Robot Building Questions

Hi And A Question About The Wild Thumper Chassis

Hi, I am new to the community and ready to get started! I've done some robotics in the past and am just starting to get into it again. I was greatly impressed with the hardware and resources available for EZ-Robot. So I am ready to jump in. My first project will be an autonomous vehicle for outdoor use (navigating neighborhood sidewalks). I...

Windows 8 Compatibility

Hi, Are ARC and all of it's components and support software compatible with Windows 8? Thanks, Mike

Pc For Everything

Hi. If I'm reading things correctly, you need a constant connection from EZ B board to the PC for things like speech recognition. Is this true for everything? Specificially, how about collision avoidance? If that's the case, then you'd really need to tote around a laptop or possibly integrate one into your robot. Would it be possible to have future...

Crunchies

I was just sent this and thought it would be great to share with you Clickity: https://crunchies2012.techcrunch.com/nominate Anyone feel like nominating EZ-Robot for best hardware startup?

Intro(Bot Time)

Greetings all, I go by IRobot58(Glen) and reside on Salt Spring Island . The EZ-Robot product is simply amazing ,working with the ARC only up to this point. DJ Sures has really opened up the world of DIY robotics for every size of robot. He really brings out the Dr.Frankenstein in all of us (in a good way) wanting to develope a fun entertaining ,...

Dual Axis Compass

Having problem connecting The Sure Electronics DC-SS503V100 ezb connects & then disconnects after a short while no voltage drop on supply connections 5v gnd scl sda Any advice would be appreciated

Several Ez Robot Questions

Hey, Im a long time programmer looking to start in robotics, and i've several questions aboutnthe ez robot kit. Complete hardware noob here, so be patient First: Can I replace ez robot's microcontroller with an embedded board and switch between that amd microcontroller for testing? If so how, and where could I buy the embedded programming board? I...

Ping Sensor Offset

how can i add offset to sonars or IR sensors ,some sensors dont read the distance correct ,like sonars its 6 inches

Determining When To Start & Stop Servos

I haven't actually started working on my project(s) yet, since I won't be getting my EZ-Robot until Christmas (if I was a good boy this year), but I am trying to learn as much as possible before then. I have two questions: 1. How can I determine the current position of the servo? When the code starts, the servo position is unknown, so I need a way...

L298n With Separate Power Supply

Hello, The L298n video shows DJ attaching the bridge and ez-b to a single power supply and it looks like the ground for both circuits goes through the ez-b. I need to use a 12V supply to the ez-b and a 7.2V supply to the bridge. How does this wiring setup differ? Thanks...

Connect To Ez-B Or ARC Via Html5 Web Socket

I saw that you can open up a telnet connection to ARC . That's very cool. I really want to use JavaScript to program my robot. If I could connect to ARC via an html5 web socket, where all data that comes in from the ez-b is transferred across the connection, that would be very cool. Will ez-robot ever support something like this?

Smoke Breathing Tiger - Need To Hack A Switch

I found this incredible motion detector cat sprayer (it keeps them off the couch), that I'm looking to use in a smoke breathing animatronic. I love it's built-in functionality. All that needs to happen is I need to hack it's current on/off switch to be able to turn it on with the EZ-B. The switch is the little black part coming out of the green...