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Make Your Own Fuse Protection

Make Your Own Fuse Protection

Sometimes when designing different robots to interface with the EZB(4). Consideration must be given to whether additional fuse protection may be needed or...
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Power Connection To Ez-B V4 Without Using Base Unit

Power Connection To Ez-B V4 Without Using Base Unit

Hi, I'm looking to buy a EZ-B v4 for my Hexapod, but don't want to use the power shell unit to connect the power as...
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Looks Like Sony Is Getting Back Into The Consumer Robot Business

Looks Like Sony Is Getting Back Into The Consumer Robot Business

https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/01/sony-is-resurrecting-its-robots-for-a-full-financial-rec...
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Life-Size Humanoid Robot

I am looking for help and advice. I just moved to Killeen, Texas and I have a lot of time on my hands. I am planning on taking a robotic course at Central Texas College. I will like to plan and build a humanoid robot that is life size. I just brought a small humanoid robot kit and a humanoid robot hand kit to help teach myself. After I built them I...
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How Fast Are Scripts?

I'm entering Ez world now. I made many robots with embedded controllers (PICs) I designed and programmed. Now I'm exploring ARC, and trying to understand what it can do for me. Scripts seem a powerful tool to make my robots go. I tested them with a simple rover, and with surprise , I realized that the response time of ez scripts was extremely long...
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Voice Recognition Error In Windows 7 Pro Without

Voice Recognition Error In Windows 7 Pro Without

Hello, I can not to operate, (in windows 7 pro), with the voice recognition of the new EZ-B v4 Developer Kit purchased. When...
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Part Sizes Befor Buying

I am making a new HEAD for the hexapod. Can you give me the BODY sizes of the following parts so I can ensure they will fit. (befor I order) 1. 18 RGB LED Block X x Y x Z size please. Can I drive TWO of these from the control unit 2. Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Keep up the good work Paul UK based
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Addressable Led Light Strip.

Hello, I wanted to experiment with an addressable LED light strip and either the camera (Color Tracking) or maybe a photo diode for distance measuring. Since these strips are machine made, I would think they are very accurate in their spacing. It doesn't work for many robots, but my robot travels a track and this could be a really cool way to...
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Printing Jd

Printing Jd

I had purchase a EZ-B developer kit about 1 year ago. I was able to build some basic robots and had a blast. I wanted to build something more solid, so my wife gave me 3D printer for fathers day. I...
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How To Create A New Move

How To Create A New Move

This is about how to create a new move for yourself and for your apps: You have to combine different moves together. This is how I made my new moves. (You will find out...
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I Hate To Ask Again But

DJ, how is the 4 in 1 Orientation Sensor and the Inverted Pendulum coming along? I'm working on a project that is going to depend on these sensors - any time frame yet? Also, did you post anything on the EZ-Cloud that shows the scripting you used in the video you posted to demonstrate the Inverted Pendulum? I've looked around the Cloud for an...
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Is Twitter Broken?

Good Afternoon! I am trying to send remote commands contained in a tweet. I have configured ez-bulider/options/twitter/account settings and obtained account confirmation and got "result successfully configured" Then ARC /project/add//misc/twitter recognition. I have added the twitter username both with and without the @. After a few...