Robot Building Questions

How To Create Robot Skills?

Using an external API to generate Speech-to-Text (STT) as a robot skill. I don't know how to create an external skill even if I click on 'Create External Skill.' I want to input code to fetch data from an external API and apply it to the robot. "How do I apply an external API to the robot by entering code?"

4 Pin Ultrasonic Sensor Iotiny

Hello can you use a 4 pin ultrasonic  sensor, like the SR-04, with the iotiny and if so how would it wire up? I'm guessing it would use 2 digital ports on the iotiny. Thank you

How To Write The Audio.Say In Python

How to write the code in Python for "audio.say" to instead "print(text)"? import time import random def SayWait(text, wait_time): print(text) time.sleep(wait_time) # Story 1 def story1(): SayWait("Once upon a time, there was a dear little girl...", 1) # Story 2 def story2(): SayWait("What a tender young...

Monitor The Serial Communications Between ARC And An Arduino Board

Is there a way to monitor the serial communications between ARC and an Arduino connected by USB?

Can See Camera On The Wifi But Not The Actual Board

I have an Ez-B Tiny. On the wifi the 'camera' shows up but not the board - although it did previously. Why?

Multiple Xbox Wireless Joysticks

I'd like to request to have the ability to have multiple xbox wireless joysticks in ARC. I realize the that the first one would have movement panel associated with it but the next ones could have all of the other buttons available and for the potentiometer it could just send out to the variables direction and speed and let us manipulate the data as...

Myfunc In Blockly

Could you explain how myfunc and return are used in Blockly. Can you give me a few examples of how they are being used in Blockly scripts. I would like to use them to oversee certain scenarios in the script, and if it does happen do something to correct it. Can you show me how to do this?

I2C Color Code Freezes EZB

Dear robot friends, I have noticed the following issue. When BlinkM I2C is connected, the code works: I2CWrite(0,0x09,"o") and I2CWrite(0,0x09,"c",0x00,0x00,0x00). No problem at all. However, if the BlinkM is not connected and this code is started via EZ-Script, the EZB freezes. This happens with every single EZB. Therefore, if...

Is There An Outside Area For Script In ARC That Can Keep An Eye On Blockly?

Is there an outside area for script in ARC that can keep an eye on Blockly and override it if necessary, rather than writing it in each Blockly script to avoid a certain scenario which amounts to a crash of the end effector. Hypothetical scenario: Swing the base of the robot 180 degrees but if the second arm is extended it will hit an obstruction...

Use Google Tablet Camera On A Different Computer Using ARC

how do I use a Google tablet camera to feed video to a computer using ARC. Is there a certain app that I need to get on the tablet to let them communicate together. Can you give me a video link of how someone did it?

Hasbro R2D2 2002 16Inch Upgrade Batteries To Lipo.

Hello I have been searching on the forum to an easy solution to replace the 4 AA and 4 D batteries on R2 with a lipo. Does anyone have a link providing existing conversion to lipo battery for Hasbro R2D2 16" 2002? Also does anyone have .stl files to replace missing doors or parts for R2D2? Thank you all.