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Thanks Rich!

Rich, Goodies arrived today! Thanks again. If you need anything from over here just drop me a line. Kris
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1St Position With My Project !

1St Position With My Project !

Dear forum-DJ Sures. As I have mentioned in an earlier post, I have participated in the first national robotics meeting which was under the sponsorship of the...
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Gps Help Pleasee!

Gps Help Pleasee!

Hello all! I have purchased a gps module for the ez-b. However when connecting it to my computer, it reads all 0's in all the fields. The only thing running is the clock. I think it...
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Bluethooth

i want to know if it is possible to interconnect via bluethooth two ez-robots.
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Gps Accuracy

I want to use the GPS mod (VK-162 GPS Module with SIRF3 Ceramic Antenna TTL/USB Signal) that DJ recommends for my robot. What I want to do is select certain places around my property for the robot to go. If I am working out in my garden and my wife tells JAC (Just Another Cyborg) to take me a beer out to the garden, he will know where the garden...
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2.5 Amp Motor Controller

Just a very quick question about the 2.5 Amp Motor Controller. I see that 2 motors can be connected to it but can the be controlled independently or not?
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Is There A Trick To Getting A The Blue Tooth To See A Second Ez-B Controller?

My first EZ-B controller works well, but is dedicated to a robot. I bought a second EZ-B controller to start another project, but cannot get the blue tooth to recognize the new controller. Note that I just used the first controller and disconected power before trying to recognize the second controller. Thanks
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How Do You Use The Speed Control Slider On Joystick?

How Do You Use The Speed Control Slider On Joystick?

I have a logitech X3D Pro that I picked up at a yard sale new for only $3. Its an awesome joystick. I want to make...
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Who Am I

I live in the us in NC my name is Gary, What I would like to do is build a robot lawnmower. I have some wheelchair 12v motors that I need to find out how to use them wifi. The mower part will be easy. Guess it's the controller,camera, servoes and software. If I buy the starter pack will this all work?
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A Few More Questions Please.

So, i'm seeing a few autonomous projects floating around and I've got some ideas masked as questions masked as ideas. What my ultimate goal is, is to have a robot that roams around 24/7 with the following causes. I'd like it to roam around for 10 minutes then stop or even sleep (but stop would do) for 20 min the roam again for 10. Unless a sensor...
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Connecting To More Than One Camera

Now I have my second EZ-Kit and EZ-Camera I'm toying with the idea of using 2 cameras in my build, or possibly one PC using 2 cameras in 2 robots. But, the problem seems to be that both show up as Windows Video Device in the dropdown when two are installed. I can select one of them and it'll work fine but selecting the other is not selectable (or...
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I Have A Few Questions With My Ez Robot

Hello again, Lately- I have been working on ARC with my EZ robot and have been quite stumped with 3 things. 1. My robot doesn't track my face, it just quickly swivels the camera around and doesn't seem to focus on my face without looking away frantically. I have tried different things- but now it is getting a bit frustrating. I clicked the word...