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Fun With A Kangaroo/Sabertooth

Fun With A Kangaroo/Sabertooth

This is a video to show you guys how good the Kangaroo/Sabertooth motor controller combo is! Dave, this video starts by showing the ramp-up - full speed -...
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New Soundlogic Small Bluetooth Unit

New Soundlogic Small Bluetooth Unit

Just wanted to share with the community. I am programmed to look for robot parts! We purchased this great sounding little BT unit @ Menards clearance...
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Virtual Camera's

I was thinking that one thing that might be useful is if ARC could export the video feed from the EZB camera to multiple virtual cameras. That way if you had multiple applications that you need the camera feed in at the same time it would be easy to do. Thanks
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About Speech Generation

About Speech Generation

My files run fine on the desktop but when I imported ezb files from the past, they don't run the same as they did. They sort of pronounced the spelling of the word instead of...
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When I Put On A New Netbook, It Found Bluetooth Devices But Would Not Let Me Pa

I am trying to hook up two EZB3s and I am having problems pairing them. I erased them in order for windows to find them. But, as of yet, it hasn't. How can I force windows to ask for the pairing numbers? I really did the pooch this time. I deleted some very important files trying to get rid of the two uninstalled files in the device manager. There...
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Can't Get Mimo Monitor Installed On Acer 810 Win8.1 Tablet

Can't Get Mimo Monitor Installed On Acer 810 Win8.1 Tablet

My mimo is installed in the Devices and Printers section, but it won't install as an Extended monitor. I...
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Robo Claw 2X60, Ezb 4, Speech Recognition?

I have a robo claw 2x 60 motor controller. I have ezb4 connected via DO and D1. I am connected to the EZB4 with my computer as I can send sound files to it and it plays out the EZB4. I have assigned ports DO to left motor and D1 to right motor. I cannot make the motors do anything. I have previously used this controller with a RC receiver and it...
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Old Roli V/S New Roli

Hey there! This is Yash! I ordered the roli kit in october 2013 and would like to know whether I will be receiving the parts included in the OLD version of roli or the ones in the NEWER one. Because when I ordered the kit, the 2 three-servo robotic arms were not included in the kit itself. Also, that kit had 2 Li-Po batteries, whereas the newer one...
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Add Self-Tuning Feedback Motion Control To Your Sabertooth Or Syren Motor Driver

Add Self-Tuning Feedback Motion Control To Your Sabertooth Or Syren Motor Driver

Here is a gadget that may help some that are using motors...
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Burning The Midnight Oil?

Burning The Midnight Oil?

and there's a third guy I didn't catch in frame.
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Last ARC

Last ARC

does the last opdate ARC works whit the new camera only?
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Ez-Robot Wayback Machine

It's always fun seeing how a company website changes over time using the Wayback Machine. Wayback Machine