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Roomba Platform

Roomba Platform

My name is Steve and I am excited and looking forward to receiving my ez robot kit that I recently ordered. I have 2 roomba 4210,s (Serial 4210 041116 E 5765). I think they are too old to...
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Battery Power

iam looking power up with a 12v battery pack lipo-ion . you think it be ok to use this . i think it will good its thin and small compack rechargeable to . good price .ill post a link here in few seconds thanks cory
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Servo City Gear Box

How do these work? I would like two use two of them for my shoulder joint but am unsure if I can hook these up just like a normal servo? It would seem with a standard servo you would get like no rotation with the gear ratio https://www.servocity.com/html/spg5485a_standard_rotation.html
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Pan/Tilt

I recently got the pan/tilt kit from the EZ-Store and I can't find the best/easiest way to attache the camera. I took off the attachment between the camera and the folding hook, but the holes do not line up. Any help would be greatly appreciated, disneythunder
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Use Of The Script Console ?

May we please have some instruction or video on the Use of the Script Console ? Please see my attached file, Latching Print Loop, 28-Jan-2013.EZB . Thank You, [email protected], 602-246-1246(H)LatchingPrintLoop,28-Jan-2013.EZB
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Ez Sdk Ports For Ios And Mac

Well, they're not as advanced as DJ's SDK, but it works for my robot. The one of iOS only has servo control as I started it this weekend. It requires jailbreaking though as Apple can only talk with their approved devices or BLE, and your bluetooth module is not BLE, sorry for that. Anyways here they are Mac:...
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Camera For Mac

Is the EZ-robot wireless camera Mac compatible? Or are there any other Mac compatible wireless cameras that anyone could recommend for a robot. Just wondering if I can postpone the inevitable purchase of a Windows machine as my son and I get into this game. thanks very much Jordan
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Size A Robot Needs To Be To Fit Ez-Robot Into

how big does a robot have to be to fit the ez-robot into?
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Ez-B Software Error

Hello, I am having trouble running the newest version of EZ-B software version 2013.01.16.00. I can run version 2012.09.22.00 without any problems,but when I try running version 2013.01.16.00 I get this error " The application has failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect.Please see the application event log or use...
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Roborad - My Next Bot

Roborad - My Next Bot

So this will be my 3rd robot entry. While I am still working on B9, I have some down time and a new EZ-Kit on the way, so I decided to start my next project. A little different...
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Hey Robotmaker, Need Your Oppinion On 6 In 1 Milling Machine

Robotmaker, What's your opinion on the Chinese rip off of the UNIMAT -- The 6-in-1 Desktop Machine - The CoolTool on Ebay for 200ish. I don't have any of the tools it emulates. I just need to drill and shape HDPE and plexi down to millimeter resolution. 6 in 1 any thoughts?
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Help With Servos:

Help With Servos:

Hello, I'm building my Omnibot, and trying to get the servos to move less distance than full movement for the arms. (Travel adjust), I watched the video on how to do it but, when I...