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Speech Recognition Dictionary Error

Speech Recognition Dictionary Error

Hi everybody. It's been a while since I've posted, so before I continue I just want to say a big hello to the regulars on here such as Alan, Dave S...
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Woild This Work

Woild This Work

hi i would like to make a base with a on/off switsh like in pic,would this work ?
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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

Inmoov getting ready to greet the trick or treaters.
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Save Values To A Excel File Or Xml File

Save Values To A Excel File Or Xml File

Hello everybody from the EZB Forum! I am searching for a solution to save values to a Excel or XML file (or different Database). My idea is: A...
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Happy Halloween  From Me Too

Happy Halloween From Me Too

Happy Halloween everyone! My Inmoov wanted to dress up.
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Adding A Camera Function To An Autopostion Action

I have an Autoposition Action of about 15 frames, after frame 4, I want to have the camera take a picture and then continue on with the rest of the Action. Is it possible to add this camera function into the Action? Or will I have to split up the Action into 2 separate Actions with the camera function in between them? Thanks
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Movie Night

Movie Night

Movie night what cha watching?
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Continuous Servo Movement

Hello, I've recently finished creating my robot with the developer kit and everything is fantastic! I'm just a little confused with the continuous servos, I've got one on each side of my robot for the wheels, however when I control it to move forward, I have one wheel moving forward and the other moving in reverse. this is probably me being really...
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Does I Need A Specific Charger For Lead-Acid Batteries

i have a lead-acid battery 12v 9.0ah and i was charging it with a dc adaptor 12v 4A do i need a custom lead-acid battery charger like in lipo's or i could just charge it this way
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Companion Robot Owners

I am looking to gather info on the impact of human- companion robot interactions. If anyone has a companion robot and would like to answer the following questions, it would be greatly appreciated! What type of companion robot do you have? How has having a companion robot impacted your life? What are your favorite and least favorite features of your...
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Controlling 4 Continuous Rotation Servos

I was wondering if its possible to use 4 continuous rotation servos but use it with a joystick and how far you push the joystick will determine speed, and/or have a speed control to go as fast as you want to go, I have the bot running with 4 continuous rotation servos but its goes full speed and I made buttons to go which direction.
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Hdd Servo Lifting Weight In Pounds

Afternoon All According to the product specs the new HDD servos can lift up to 19kg. I used several online converters for kg to pds and it came out to 41 pounds. Is this correct? Thanks, D. Scott