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Gaming Mouse Pad

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While programming your robot, these 9x7 inch personalized mouse pads deliver a smooth experience...
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Advanced Speech Recognition by Microsoft
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Advanced Speech Recognition

Advanced Azure-backed speech-to-text for ARC allowing custom Azure Cognitive Service keys, scripting hooks, and configurable output variables.

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Control Omnibot EZ-B lighting via Arduino Mega over serial with NeoPixel LED effects, programming progress and integration.

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Scraps Has A New Friend

Scraps Has A New Friend

Hello i just got a "new" robot to work on its one from the erly 80's i beleave Not sure just what i will do with it yet I found it when i first moved here but...
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Is It Possible To Use A Wheelchair That Has A Brake As A Base?

If you have a wheel chair that is built with a brake instead of just forward,backward lines, can you make it into a base? Thanks,
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Using A Sabertooth 2 X 5 Rc Controller?

Using A Sabertooth 2 X 5 Rc Controller?

I do have a sabertooth (non RC version) 2 x 12 motor controller that works great with ARC. However, for the project I am working right now it...
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Ir Question

In the Robosapien video. Starting at 4:12, DJ says he records the commands from the remote and reproduces them. Are those simply PMW patterns? And if they are how would one reproduce them? Would that require the SDK or could it be done in EZ Script? Anyway thanks for any addition information anyone can give me on this.
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Shipping Cost

I was looking to but the 2.5 amp motor controller for $15.00 until I saw the shipping cost which was $20.35 and it only weighs 0.7Kg and that was the lowest it would go (small packets air). Kind of absurd to buy a product where the shipping out guns the product price. I would of bought it it was reasonable like 5 or 10 and 10 is pushing it. Maybe...
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Ar Parrot Drone 2.0

I ordered a AR Parrot Drone 2.0. I want to know whether or not the EZ SDK control this version 2.0?
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Brookstone Rover 2.0 Support?

Brookstone Rover 2.0 Support?

Moving an e-mail thread with Alan to the forum, since others may also have the same questions I do about Rover 2.0 support: Question from me: When (if ever) do...
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Can't Get Voice Recognition To Work.

Can't Get Voice Recognition To Work.

Hi All. I can't figure out why this is not working for me. It recognizes the command to enable and disable speech ok, so I don't seem to have a...
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Pictures Are All Scrunched Up

I was using FireFox at work as my internet browser and viewing pictures in the forum was fine. However, now I am not allowed to use it anymore. Admin at work will only let us use Internet Explorer. Now when viewing pictures on the EZ Forum they are all scrunched up, tall, skinny, whatever you might call it. Anyone else ever had this problem with...
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Rover5 Base For Sale

It is brand new. Same base that is used for Roli. Asking 40.00 plus shipping.
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Scripting

The way I understand it, scripting is a sequential command set to move a series of servos or just one through gyrations and positions of all sorts. At least that's what I surmise I could be wrong. Can someone guide me thru the process to accomplish this with the new version of ARC.
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Cool Site For Learning Electronics And Building Circuits

Here is a site that has a whole lot to offer for understanding how circuits work. It has lots of schematics for many handy projects that could be incorporated into a robot build. Well worth taking the time to explore this link. talkingelectronics