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Microphone In Robot

I see from looking through the forum there is a lot of discussion regarding using wireless microphones to communicate with the robot via the PC. I'm interested in having a microphone within the robot itself so I, and others can communicate with it away from my computer. First off, can anyone tell me if they have tried this, and is it feasible as to...
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Ez-B V4 Wifi Robot Controller

ez-b v4 wifi robot controller can control a robot but i doesn't need that the robot complete control after program with pc or mobile it need to control itself like an arduino uno i am searching this about 3 years stress tired can we connect this robot controller for programming to pc after can we disconnect and control without pc or mobile
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Reading A Website For Dates

take a look at this site. https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ I would like to take this file, have the computer scan the dates, compare it to the current date, if within a week, start sending reminders verbally up until the date has past, then it can forget about it. I don't care about times, just dates. Is it possible to scan the file and pull the...
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New Wifi Adaptor

i found this one think its a good one. what do you guys think.
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Getservo() Explanation

So I wrote a code to assist in obstacle avoidance when I'm driving my robot, but it doesn't work, so I tried a couple of similar codes in a smaller version to find the culprit. Code #1 below only results in my sensor servo jittering. Code #2 works, but doesn't give me what I need, which is the exact location of the servo so I can know in what...
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Rgb Animator

I have the "18 RGB LED PCB" from the DIY section of the store. It's easy to operate via the RGB Animator, but I would like to write a script to use on my mobile app. I've looked through the forum but can not find any code examples. Can anyone point me in the direction of a snipet of code showing how to activate the 18 RGB LED PCB. Thanks
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Calculating Number Of Days Between 2 Dates

Has anyone a piece of script code that will calculate how many days have past since the current date? I need to do the calculation, but I believe the dates are alphanumeric and not numeric and cant figure it out.
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How To See Instructional Videos ?My Country Prohibits Youtube And Facebook

How To See Instructional Videos ?My Country Prohibits Youtube And Facebook

Hello,all. My Country prohibits users' access to networking features...
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Building A Calendar

Can anyone provide me an example of a table of dates, that would reside on the computer and then be checked by an a script to check if the date has an appointment or event. I would like to set it up so my robot checks the table daily for events and reminds me. Any thoughts or examples
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Roboquad With Ezb V4?

Roboquad With Ezb V4?

I just bought another EZB V4 with the idea of integrating it on to my RoboQuad. I am very disappointed to learn that this is not compatible with the EZB V4. I have purchased two...
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Wow Wee Roboquad Ez - B V4

Hey robot fans.. Just purchased a Roboquad for $20 what a bargain(without remote). Have not cracked it open yet to see what PCB it is using. Was wondering before I do though is the EZ-b V4 board compatible? Also I have read a few threads where people have different versions of the PCB the Video instructions posted does not relate to those...
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Interactive Air-Powered Robot Arm By Disney

Interactive Air-Powered Robot Arm By Disney

Found these interesting videos to share. Maybe it will spark some creative robot projects. Air-Powered arm link