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Hc-Sr04 Distance Sensor

What kind of radious do these sensors have? Do they identify objects from 1"-60" or did I read 1" - 16'? Thanks!
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My Introduction

Hi, My name is John. I have been reading the posts every day now so I figured I should introduce myself. I am an electronics technician, I like to say I know enough about electronics to be dangerous I am working on a robotic arm that I have to say without my EZ b I would have gving up a long time ago. It's the one thing that I have come accross in...
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How Many Volts Can The Ez-B V4 Handle?

How Many Volts Can The Ez-B V4 Handle?

How many volts can a v4 handle? I'm planning to use a v12 battery for my v12 servos.
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How Do Nao's Hands Work?

I would like to know how NAO's hands work (if anyone knows). He only has 25 servos (one more than my robot) yet can independently open/close each hand. If anyone knows how, i would like to know! thanks. EDIT: What I'm asking is how one servo can operate two hands independently if all the other servos are used for his body movements.
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Android Mobile Beta App Demo

Android Mobile Beta App Demo

Everyone has been asking about the Mobile App lately - and for a good reason! Because it's absolutely brilliant! Any projects from ARC can be loaded into the...
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Meet The Robot Telemarketer Who Denies She's A Robot

Meet the Robot Telemarketer Who Denies She's A Robot interesting use of speech and ai... enjoy j lol
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Questions With Robot. Lost And Need Support!

Greetings EZ-Robot Team. We are currently having some issues with servo and movement pathing. Our robot is currently an old child's toy from the 60s outfitted with a basic kit. We have dubbed him OkraBot. Currently, the robot is spinning around in a circle when it is indicated in the UI that it is moving forward. Another issue is that one of the...
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Broken Transistor

My name is Robert McGreevy and I'm a teacher at a small high school in upstate New York I bought one of the easy be V3 robotic kits and we've been using it now for a year and somehow one of the transistors got broken off and it's the VR 2 can it be repaired and what is number on the transistor that i will need and where can it get it. Oh and by the...
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Harvey To Container Crop Robot , And How This Relates To Ez Robot

Harvey To Container Crop Robot , And How This Relates To Ez Robot

I found this on Netflix and I thought these guys were really cool. They move plants from...
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2.5 Amp Motor Board

hi all.does any know how many motors i can connect to this board. i have an i-qbot and he has 7 motors.there no info about the volt off these motors, but they run good on 5 volts.i extent all the wires hoping i can use ez boards, for this robot. blush
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About Revolution Roli $249.00 Usd

Hello, I focused on your robots long time. They are really great. I like all. Now, I have a idea through my own thought. I have a Eye Tracker and EEG device. Then, I want to take advantage of two equipment to control your robot. Through selection on those robots, I like Revolution Roli ($249.00 USD) Robot. However, some problems I want know and...
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Ez-Robot Six Testing

Ez-Robot Six Testing

I know that everyone sees a lot of Six and less of the others, but he's my favorite - surprising, considering JD is named after me! Today I was demonstrating the embedded streaming...