Robot Building Questions

Your Kit

To whom it may concern I would like to say that my school has robotic kits from another company and did not hear of your company. I stumbled upon the Internet and found your web site, and were impressed so I told my professor because I'm a future robotic student and I would like to know would your kit or senses work with my schools kit instead of...

Power Question

Is there any reason why I can't/shouldn't use a 12 volt battery with a DC to DC converter set to an output of 7.4 volts? Physical size inside my bot isn't a problem. A gel cell is common/cheap and has lots of amp/hrs.

How To Make A Control Of Roli's Wheels Using A Slider For Mobile App?

I have made my mobile app of Roli weeks ago. I am able to make it move forward,reverse,left & right on the ARC Windows version but not Android, though there is a Forward,Reverse,Left & Right buttons on mobile. I am just thinking does it need the control of wheels because when i used the Example project of Roli, it didnt move forward until I...

Editor Line Numbers Displaced

When scrolling a script in an editor window, the line numbers scroll not in sync with the text. The lines seem to scroll in discrete steps, while text scrolls smoothly. This can make the lines hang between the line numbers. To reproduce: edit a script with a length greater than the window height. Then scroll down, using the scrollbar or mouse...

Getting Ther, But I Need Some Expert Assistance

Hi there ezroboter's! I'e been a lurker for quite awhile and fairly recently got my developer's kit. I'm having blast so far! I posted some months ago to inquire of the ez-b v4 board would support my Kobuki base which i received as part of a Turtlebot 2. It's a supercharged iRoomba/create (no vacuum parts, but quite a bit more power, lots of...

Windows 10 Will Be A Free Upgrade For Win8/8.1 Users

Just thought I would post this just in case some were not aware that Win 10 will be out soon and will be a free upgrade to 8 and 8.1 users...Windows 10 to be a free upgrade for some

Interaction

As JD can can be used as an interactive robot, kindly let me know how to make it recognize my face. How to make it to find an object, grab it and bring it to me. And i have many more tasks to perform with JD. How to make all these things. confused

Reset Calibration

Hello I have been trying to figure out how to reset a servo's default 90, my robot head turns almost 180 degrees to the right and 5 degrees to the left. I tried the screw, and re aligning but its clear the motor thinks its at 90 when its closer to 180. how do you reconfigure a servo's set 90 position?

3D Printed Pan Tilt Bracket

Hi guys, looking for a pan tilt bracket for MG995 servos. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Checked Thingverse and couple of close ones but nothing like im looking for. Looking for something along the lines of https://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251739414962?lpid=82&chn=ps

Drive Configurations Pros And Cons

Hi everybody...long time reader, first time poster. I'm jumping into the bot world with a re-build of an old HeathKit Hero Jr. He has one drive wheel steered by a stepper motor. At the very least a servo would work better than the stepper. It looks like all the projects you all are doing have the skid-steer type drives (like Wall-e) So should I...