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Exo Suit Using Ez Bits On A Different Scale/Power

here is an interesting idea making an exo suit using ezbv4 as the brain. and using ez bits as the structural elements only more powerful and stronger. using motors from Andymark structural elements from Tetrix robotics and using standard ez bits for the fingers and for the joints (wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, and ankles. all will be a scaled...
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I Cannot Create A New Project In ARC

Hey guys, Something very strange is happening over here...I just cannot create a new project. Once I go to file/new/new project and add a servo I cannot use this newly created servo! I can center it once or move it once, but then it stops responding! The EZ-B still works a is connected to the Wifi I installed the latest version of ARC If I open an...
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The Question Happened While Creating My Second Plug-In

The Question Happened While Creating My Second Plug-In

Hello everyone. I am kind of frustrated because of this problem. So please forgive me if it turns out to be a...
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Regular And Custom Http Server Controls

Regular And Custom Http Server Controls

Hello, I have ventured into the HTTP Servers, both regular and custom and was really impressed. Pretty cool stuff ! First question I have is...
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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Hoping this will spark a huge discussion on what everyone is looking for when it comes to their robot's AI. AI is something I've been working on since before I even learned...
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I2c Servos Instead Of Pwm Servos

I2c Servos Instead Of Pwm Servos

I'm developing new servos with a mechanical engineer and we've decided to make them i2C to reduce the number of internal wires per module. How do I run ARC...
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Emotion Recognition

Emotion Recognition

Just stumbled across this one here...Apple acquired Emotient! Might not be great news, but emotion recognition seems to be only a few steps from being deployed in everyday life! This...
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Filereadline Question

Recently I have been working with a text file from which I read a series of comma delimited lines. Each item represents a series of numbers, like this: 27,28,29,31,32,34,35,37,38, The problem is that the FileReadLine function strips out the commas and reads the line as one huge number. It even adds exponent notation such as +E25 to the end, so I...
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Question: Ez-B V4 Controller Cannot Stay Connected To Wifi

I purchased an Ez-b v4 controller about a month ago to mod an Omnibot 5402 I bought from Ebay. Everything went completely smoothly, with the controller connecting to wifi with no problem and maintaining a stable connection. The robot operated under daily use for the next couple of weeks without a hitch. Now about a week ago, the controller suddenly...
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Ez-B And Camera Resolution

Just out of curiosity, can the video input on the EZ-B handle higher resolutions than 640X480? With so many miniature HD webcams available, I was wondering if one could be adapted (provided the cabling is compatible).
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Battery Replacement Instructions

Please point me at the instructions on how to remove and replace the battery on a JD and Roli
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Lever Server-Motor Speed

Is there a way to slow down the speed of the lever arm servos? I found the tutorial on the rotation servo speed adjustment by a screw on the servo