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Error In Using Control Ucscripteditinput  In My Beta Plugin Synbot

Error In Using Control Ucscripteditinput In My Beta Plugin Synbot

Hi I have encountered this error after downloading the new version of ARC It was working...
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Replacing Servo On Leg

Replacing Servo On Leg

I am replacing the servo in JDs robot foot. The spare servo we received has a different top black part than the original servo. Am I supposed to remove this front panel of the...
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Change Ssid And Password Protect

Is there a way to change the ssid that is broadcast from the ezb and also password protect it so other people will not try to log on? We are using it in a science fair and don't want other people trying to sign into the ezb. Thanks
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Irobot Facebook Page Up And Running

As promised, if you would like to take part in my sculpture iRobot: If you prick us, do we not bleed? go to this facebook page, read the instructions, have a look at the videos, and use the "send email" button to submit your own face video for inclusion on the face tablet....
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Size Of The Little Back Screw Holding Wheel On Rotation Servo On Adventure Bot?

Does anyone know the dimensions of this screw? I want to get some longer ones so I can put dual wheels on it Regards, Frank
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Color Tracking And Sonar

Color Tracking And Sonar

Hi all, I'm making a small robot to run a maze and find a small red ball. I have sonar and the camera mounted next to it. The sonar works fine, but the color tracking does...
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Jd Pc Computer Speed

Jd Pc Computer Speed

I bought JD and assembled him. He's a fantastic humanoid! Now I need to buy a PC computer. When matching the specs quoted below, the computer speed is 1.7gHz (with 2.7 Turbo...
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New Ezmqtt Broker And Client Plugins

Thanks for these DJ. I am looking forward to trying them out. I can think of dozens of uses.... Alan
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Odd Servo Failure

Hi guys. I'm looking for some ideas on what could have happened here. I know there are several servo experts around here and I'm hoping I can get a little welcomed feedback. Richard R. You always seem to have good solid knowledge with servos. I'd welcome your comments if willing. I had a servo burn up a couple days ago. It's not an EZ Robot servo...
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Have You Lost Your Connection To Your Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad?

Have You Lost Your Connection To Your Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad?

I recently was no longer able to use my two joysticks on both of my Windows 10...
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Building A Working C3po Robot From A 31 Inch Tall Toy C3po

Building A Working C3po Robot From A 31 Inch Tall Toy C3po

This C3PO is about the size of my robot Dave. My new EZB has shipped and will be here soon. I am working...
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Non Ez-Robot Mpu9150 - Any Luck

Has anyone had any luck getting a non EZ-Robot supplied MPU9150 to work with the EZbv4? I'm not able to get mine to work. I'm using the 5.16.15 release of ARC Added the MPU9150 control to my project EZBv4 Interfacing the MPU9150 to one of the i2c ports This is module I'm using: MPU9150 The board does power up. Any suggestions on what I can try to...