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EZ-Robot JD Shoulder Servo Not Rotating

Thanks, I have the Bing Speech Rec skill working. Now, I am noticing that JDs right shoulder isnt rotating anymore, so Stand from Sit doesnt work correctly, any movement that rotates the right shoulder. It cant be a wiring issue as that is internally wired, if I am not mistaken. Can you provide any troubleshooting on that new issue?
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Connecting EZ-Robot Iotiny Issues

Hello everyone, I am new to using EZ-Robot, and Im having trouble connecting my EZ-Robot IoTiny controller to my computer via Wi-Fi. When I attempt to connect, the computers Wi-Fi connection shuts down, and after a few minutes, the EZ-Robot connection drops, causing the computer to reconnect to its original Wi-Fi network as if the EZ-Robot...
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Determining Robot Emotions From Chatgpt

How can I determine which type of emotion my robot should display when engaging in a conversation using ChatGPT? Ive programmed my robot to express various emotions, including Angry, Disgust, Fear, Happy, Sad, Sigh, Smirk, Sorry, Surprise, Suspicious, Thinking, Unamused, Winking, and Sleeping. It seems like theres no explicit variable within the...
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Robotics Project Help And Suggestions

Hello, I’m new to robotics and have been dreaming of building a robot since I was a kid. However, I didnt expect it to be so complex! I have some basic electronics knowledge and tools, including a multimeter and a basic oscilloscope. My current project involves a tracked robot chassis powered by two 12V Hall effect motors. I also have two R6DOF...
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Windows 11 TTS With ARC

Can ARC utilize the Windows 11 Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine in conjunction with ChatGPT, instead of the other TTS skills provided within ARC? This would allow users who are implementing projects on Windows 11 Single Board Computers (SBCs) to take advantage of the onboard TTS capabilities built into the Windows operating system.
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Auto-Start Script On Iotiny

, is there a way to have a script on the IoTiny start automatically as soon as its powered on ? i have a prototype of a small robotic arm, one camera, 2 servos connected to an iotiny, works fine. The idea is, the arm should move as soon as the iotiny is powered on. As far as i understand a project must be loaded and then a script will be executed....
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Connection Control Button Color Change For Lost USB Connections

Hello,  In my ARC project I connect three EZBs mounted on my robot directly to the computer through USB, not WIFI. Recently while working through connection issues with one of my USB connections I noticed in the ARC Connection Control that if I lost that troubled connection its button would stay green. This would indicate its still connected...
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Display Issue With 4K Monitor

Display Issue With 4K Monitor

When I load my project into ARC version 2025.6.12.0, Ive observed a display issue in the main window where the right arrow appears to be cut off. Additionally,...
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Seeking Complete Python API Document

Im in the process of refactoring my EZ-Script code to Python for my R2-D2 project. I have numerous scripts in use, but the good news is that I can refactor them gradually-allowing some parts to continue using the old scripting while introducing Python code to others. This incremental approach is quite beneficial! For this extensive task, I aim to...
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Reverting ARC Update Issues

Reverting ARC Update Issues

After installing the latest ARC update, version 2025.06.12.00, Im encountering issues with some of my scripts that previously worked. Here are a couple of the error...
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Choosing EZ-Script Or Python Sleep?

Should I use the sleep(timeMs) EZ-Script API command in Synthiam ARC, or is it better to use the standard Python sleep function, such as import time; time.sleep(0.05)? I have been programming using the time.sleep() function, which is standard practice in Python for introducing delays in scripts. However, I recently noticed the sleep(timeMs) command...
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Using A Vacuum As A Robot Base

Using A Vacuum As A Robot Base

With the advancements in technology, I believe its time to revisit the discussion about creating a robot vacuum base. I recently purchased a Roborock Qrevo...