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Hi And A Few Questions

Hi Ez-robot community I've recently bought a Robophilo Jr (my first robot) and I am planning on using the ez-robot kit to personalise it. However I have a few questions before I spend the money getting the kit. 1. Can I use the camera for object recognition? Eventually i would like to build a robot that could sort nuts and bolts (My least favourite...
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Robot Walks Tight Rope (Well Sorta)

Look at the robots legs. Its especially nibble. https://www.geekosystem.com/robot-walking-tightrope/
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What's Going On?

I desperately need my kit! I don't want to use another controller! Who is the patron saint for robots?! I need to start lighting some candles! I ordered my kit since 9/28
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Low Cost 5 Finger Functionsl Robot Hands Made To Order By Cnc Aluminum

I was studying the builds that manufacturers are using for competition and attack robots and I found that one of the manufacturers can make these powerful human like hands. They really look intimidating. Heres the link I found the pics...
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Idea: It Would Be Nice To Have Ocr

Just a thought. It would be nice for us to be able to read text from the camera. I am sure that would be very hard, however. But, just a thought . . . . in case it is just a hop skip and a jump from Glyph reading. Also, the ADC ports have a meter for my temperature sensor. It shows up on the meter. It would be nice to have degrees F and C labels on...
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Looking For Omnibot 2000 Component :Msm6422

Hi. My omnibot project has come to stop. One of the processors i malfunctioning and i not sure what to do. I am a rookie in electronic but aslo very determined to get the bot back to life. Som i have 2 questions to anybody out there. Can i buy a new microcontroller and have it programed for a omnibot 2000 or is it possible to "copy" the...
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Speech Recognition Doesn't Appear To Pause When Robot Is Speaking

I was thrilled to see the new feature of "speech Recognition pausing when speaking" in a recent release, because I have quite a loud (amplified) voice on my robot and a lot of Mp3 sound triggers (over 150 in fact!) and it routinely "interupts itself" when speaking as something it is saying triggers a new Mp3 track to play - in...
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Battery Question For Dj

Battery Question For Dj

i want to control multiple servos and sensors (6-8 ports) with the ez-b i don't planning on running it for more than about half an hour and only have two options to choose...
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Project Aiko From Canada

hey, D.J., I have been following the Aiko Project for years and years. Are you familiar with it? just do a Google search for Aiko Robot. Since it was not for sale, I figured it was ok to talk about it. Since you are from Canada, thought you may be interested. Sincerely, Mel
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Win 8 Release Preview In 2009 Macbook With Parallels 8.0. Question With Speech R

Hello there, I have installed the release preview of win 8 under parallels desktop 8.0 in my 2009 macbook. ARC works great. EZ-B connects with the built-in macbook bluetooth effortlessly and stays stable. The only problem I have is to get the speech recognition to work. I loaded the example file (date-time). Mic level is good. I have tested the Win...
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Has Anyone Used Pir For Navigation? Do You Think That Is

Has anyone used PIR for Navigation? do you think that is even possible. It detects movement from about 30' away and turns on an on/off switch. Any ideas on that? Thanks, Mel (MovieMaker) Someone had made a while back a robot that supposedly followed the source of the movement with PIRs.
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Is There Any Tutorial For How To Put The Ez Robot On Brutusbot?

Hello, I just got my EZ robot kit. Does anybody have a tutorial on how to attach it to the BrutusBot? Thanks