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Transport Track Platform And Motors To Pull 20Lbs.

Transport Track Platform And Motors To Pull 20Lbs.

Hi everyone, I'm Dave, and even though I have dabbled in small robots over the years, I have regained my interest and...
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Who's Feeling Adventurous?

Who's Feeling Adventurous?

Hello guys, EZ-B is a very powerful softwares, without it I would had never gotten started with robotics. Now that I have learn the basic of robotics building,, I would...
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A Question Of Torque

I was wondering if someone could give me a little clarity here. If using gears to reduce a servo's / motor's rotation by 50%, will that increase it's torque per cm? I'm going to be using a 40kg Servo and I am going to reduce its rotation from 210 degrees to 105.
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Mindwave

Mindwave

Just a query on Mindwave I get this error when I attempt to setup I understand as already explained it may not be fully functional, my question is this an error ezb software or possibly my pc.If this is...
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Ezb Controlled Lynxmotion Johnny Five Robot

Ezb Controlled Lynxmotion Johnny Five Robot

I made a johnny five robot from lynxmotion and made many changes ,upgraded to higher torque servo's,added another deck for itx...
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C++ Programming

I notice that there is a C# forum and a Visual Basic forum, but not a C++ forum. Somewhere on the website I got the impression that C++ is supported for programming. This would be convenient for me. What is possible? Thanks.
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Bird Buggy: Parrot Controled Robot

i just found this. is pretty cool when you think about it. the parrot plays with it and drives it around. I want one! stress Here:s a link to the media page on the website. sites.google.com/site/birdbuggy109/media
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Using A Sabertooth Motor Controller.

Hello. I am using a Sabertooth 2x12 motor controller . I like to controll the movement of the robot with speed controll like with an anlog joystick, more you push the joystick the more speed to the wheels. Can it be done ? By the way I select the Sabertooth ,the numbers for turning in the movement panel is not correct. Thanks Meir.
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H Bridge Wiring

H Bridge Wiring

Evening All So I'm working on wiring my H bridges that I purchased through E-Z Robot. I was following the tutorial describing the steps (see below) but soon realized my H Bridge is slightly...
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What Is The Best Layout For Navigation Sensors?

What Is The Best Layout For Navigation Sensors?

Here is a basic top view of my robot drive chassis. For navigation purposes, is this layout enough for autonomous navigation?...
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Another Pan/Tilt Question For Camera Control

Another Pan/Tilt Question For Camera Control

Hi folks, I've searched this forum and found some information related to my question, but I'm still experiencing some problems. The...
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This Would Be The Ultimate Robot Platform

This Would Be The Ultimate Robot Platform

If only I could afford it. Track drive wheel chair