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Triggering UART At Travel Milestones

Hello @Athena, Im working on a project using an Arduino Mega 2560 to control stepper motors and need help with setting up recurring events that trigger at specific points during the movement. Specifically, I want to send a signal when the motors have traveled 33% and 66% of the total path endpoint distance. Heres a code snippet representing the...
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Ultrasonic Sensor Command Request

Could you please provide the command for the Ultrasonic Distance Sensor within the EZ-B protocol that is not yet included in the current protocol documentation?
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Switching Voltage For Sharp Sensor

Hi @Athena, I have a question about powering the Sharp IR Distance Measuring Sensor #GP2Y0A02YK0F, which I am using in my rover project. Ive been experimenting with this sensor, and it has worked very well for object detection when powered with 5V DC. During my tests, I found that for specific tasks, the sensor needs to detect a reflector instead...
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Dynamixel Max Position Setting Issue

Dynamixel Max Position Setting Issue

I have a question about the robot skill Dynamixel? Im working with the Dynamixel XL-330-M077-T today. It functions on the xl-430-w250 mode/protocol....
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Connecting EZ-Robot To Stepper Motor

Hi, I am a complete novice. I am trying to connect my EZ-Robot to a stepper motor using a DM556 Stepper Motor Controller. I am not sure how to connect this controller to my EZ-Robot. Can someone please help me with this setup?
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Fitting Alternative Battery For Robots

I have a question regarding batteries for my JD Humanoid or AdventureBot, which typically uses a LiPo 1300mAh 2S 25C battery with dimensions of 70x35x10 mm. I found an alternative battery online that appears similar: a LiPo 1300mAh 2S 30C with dimensions of 70x34x14 mm. My question is, would this alternative battery fit in EZ-Robot products? Here...
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How To Install App On Mobile

How To Install App On Mobile

Hello, I am using the ARC app(iOS on an iPad) with a JD EZ-Robot and none of the Installed Robot Apps are available after signing in via Preferences. I can sign-in...
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Inmoov Legs

Inmoov Legs

Some extra filament rolls and servos.... Picture from the official InMoov site under activity members http://www.inmoov.fr/project/
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Capturing Spontaneous Voice Input

Hello Athena, Im seeking guidance on how to develop a script or understand the process within ARC for capturing voice input using an external microphone, as recommended. My goal is for the JD robots built-in speaker to repeat what it hears or to listen continuously. Im currently experimenting with the Speech Recognition module, but Im struggling...
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EZ-Robot JD Shoulder Servo Not Rotating

Thanks, I have the Bing Speech Rec skill working. Now, I am noticing that JDs right shoulder isnt rotating anymore, so Stand from Sit doesnt work correctly, any movement that rotates the right shoulder. It cant be a wiring issue as that is internally wired, if I am not mistaken. Can you provide any troubleshooting on that new issue?
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Connecting EZ-Robot Iotiny Issues

Hello everyone, I am new to using EZ-Robot, and Im having trouble connecting my EZ-Robot IoTiny controller to my computer via Wi-Fi. When I attempt to connect, the computers Wi-Fi connection shuts down, and after a few minutes, the EZ-Robot connection drops, causing the computer to reconnect to its original Wi-Fi network as if the EZ-Robot...
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Determining Robot Emotions From Chatgpt

How can I determine which type of emotion my robot should display when engaging in a conversation using ChatGPT? Ive programmed my robot to express various emotions, including Angry, Disgust, Fear, Happy, Sad, Sigh, Smirk, Sorry, Surprise, Suspicious, Thinking, Unamused, Winking, and Sleeping. It seems like theres no explicit variable within the...