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Where To Buy Power Bus Bars

Anyone know a good source for purchasing various types/sizes of power distribution bus bars? Thanks! Gwen
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Noob Joining In (With Question About Video Feed)

Noob Joining In (With Question About Video Feed)

Hi! I'm a graduate student (in computer science and human interface) and I'm pretty new to the robot scene and I'm pretty...
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Add A Traffic Ticker To Threads

Simple idea , each thread would have a traffic ticker. This tells us how important a thread or question is even if someone doesnt post a comment.
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K-9 Build Tips, I Beg Of You, Wise Masters

Greetings! I am currently working on a build of K-9 from Doctor Who. I haven't had any problems with the engineering aspect, actually building the beastie's body, and haven't actually ordered the roboty bits as yet. However, I was wondering if you wise and venerable computer masters would share any tips with plebian, unenlightened me about the...
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6W Platform

I have been looking at the site and am very exsited/interested! I have begun to plan a bot, but I have a couple of questions. Under the "store" tab I have noticed a 6-wheeled chasiss. Does that come ready to plug into my computer or do I need to buy the "brain" and servos for it? Also where is it possible to get the...
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Hitec 5995Tg Digital Vs Power Hd 1501Mg Analog

Though the hitec is stinger and smoother simply because it is digital I noticed.some.issues.of consistency so I directly compared consistency between.servos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILKEAgL-a9w
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Where To Find A Box For Omnibot 2000 In Us/Florida

Hi there, this question is a bit off-topic: I bought an Omnibot 2000 and a RoboScout off eBay and my parents (on holiday in Florida right now) picked em up. They want to take them back with them to Germany. Thing is, they need to be boxed somehow. I suggested for them to stop by at a Home Depot but they couldnt find a box big enough to fit either...
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Dj I Have Another Idea For Ezb

i have too many of them,but one at a time idea is will EZB have a way to control audio/video equipment ,like the USB-UIRT module does,its usb and a learning remote that uses uses IR communication both send and receive and X10 controller for electrical,its kinda hard to put a EZB on every outlet plus control circuit and ac to dc power supply,but X10...
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Running Robot

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Vacuum Forming Machine

Hey all I was doing some surfing and ran into this. Thought it might be something people would be interested in seeing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=maH5Ech0wK8
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Hi All, New Person Here

I have recently purchased a Heathkit Hero Robot and I would like to replace the light sensor with a web cam. and install the ez-robot controller. IS there any type of Webcam I need to get? It will replace the sensor in front of the robot and be tied into a small footprint PC inside the robot. Also, has anyone had any experience integrating a...
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Irobot Builds Inflatible Robot Arm

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