Robot Building Questions

Camera Unreliable ? Using Blockly

I am trying to get jd to recognize different object by using multicolor tracking. I have defined 3 colors (red, green and yellow) for multicolor tracking. Using blockly, I have an if statement "if cameraobjectcolor_1 = "red" . If is sees red it says I see red. etc The problem is that it is unreliable. I can see the tracking box...

Jd Threw His Foot Back - Now His Knee Is Gradually Moving Without Any Commands

Hi All, Very new to building robots. Currently using JD to bring a conversational chatbot to life. Kudos on the videos for assembly very easy to follow. I think I may need to calibrate JD's right knee. I think the wifi may have been interrupted and he threw his right foot back bringing him crashing onto the table. Since then I have to re-fine tune...

Is There A Way To Run Autorun Script On A Mobile Interface Connection?

I know how to run a "Connection Established Cmd." in the Connection Control in ARC for Windows, but can't find the equivalent for the Mobile Interface. Any ideas on how to autorun a script on conjnection with Mobile device? Regards, Frank

Linear Actuator Ezb Script

I have looked on the community and don't seem to be able to find a simple answer on how to control a Linear actuator. What I am doing is making my Tin Man robot upper body rise up or down on command. I have a 12" actuator. It has two wires. To change directions you reverse the two wires. I would like to use one half of a Hbridge motor control....

Jd Ezb Losing Power Connection If Bumped Or Jolted

I was very fortunate to pick up a used Six and a JD from Ebay for $350 total. The kits are in good shape. My JD robot EZB appears to be disconnecting from the battery if you bump the EZB or it does a move that jars the robot too much Is there some trick to keep it from disconnecting? Can the EZB be removed and re-seated into JD's back?

Unix Time

Looking for script code that will convert current time to Unix time. Unix time starts on 01/01/1970. I need to know how to calculate the Unix time for current time. Thanks

Intermitent Wifi Connection

Hi All, having trouble with EZ-B V4 controller intermittently hooking up to wifi with laptop. I have disabled my antivirus and tried through my internal wifi laptop connection and my ASUS wifi usb adapter and will occasionally get a connection that will remain until I disconnect it. I have also tried removing and reinstalling ARC and had no luck. I...

Jd - Jerky Movement

Hi, I purchased the JD Humanoid kit four days ago. The first two days I built the robot, calibrated the servos, saved a servo profile, and started to play around with the functionality (movement, dances, Roboscratch) without any issues. I also connected through my Android device and created a profile for that. The next two days I noticed the...