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Relays Turn On, But Not Off

Relays Turn On, But Not Off

Alright. My dewy build is almost finished, but I have hit a problem with the relays I'm using. They require at least 1.5v to activate them, and then nothing to...
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No Camera After Updating To Lattest Version Of ARC For Windows?

Hello, I successfully updated the ARC Software for Windows and successfully connected to the Adventure Robot in AP communication mode. All works except for camera. Hit start button in camera screens and it immediately changes to stop. No picture from camera in video window. Worked o.k. with previous version before update? Odd thing about it is when...
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Leap Motion

Hallo, I was wondering if a certain plug in could work in ARC with the leap motion sensor? Sort of plug-in like the myo or texas instruments watch...
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Possible Feature Or Script Help

In ARC there is a "pause" option box for the personality generator and speech recognition. I am wondering if a future update could include a "pause" option in the movement panel as well. What I am looking to do is when the robot boots up I would like the movement panel to be paused (init script). I would like it to remain in...
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Uart Feedback, Looped Script Error (Sometimes)

Hi all, I'm having a bit of "sometimes" issue with calling for feedback through the EZB's Uart port from my Kangaroo. Maybe I'm not writing my script properly. I guess I'm a little unsure how the bytes are read by ARC and how fast to set a loop at and send it through the Uarts. I'm using the Kangaroo for position and speed control and...
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Smooth Movement

Smooth Movement

Hi, I'm using JD with the camera control (color and facial tracking). JD's head turns when tracking but in very small, jerky movements. I'd like his head to move more fluidly. Is there a...
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Servos Acting Up

Hey guys. I'm not sure if I am the only one with this problem. Every time I start up my robot, and the EZ Robot bulider, the servos jerk around on my robot for the first couple of times before it goes to normal. This has caused the eyes to break a couple times, I have to reset the mouth all the time, and the head jerks into places it's not suppose...
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When Is V5 Coming Out?

When Is V5 Coming Out?

Just curios when the V5 of EZ Robot is supposed to come out and what upgrades it might have?
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Unsure About Errors

Here are the errors: 13: Print( "Battery is "$voltageAA ) > Error on line 13: Missing binary operator: "Battery is " [?] 67 15: Filewriteline( "C:\Users\dylan_000\Desktop\AAlog.txt", $number + 1 ":" $voltageAA) > Error on line 15: Missing binary operator: 1 [?] ":" ":" [?] 69 Done...
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Some Newbie Questions

Some Newbie Questions

Hi, guys. I am considering EZ-Robot as a kit to experiment with and demonstrate an AI system I am working on. Here is a video of an older version of my AI system in an RS Media...
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Lol, Good Bye Old Place

Lol, Good Bye Old Place

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Hasbro 2002 Interactive R2d2

I am desperate to find the antenna for the Hasbro interactive r2d2. Any ideas where I can try and resource one from?