Resolved by Rich!
I have not ran accrossed this topic yet. Is there anyway to pipe data into and out of the ARC software? My goal is keep the ARC software as is and have a pipe to my own AI software. I realize I could use the SDK to encorporate function, but the ARC is just too pretty the way it is. 
An example of what I want to do is, lets says I speak the command in the ARC to "track the ball"; I'd like the ARC to pipe out something like "track ball" where my own software can grab that command string and do what ever with it (like store it in a memory database). And likewise if my software issued the command "track ball" the the ARC should read "track ball" coming into the pipe and the ARC software would react to it as if I spoke to the command.
In the controls I'm not seeing a clear way to pipe data to/from ARC. Is there a way achive this? Any suggestions?
No, it is script functions. I am not in front of my computer now, but the commands are something like read line, read file, write line, write file (maybe append file). If you don't see something obvious, i'll boot up the computer later and give you the specifics.
Alan
DOH! I see there are a ton of script commands for file writing/reading. Thank you @thetechguru
The file reading and writing functions are a good alternative to telnet and simple to implement.
HTTPGet is another that is pretty simple and great for APIs like Weather Underground, LastFM, IP webcams etc. for reading, writing and controlling.
I did have a file which had just the battery level of Melvin in it, it was updated every 2 seconds, this was checked by another application and the variable/information was in both applications. If you need an example of this I'll see if I have an old copy of Melvin's project.
I also use HTTPGet to pick up the current weather conditions, temperature etc. Again, if an example is needed I can post one. I have also used HTTPGet to pass information from ARC to another application via a PHP based web page, details of that are somewhere on here but again, if you need examples just ask.
I don't want to get in to too much detail without knowing any specifics so if you do need more information post up some specifics about what you want to do and I can tailor it to your needs.
I've used the file method mentioned to retrieve, update and rewrite variables as a storage and sharing of data method for a number of my ARC installations.
Each of the installations were in geographically different locations, my portable tablet PC, my desktop workshop PC, and school classroom PC, and not all connected by a LAN but connected to the WWW.
I tried storing the file in Google Doc's but it didn't like the frequent update of data. Dropbox however worked well.
I did have difficulty keeping mental track of all the variables though...
@Rich Thank you for your help and advice. Right now I don't have a list of proper specifications. I'm just happy knowing there are so many different ways to pipe information in and out of ARC. As I experiment I'm sure I'll have a few questions I could use your advice on.
But since you mentioned a battery level checker, how did you wire yours up? Did you use an ADC port (I assume not a digital port)? Did you use an external circuit to limit the battery voltage going into the EZ-B?
LiPo Battery Monitor Tutorial
It should be all pretty clear to understand in that tutorial topic. But the key points; ADC ports read the voltage of the LiPo Cells A voltage divider is used to divide the voltage to a level which the EZ-B can accept, scripts multiply it back up.
The circuit can be adapted for other battery types easily. For instance, if you use a 12v SLA battery you can just change the divider to supply 1/3rd voltage to the ADC, max4v. A 7.2v NIMH a half divider. Etc.
Then just adjust the script to suit the number of batteries/cells and voltages.
@Rich Has helped resolve my questions. Thank you Rich!
Rich is SOOOO helpful. If the EZB was the starship Enterprise, Rich would most definitely be Spock! (meant as a compliment,Rich). I don't know what we would do without him.