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They Found The Droids They Were Looking For

They Found The Droids They Were Looking For

Some nice guys from Dallas let us use their props for some promotional photos. We will also be working with them to add lights and...
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Shoulder Surbo

when I do an action every thing except the shoulders work. the only time they move is when im in settings for actions and have live updates checked and I change the shoulders does it work. please help!
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Affordable Compact Mini Pc's

Here's a page on GearBest that filters all mini pc's which will run Windows 8/8.1/10 https://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-c_11262/nt1_windows~10__nt1_windows~8__nt1_windows~8.1/?gclid=COL--dbYyMkCFUwkgQodmOcOpA For the prices, i'm impressed!
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Future Date

Is there a way via scripting for me to get the day name out of a future date. For example I want the robot to say that September 9 is Friday instead of September 9. I can get it to work for today, but am looking for a way to do it for future dates. Thanks for any suggestions.
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How Many Ez Robots Can Be Connected To The ARC At The Same Time?

How Many Ez Robots Can Be Connected To The ARC At The Same Time?

Hello everyone! I am wondering what is maximum number of robots connected to the ARC at the...
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Please Help :( Need Some Rather Urgent Assistance Re: Servo And Controller Unit

Please Help :( Need Some Rather Urgent Assistance Re: Servo And Controller Unit

Let me just start by gratefully THANKING anyone with any...
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Servo Causes Ezb V4 To Reboot

I purchased the Developer kit in hopes of trying out the Teddy Ruxpin project. I have the EZB v4 powered by the 6 rechargeable batteries like recommended; however, if I attach a servo to it, it will reboot if the servo attempts to move more that a few degrees. Is the rechargeable batteries only powerful enough to turn on the EZB? Do I need...
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RGB LED Connection

Is it possible to connect a RGB LED with a common cathode (or anode for that matter) to three different digital ports and be able to control the intensity of each color via the servo control window? I imagine it would be something along the lines of one negative connection, and each colors positive connection going to 3 different digital ports....
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Controlling Servo Speed With Slider Controls In Mobile

I don't see a way to control servo speed when adding servo sliders to mobile app. Just wondering if there is a way to do this or possible support in future upgrade? Specifically I'm trying to add a little finesse to controlling the six servo arm with the mobile app.
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Using ARC With Homeseer Automation Software?

I was wondering if one could use ARC to control the Homeseer Automation Software. Thanks to PTP and the Techguru I have been able to use HTTPGet successfully to control a foscam camera on my network. I was thinking it might be possible to control the automation sotware as it is also connected to my network at a different IP Address of course. The...
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New Guy Needs Some Direction Please

Hey, can't say how grateful I am to have found this forum! Although I'm not from the robotics community, I am a crafter of sorts and have an idea for a little device I'd like to build, and I need your advice on where to go from here. My task is fairly simple. I work in an industry that uses 6-8" computer tablets, and when a part of the screen...
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Installing ARC

Is it possible to download the ARC on ubuntu? confused