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iRobot Roomba Legacy by iRobot
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Irobot Roomba Legacy

Legacy iRobot Discovery and 4xxx control via EZB software-serial (D0), supports Arduino/EZ-Robot, adjustable baud rate; not for hardware UART/USB

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Synthiam ARC mapping/nav and Roomba movement panels power Mini-Move: a .64-scale inmoov on Create 2 with scaled servos and eyepod head

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Large Tank

Large Tank

Does Anyone Know how i can build a large tank that is around 2ft long like the one in the picture? If you have any ideas for motors controllers tell me Thx.
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Rovio

Hey DJ have you ever tried to hack a Rovio?
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What Is The Torque On A Standard Servo?

What is the torque and is it the same on a standard continuous rotation servo also?
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Get Your Ez-B Ports Connected With Leads That Are Labeled First

Get Your Ez-B Ports Connected With Leads That Are Labeled First

A tip to budding new EZ-b users - get all your ports on the board plugged with connector...
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Questions With Video Feed

I have a Brookstone Rover, I installed the ARC on two laptops and I am having the same issue on both. The video feed works when it wants to ....which is hardly ever. I connect to the rover, create the movement panel, press connect then add the video panel and choose Brookstone Rover from the drop down (I have also tried reversing the order....so I...
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Brookstone Rover And Creating A Time Delay For Movement

I am looking to adapt the Brookstone Rover to use in an educational demonstration about communication delays between Earth and Mars as it relates to the Mars rovers. Can I use the ARC to create a delay to movement (say three or four seconds) after a directional button is pushed on the iPad/iPhone or will I have to write code via the SDK? Thanks in...
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Adding Autonomous Mapping Code To Omnibot

Adding Autonomous Mapping Code To Omnibot

Hello all, I have started to build my litle robot and have been palying around with the controls and have managed to sort out the servos,...
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New Brain

check this out https://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/main.php
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Can Ez Robot Be Made Into An App

Alot of people would like to make there phones and mobile devices control there robot. This would be a popular demand. Most people don't want to carry there computer. All mobile devices have Bluetooth. So would this be possible? If so what program would we have to create this in?
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Curious Traction System

Curious Traction System

It has certainly started a robotics career similar to the space race!
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Parts Needed

does anybody now what all parts you need to make a rubix cube solving robot???
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Would A Gaming Joystick Work For A Robot?

would a gaming joystick work for a robot or would you have to get a certain kind?