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Bluetooth V3

Bluetooth V3

I require a new Bluetooth Module for V3 EZ-B.original has given up ,is this a suitable replacement please...
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Brainstorming Ideas For Self Tensioning Motor Mount

Brainstorming Ideas For Self Tensioning Motor Mount

Hi all, I thought I'd throw this out to our talented community and see if anyone has some good ideas on how to build a...
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Another Helpful Feature Request

Hello Another Helpful Feature Request would be if ARC could create folders, check to see if a folder exists and to be able to delete folders Those 3 would work together with the file commands and would really help in scripts big time
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For Richard R

richard R here a video whit your solution. what i was looking for was the auto walk ,use off ax-s1&remote on the head.
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Paint Scheme?

Paint Scheme?

I'm looking into a paint scheme for my project Dewy. His picture is below. He isn't finished yet but I wanted to start to get an idea. Here's his new head. it needs to be painted too. The...
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New Product Request

I have an idea for a new Ez Bit. Can you make on of the Extension Cube with a tactile sensor. like a soft touch button mounted under a plastic button cap. So say you hand something off to a claw and want to validate the item . or placement of the bot then you want to just touch to bot to continue the script. it would be nice to have this in an...
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Eb-V4 Compatibility With

Eb-V4 Compatibility With

I want to by the kit, link below. I would like to use the v4 instead of the v3 that comes with the kit. Will the v4 fit this kit? EZ-Robot The Complete Robot Kit New in Box...
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Ez Robots &

Are the EZ Robots that are scheduled to be shipped this month compatible with sensors that are often used with Arduino projects? Such as: Barometric Pressure Sensor Breakout - BMP180 -> bit.ly/1m5FbyR
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So You Guys Have Been On Fire With My Questions So

I have another one..... I would like to be able to turn robot on, turn computer on and that's it. In other words I would like the computer to boot up, start its scan for the ezb, connect and be awaiting further commands. Possible? In the future I will be opening up the router and assigining MAC address simplifying this task somewhat.
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Ez - B V3

Ez - B V3

Does anyone know what type of microcontroller is on the EZ - B v3 board? the bluetooth adapter is on the microcontroller and I don't see what is wrote on it.
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Website Bug: Find A 3D Printer / Contact Form / Send Button Not Working

Webmaster, The contact form available in the url: https://synthiam.com/Community/Revolution/Default.aspx The send button is not working. Thanks
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Cant Initialize Uart Port In ARC & V4 Ezb

I've been working on sending position commands to my Kangaroo X2 through UART port 0. Using the example project "UART Peripheral" I can initialize UART port 0 just fine and send commands. I connected to my V4 EZB and initialized it with the already written script. I was able to send commands and move my motors through the new project...