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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...
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ARC Digital Port Enhancement

As I was adding some new Bump sensors to my robot I got to thinking about a nice enhancement to the read digital port and set digital port windows. It would be nice to have mulitple digital ports in a single window on the ARC Desktop. This could eliminate lots of small windows on the desktop and allow the user to group digital ports with similar...
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Hello Ez Robot Community

Hello everyone, while waiting for my EZ robot kit to arrive I though I would just introduce myself. I bought the kit for my son because he wants to build robots. He took apart almost all of his electronic toys looking for parts thinking he could build a robot just like building with lego so I taught him how to build simple switches and circuits...
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Omnibot 5402 Base Max Weight

what is the max weight that the omnibot 5402 drive train can carry?
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6 Arm Servo

I have two 6 arm servos from ez-robot and was wondering if u know the exact strength that the two claws can pinch. I was wanting to use these arms as way to move various objects from point A to point B?
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Robosapien Wowee Sensor

Good morning, Anyone know what the syntax for the ultrasonic sensor and sesnsor touch the feet and hands of Wowee Robosapien? Fart is: Robosapien (Fart). and ultrasonic sensor and sensor touche? Would anyone know?
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Questions About 3D Printing

Question who on the internet is providing 3D printing? (I do not own a 3D printer). 2nd question can you request different colors for the parts? 3rd question how do you make a list of parts from ARC? I am starting a new project called: Zippy! (aka EZ-Robot Hexapod, code name Six!) Or should I just wait for a kit from EZ-Robot Inc.? Thanks in...
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Anybody Here Worked With Mimo 7 Touchscreen

I installed the drivers for the Display and they worked GREAT. I installed drivers for the touch screen and NO TOUCH SCREEN. I have installed them over and over again about 12 times with full shutdown and reboot. My computer is an AspireONE by acer. It is brandnew with Windows7. I installed the vista drivers just to make sure they did not work. The...