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Custom Movement Panel Speed Not Working Again On 8-19-2013 ARC

Custom Movement Panel Speed Not Working Again On 8-19-2013 ARC

The version of ARC just prior to the 8-19 version worked fine, but something is this build has...
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Help - How Can I Use An Iphone (With Ios 6) To Send Commands To Ez-Robot?

Hi, How can I use an iPhone (with iOS 6) to send commands to EZ-Robot? As used in ArDrone Parrot. My project is to send some instructions / controls a robot using the card EZ-Robot. Such as, movement servos, as on / off switches Please can someone help me? Thanks very much for yours attention. Beest Regards. HManso
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Roomba Hacks For Booze Bot Help :)

Roomba Hacks For Booze Bot Help :)

Hey I'm looking for suggestions here and answers. I've never hacked a roomba so I'm being a good little mad scientist and doing some homework. The booze...
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Robots-Suck Ebay Seller Stocks ,.Omnibot , 2000 , Hero , Verbot.Ect

Online eBay seller breaks.down bots.for.parts. need a second motorized are for.a.few.dollars? No problem , need a.replacement dome for your Omnibot? @bret lol. He.has.it. I'm getting one myself. Need a.replacement motor? Yup they got.them if you need somthing I can ask about it as he's already getting me parts quotes. Thanks guys. Just trying to...
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Looking For The Latest Jarvis

It told me "the newest jarvis" and it gave me a virus. I had to hack the register in order to get rid of it. Anyone know a good link to the Latest Jarvis that they are using now? Thanks, mel
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Ez-Robot Bundle For Sale

Hi folks! I've got my Ez-Robot Kit and bundle of Bots up for sale on Ebay. The Listing is: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141043164491 I wish I had more time to tinker but we just bought a farm so I'll be busy elsewhere. This will certainly be the ultimate starter bundle! Thanks DJ for such a great product. Here's the Link
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Another Battery Question

Ok. so. If I am using 2 motors that run at 12vdc 1ah each, and I want to run them for 5 hours, do I need to get a 12v 5ah battery or a 12v 10ah battery?
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Wtt: U-Command Wall-E

Wtt: U-Command Wall-E

Hey All, I have a spare Wall-E sitting here. No remote, gutted, ready to to be EZ-B'd. Looking for a possible trade for another robot + cash type deal. Not quite sure what I want...
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For Rich

hey, Rich, I was wondering if you have Melvin hooked up to pass through "Siri" or "Fake Siri" or Wikipedia? I am not quite that good at programming where I can make that happen. But, the idea is that you ask the robot a question. He looks in the database and he finds that he does not have the answer. So, he hooks up to the web...
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Advantages Of Programming?

Morning All Would anyone like to chime in on what the advantages are to using the programmer's version of EZ instead of the non-programmer one? I'm a total novice (research psychologist by trade) but am willing to learn C++ or another language. Thanks, Daniel
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Motor Controller For This Motor Repost (Another Question)

So I asked awile ago what motor controller to use with this motor: www.servocity.com/html/60_rpm_precision_gear_motor.html Rich answered: "Looks like it's 1.0 Amp @ 12VDC so the 2.5A L298n H-Bridge will be OK for it." But I didn't ask what kind of battery I should use with it. What I need to know for the battery: What voltage What...
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Question About Power

I will be running a windows7 or windows8 netbook for brains. I don't want to pull the netbook off the robot to power it up. Is there a way to tell the netbook from the bios to turn on? Once it is on and has windows, I can take it from there. I am thinking I could leave it running all the time and just tell it to sleep. But, if I could power it up...