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Moving Jaw With Audio

Moving Jaw With Audio

Hi all, I'm building a robot protocol with a mobile jaw driven by a servo, the goal is to move when you speak, using the audio signal to this circuit: sound board controller I...
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Small Spelling Error

-Deleted by me- I know it sounds petty given the HUGE accomplishment rolling out the build. Again I love what you've done!
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Speech Synthesis

I was just wondering about the settings for the speech synthesis and how the only one that has any effect on my settings is the rate. Am I doing something wrong? How do I change the gender, age and emphasis that actually work? I have changed them with no effect to the way it sounds.... Thanks for any help, it is appreciated! Michael
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Ezb Mp3 Trigger Misc. Control Not Working.

Hello, When i test my mp3 trigger with the ezb software: only control i have on the screen is the mp3 trigger board it works fine.... but when i open my saved file with all my controls and sensors and everything.... the mp3 trigger board doesnt work anymore....i can manually play tracks froim the mp3 trigger it self but if i try to assign commands...
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Tutorial?

Hello. Is there no coding manual for the sdk in c#? For example how can i write a program that move a servo to a position when pressing a button? Or how to make a program that flashes a led when i say "light" using the voice recognition? How do I use the radar mapping with ping sensor in c#? Or basically: How to turn on a led when...
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Camera Device Hide Settings Bug

Camera Device Hide Settings Bug

Hi When you select hide setting on a camera device control in ARC then uncheck it to bring them back they don't show correctly anymore. Here is a screen shot...
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Anyone . . . About .Dll Files

Hi, Is it required to place all of the .dll files in the windows system32 directory? Mel
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Update Hangs

Update Hangs

Hi, I'm trying to update my EZ-B firmware. I hooked everything up correctly but the update program keeps freezing at this point. I even tried on multiple computers
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Adc Switch

Hello everyone. I have a question. I had salvaged this neat little micro switch that came out of a webcam. I have placed that inside the casing underneath the casing's button, so that I can press this button and have it run somekind of script. The problem is that now that the switch is in and hooked up to an ADC port, I find out that this switch is...
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Omnibot 2000 Finished Product , Whitening

Omnibot 2000 Finished Product , Whitening

Ok here's a couple pics of my second bot I bought just to restore the surface and resale , I'm not gonna.claim its perfect but.it looks...
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One More Question For D.J. Or Anyone Who Knows.

I have noticed that the robot can follow motion, color, and movement. I like the way the robot can automatically switch between them. In most videos I have seen, the robot will also KEEP His distance. For instance, if the Robot comes up to you, what happens when you want to walk EXactly where the robot is standing? Will the Robot back up? and then...
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Hc-Sr501 Human Sensor Module Pyroelectric Infrared Module

Hc-Sr501 Human Sensor Module Pyroelectric Infrared Module

Hi All, I purchased a few of these PIR sensors on ebail for $4.50 (USD) each. They took a while to arrive...