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Omnibot 5402 Arm Length

Omnibot 5402 Arm Length

what is the length of the omnibot 5402 right arm? interested in frankenstiening up my rad project AleX
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No Support For Windows Vista?

I'm trying to update the ARC software, but at the download page it does not say/show support for Windows Vista. I have Windows Vista Home Premium. Will it be safe to download Version 2013.06.26.00 and install it on Windows Vista?...
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Mah Per Port?

I want to check what mah amount one port on the ez-b gives out. I think some one said a while ago it was around 25mah but I want to double check.
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Midsize Modular Robot Kit Development Community Involvement

Midsize Modular Robot Kit Development Community Involvement

Hello friends, with the increased interest in larger robots thanks to EZB. I decided I may create some...
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New Rad Head Ideas

New Rad Head Ideas

I have come to the conclusion that the rad 1.0 head will not satisfy me so I have gone on the hunt to build/create a new head. I have come up with the idea of a cardboard around the...
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Balance Bot Demo Mma7455 Accelerometer

Here's a video of a balance bot concept with two wheels. Click To Watch Video $n=0 $D0Pos=GetServo(D0) $D1Pos=GetServo(D1) ServoSpeed(d1,0) $posA=50 $posB=50 :Top $n=$n+1 #print("MMAX=$mmAX MMAY=$MMAY MMAZ=$MMAZ n=$n") if ($mmay`>116) $posa=$PosA+2 servo(D1,$posA) #sleep(200) $posb=$posb-2 servo(D0,$posB) #sleep(200) endif...
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Tutoriels En Français Tutorials In French

Can you make tuotorials in french please Pourriez vous faire des tutoriels en français S'il vous plait? confused
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One More Gps Question For Dj

Hey DJ, Been getting all sorts of toys to ad to my bot. Got 5 more ultrasonic sensors, got a UART screen coming, some variable voltage boards to power the other stuff on my bot that doesn't run on 24volts, and an audio amplifier, Long range Wifi and a pretty big 802.11 antenna. I would love to get some GPS abilities to move to waypoints. I've been...
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Maker Faire 2013 Kingsport, Tn Usa , Calling All Robots!

Maker Faire 2013 Kingsport, Tn Usa , Calling All Robots!

Calling all Builders , want to display or demonstrate your robot at a makerfaire? Just let m know...
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R2d2 Robot

Hi, I want to know wich different r2d2 robots i can use for my project And what the differents are because i see lots of different r2d2 robots
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Cant Change Profile

For some reasen i cant seem to change my profile photo i have tryed many times now and its still the same confused
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Battery Voltage Monitor

I just added a voltage divider to my rover5 robot to monitor battery voltage. It is input to the EZ-b on an analog pin. The ADC gauge works neat as a fuel gauge. Wish it could be set to change color as the voltage goes below certain selectible points. The end goal is to get the the robot to say "Battery low" when the ADC pin becomes less...