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Tomy Omnibot

have in my possession a Tomy Omnibot for sale. Please contact me at 661-470-7815. [email protected].
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Dead Battery

I have an AdventureBot that will not charge. Tried two different chargers and two different outlets. Tried charging for over 24 hours. Tried connecting and received a diagnostic report which showed N/A for voltage. I have a Roli and the same charger charged the battery in the Roli. I am assuming it is the battery that is bad in the AdventureBot. We...
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Servo Shutting Off Ez-B

Hello, I have just bought some metal gear servos for the robot I am working on. When I go to plug in the servo into the EZ-B it just causes the board to keep shutting down. Is it drawing too much voltage or current? It is these two Kookye Servos: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I6AWBJI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Compatible Ssc-32 Controllers

Compatible Ssc-32 Controllers

I was reviewing the threads discussing the use of a SSC-32 controller to add an additional 32 servo (analog) ports. My question is if there are any specific...
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Power And Temperature

I am using scripting to get power and temperature for 2 ezb's. I have noticed that even if I disconnect the 2nd EZB, my script still shows power and temp for it even though it is no longer connected. I think there may be a bug in Ez Robot. Here is my script. $cputemp1 = 0 $cputemp2 = 0 $cpupower1 = 0 $cpupower2 = 0 $cputemp1 = ((GetCpuTemp(0) *...
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Generic Answers To Any Question

Generic Answers To Any Question

Okay, this should be a fun one. So I’m all about AI, Chatbots and the like, but here I’m looking for something that does not use any of the above. So here it...
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Script Help For Running And Stopped Mobile Image Buttons

Hey guys. I need a little script help with the mobile interface "Image buttons". I have two custom images I have made for one button... put simply, I have a green image for "script running", and a red image for "script stopped". I have the following script where if I press the image button once, the script runs....
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Three Function Gripper

Hello everyone! I am an engineering student and I am currently making a robotics project that consists in building a three function gripper to be used in a robotic arm. I was given a few specifications that are quite different from each other. Basically I have to build a gripper that: Lifts 25Kg palets with 1200800140mm Lifts 30Kg cardboard boxes...
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Dc Motor Position Control

Hello, If I have a set of DC motors with encoders already soldered with the intentions of obtaining position control instead of continuous rotation. would I still need to run an H-bridge or can I hook the dc motors with encoders directly to the ez-b without and h-bridge and get the results I am looking for? Thanks in advance.
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Microsoft Cognitive Face

I have been playing with Cognitive Face. It is working well and I'm having fun with it. My only issue is the face data and names are stored in the Cloud. I plan on using it with young children whose faces and names I don't want being exposed "out there". Is there any way I can store the data locally? I prefer to keep it on my computer...
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Developer Kits For Sale

Developer Kits For Sale

Hi, I have 2 unused developer kits. One is the version 3, and the other is version 4. I bought these a while back thinking that I would start a project using an Omnibot as a...
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Looking For A Remote Microphone For Your Robot? Consider Amazon Echo (Alexa)

Looking For A Remote Microphone For Your Robot? Consider Amazon Echo (Alexa)

In searching for a noise tolerant microphone for my EZ-Robot...