Robot Building Questions

Speech Reconition On Windows 8

my new lab with windows 8 has built in cam and mic i try setting it up . how do i activate it in ez-b i go to mic setting click on one shows up . its not working the i thought it apply it all nothing any one could shed some light on .dj goes though the video so fast not sure if i missing a step . thank cory

Ez Robot Ports

Hey, I've been enjoying my EZ Robot and decided to stop using Bootcamp on my mac. Which is why I started porting the parts I needed for my robot. So far I've managed to make a mac port with webcam, tracking and movement and an iOS port with movement, not controlling by WiFi, the app is running in the ios without the need of any other device, but...

Resource Control

hey dj i want to have a control to adjust the amount of ram and cpu ez_builder is allowed to use and i want ez_builder to be able to use full 32gb ram 12 core 5ghz processor so my robot could be very good

Welcome Back Dj!

Welcome back DJ. We missed you! We were wondering around like a herd of cattle. MR Rich Did a good job filling in for you. At least he kept us all together. I don't think anybody wandered off.

Hello Ez-Robot Community!

I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself. I've been working with robots on and off for a while. My twin brother and I have both grown up loving robots. I'm currently working on my Heathkit Hero Jr and slowly making progress on my Hero 1 robot which has been a chore in itself, but it's been worth it! I finally got my hands on a Dr. Who K-9...

Reducing Noise Levels

One thing that bugs me is the level of noise generated from servos, etc.... it reminds me how artificial our creations are.... Has anyone managed to do much work with reducing noise... pneumatics perhaps... ? Other forms of mechanics?

VB Tutorial #2 - Servos

Visual Basic Tutorial 2 Working With Servo Motors 2.1. One of the most basic things a robot does is move; either itself or an arm, leg, or object. This is normally accomplished using servo motors. Getting a servo motor to move is actually quite straight forward. 2.1.1. We will put a control on the form that will handle a servo motor that is...

Is There A Way To Get Rid Of Some Controls

looking to get rid of check new version and getting started tutorials that when ezb starts,to have more room for other controls ,when you use auto load

Interesting.All You Need Is A $2700 3D Printer

Hmmmm... I wonder what the total cost would be to eventually build one....

Thumper 4Wd Controllers

Do I need one controller per motor or one controller per side? In another thread, DJ said, "one controller per set" but in the same paragraph he said "running multiple motors (in series or parallel) is a bad idea" Are the 2.5A controllers enough? Apparently this thing draws 14A max. Is there a controller I can get that will...

Comparing Dates

Hi All I am trying to write a script that loads a text file and announces messages.... Eg. $Start_Date,$End_Date,$Message 12/11/2013, 12/16/2013, Concert in the Park this week Etc. Problem I have is that EZ-Script runs a calculation on the dates so that they become month divided by Day divided by year... So as a work around I separated the date...