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IFTTT Sender by faengelm
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IFTTT Sender

Send web-triggered IFTTT events from ARC/EZ-B: configure Maker Webhooks key and trigger applets to control SmartThings, WeMo and other services.

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Refurbishing a 25-26" tall build with greasy elbow leak and melting 3" wheels; planning urethane tire molds or slip casting.

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Ot: Pinball Adjustment Suggestion For Dj

Ot: Pinball Adjustment Suggestion For Dj

Hey DJ, This is OT but I've noticed you leave your Pinball games on all the time. That's Ok because they are industrial machines and built...
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Adding Robot Families To ARC

Hi, I am interested in finding out how easy (or difficult) it is to add a new robot family to ARC. Device Cortex Arm 3 based. Thanks Paul
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Adventure Bot Not Charging

I have an adventure bot that does want to charge. Charger lights just flash red. Was fully charged before powering on first time and was turned off after cycling power to hear the ez-b logon about 4 days ago. Never had low power warning, went to turn on today and dead, plugged charger on and get 3 lights cycling red green.
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Servo Tracking

Hey guys, so my son and I are having a great time with our little "rolli" robot. Yesterday, we decided to start experimenting with the tracking feature. We've watched all of the related tutorials we can find, and it seems like a pretty strait forward thing, but we cannot get our little guy to track. When we enable servo tracking, and use...
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Sabertooth/Kangaroo With Different Motor/Encoder Combination

Sabertooth/Kangaroo With Different Motor/Encoder Combination

Since I know some of you have used the Sabertooth and Kangaroo I figured I would ask opinions. I...
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Send Tweets To Robot That Execute Code/Actions

Hello! I don't think this will be unique, but I can't find an answer. I've seen how you can have your ez-robot send tweets, but is there a way to receive tweets? One fun function I'd like to do is have the notifications my phone receives sent to a Twitter account. These tweets would be read by the robot and actioned. For example: I receive a new...
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Look Ma No Hands

Look Ma No Hands

Found these hands seem to work good on both JD & ROLI might try to figure out away to use them on SIX
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Split Does Not Work

This code works as expected: 1: ClearVariables() 2: $Statement = "one,two,three" 3: $token1 = Split($Statement, ",", 0) 4: $token2 = Split($Statement, ",", 1) 5: $token3 = Split($Statement, ",", 2) The code below does not work: 1: ClearVariables() 2: $Statement = "one two three" 3: $token1 =...
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Expression Parser Broken: Boolean Expressions With Negative Numbers

The code below does not work: 1: ClearVariables() 2: $status = -1 3: $retry = 3 4: if ($retry<3 AND $status<0) 5: #do something 6: endif error: Quote: Error on line 4: Missing String Quotes or Invalid Expression at index 8: -
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ARC Windows 8.1 No Minimize, No Maximize, No Resize, No Move

ARC Windows 8.1 No Minimize, No Maximize, No Resize, No Move

I have windows 8.1, i've attached a screenshot of the desktop, with ARC open over other windows...
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Feature Request: Opening Another Project, Does Not Ask To Save

What a frustration! I just lost 3 huge scripts, because i just pressed open project to grab some scripts from another project. I expected the ARC to ask if i wanted to save the current project, similar behavior when you try to exit the ARC without saving. i need a break !
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Sally, Version 4 Build

OK, I have put together Sally again. I will use the Version 4. This is my last and final effort to finish Sally. After that, I will be out of parts. It has been a wonderful journey and it is coming to an end. I have had a lot of fun along the way. If I succeed on this build, I will extend the fun a little longer. I will make comments along my pit...