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Speech Script by Synthiam
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Speech Script

Run custom scripts when speech starts/ends to sync servos and LEDs to spoken $SpeechTxt, with loop support, stop button and logs.

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Betty9: a 6' tall fembot with servos, blue eye LEDs, Arduinos, EZ-B and Echo Dot, mounted to a hacked Segway MiniLite for guided locomotion.

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Ping Ping Ping

Ping Ping Ping

Question for you guys..anyone. Other than object avoidance, is there anything else a ping is good for in association with EZB?
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Software Item Request

A couple of us have been tossing around the idea of some sort of speed ramp. Speaking for myself, I'd like to have one for servo. Now I think this would have to be done in auto position, only for the fact that you would need some form of time reference. Say something like speed 20 to 15 over 3 seconds then speed 15 to 8 over 5 seconds, then full on...
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Does Anyone Of The Lucky Ones Want To Sell A V4

I do not want to wait until July for a v4, does anyone want to sell one, when they get it? I have a v3 and money.
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Ar-Drone V.1 Navdata

Hi, i am trying to get the navdata out of the AR drone while tracking an object. i was able to retrieve th object position using the following script $filenamex = "c:\logx.txt" %create log for x coordinates% $filenamey = "c:\logy.txt" %create log for y coordinates% :START %retreive centroide position% IF ($CameraIsTracking =...
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Ping_Wait

Is "Ping_Wait" command pause the script until the distance match the specified value?
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Volts For Signal

Volts For Signal

the signal ports on the ez-b4 ,does that give volt?.when i see the tutorial from the leds, i see they are connected to gnd and to signal ports. blush
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Dj Sures.Ez-Bits Need More Documentation!

Dj Sures.Ez-Bits Need More Documentation!

I would like to see in one place a bill of materials for all the items required to be printed for JD, Rolli and 6. That way, I can queue...
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Connect To Ar Drone From Script?

Hello EZ-robot people! I was searching the web for an ARC script command, that will enable me to connect to the AR Drone from within a script, but could not find how to do it. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Ez-Robot Revolution In Complex Magazine!

Ez-Robot Revolution In Complex Magazine!

I finally found the new April/May issue of Marc Ecko's Complex Magazine which features a full page of EZ-Robot goodness! Check it out:
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Omnibot 5402 Head Movement

Hey guys. Ive been slowly working on one of these and I have come to a bit of a stand still. Im looking for the best way to get his head to move left and right without being to complex. So far ive seen maybe 3 different ways it was done. The only problem is 2 are only seen briefly in DJs omnibot v2 and v3 videos. While the 3rd is just more worl...
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Mp3 Module

Has Anyone worked with or used www.ebay.com/itm/301094708500?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Was wondering if it was the same as www.mdfly.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=284
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Reload Firmware To Controller

I think I may have a corrupted os on my controller. After the last upgrade it seems that there is a delay of about a second or two and pwm controls are not acting right. The reason that I believe that I may have a corrupted os is that I may have been too far away when I did the update. I tried to reload but it says that it is already the current...