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I Have A New Project The 24 B9

I Have A New Project The 24 B9

I have a new project the 24" B9. The RAD is for the base.
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Newest Update Broke My Ping Sensor.

Ping sensor HC-SR04 worked great with the radar plugin on last version. I updated and now ping is dead. no response. also, my camera just up and died as well. i cannot power it off no matter how long i hold the button down, i get no picture and when i pair to dongle, upon button press on camera, dongle stops flashing and has two led's lit. camera...
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2D Variables

2D Variables

Is it possible to build a 2D array with the EZ script ? If yes, is it possible to save the array after to re-use it ? I am still a long way before my robot hardware is completed, I just installed...
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Motor Controler For Arms

Hello All. I need a suggestion for a motor controller to drive 2 arms that are connected to 2 screw drive actuators. (Aproximately 2 amps each) I wanted to get some advice before I purchase anything. I bought some other controlers with out thinking and they ended up not working. I already have a sabretooth driving the wheels so I need something...
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Ez-B Disgard In Coming Buffer

Ez-B Disgard In Coming Buffer

Here's the debug. was working fine until then. EZB 0: EZB 1: EZB 2: EZB 3: EZB 4: TCP Server stopped TCP Server stopped TCP Server stopped TCP Server stopped TCP...
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Bluetooth Connection Error Firmware V16

Bluetooth Connection Error Firmware V16

Hi DJ & EZ-Robot community, My Ez-Robot worked well in the old ARC version. Today I installed the new ARC version. The robot is not able...
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Fun Making Project Boxes For Ezb

Fun Making Project Boxes For Ezb

The best part about a project is the pride in knowing you can show it off to others. That means it looks good. Mini ezb is coming soon which means big...
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Robot Questions!

Hello i am reporting an issue that i am having with my robotic arm. The claw that is supposed to open and close on the arm is not functioning properly. The claw won't fully open or close. The only way we can open and close it fully is by doing it manually. The Claw only gets half way on both opening and closing. We oiled the claw because we wanted...
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Request Option 4 Previous Versions Of ARC

I would like an option to load previous versions of EZB if new requires an update to my projects code, especially if I am going to demonstrate my robot. It would be great to have a project EZ buidler for that timeframe! Can you help?. Thank You Steve S
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Connecting To Ez-B In ARC.

Connecting To Ez-B In ARC.

I'm new to EZ and have built other projects, mainly Arduino based. I was finally able to add the device and update the firmware on com 6. When I try to connect to com 6...
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Learning Steps

Learning Steps

At the EZ-Robot office, I started the day trying to get a prototype of the biped robot "JD" to walk. I got as far as having him stand on one foot. It was much harder than I had...
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Meet The Workbench

Meet The Workbench

I woke up at 8am this morning, so I guess I'm finally used to the time difference between Canada and the Netherlands. To kill some time until DJ woke up (who'd been working on ARC 'til...