand it, scripting is a sequential command set to move a series of servos or just one through gyrations and positions of all sorts. At least that's what I surmise I could be wrong. Can someone guide me thru the process to accomplish this with the new version of ARC.
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Cool Site For Learning Electronics And Building Circuits

Here is a site that has a whole lot to offer for understanding how circuits work. It has lots of schematics for many handy projects that could be incorporated into a robot build. Well worth taking the time to explore this link. talkingelectronics
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Wow Old School Toys

Hello all its 530 am here on the northwest coast im sitting at tim hortons killing time till i go pick up an old toy robot from the 80's i think and desided to login and what do i see on the web cams ? Someone playing with an old NES game from the erly 80's lol I Love It lol Keep up the good work
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I Need Help

So I am coding some multi color recognition software in ez-script, but whenever I run the code it says that I am missing a binary operator in the command used to search for a color. pleass note that am running this code on a pc and not on the ez-b code is below ControlCommand("Camera", CameraMultiColorTrackingEnable)...
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Anyone Have Any Servo Bracket Stl Files That They Wish To Share?

I am looking for some stl files for hands, arms, and neck. Please advise if you have some you want to share. Thanks, Mel
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Small Humanoid Hands

Can anyone find some robotic hands like on this robot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Humanoid-robot-biped-robot-walking-robot-19-degrees-of-freedom-movable-fing-/271279660425?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f29871d89 Also, I already know about the Melissa hands. I'm looking for hands that won't cost me, well, an arm and a leg.