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Maestro Servo Controller by Pololu
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Maestro Servo Controller

USB control for Pololu Maestro (6/12/18/24) via ARC Vx ports. Maps Vx to Maestro channels; supports position, speed, acceleration, release.

Luxor Cab as seen in Back to the Future 2 - Animatronic by Buratino
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Robot By Buratino

Luxor Cab BTTF2 replica: 3D-printed, CAD-refined Citroën Pallas model with servo-driven landing gear, integrated LEDs and EZ-Builder control.

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Idea For You D.J.

Some others may benefit also. Because of our agreement not to talk about other robots, I will not mention names. There were two robots that in the last two years recognized themselves in a mirror. that recently, last year was very popular reading. They were said to be self-aware. WARNING: This MAY go over some peoples head. (Like Mine) Now, Moving...
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Sensor Integration Questions

Hello again, We are atttepting to scan the room looking for a glyph. Once detected we would like to drive over to it and stop just before it. To do this we mounted the ping sensor on top of the WIFI camera and mounted the camera to a servo. We used a modiifed servo movement panel to command the wheels to go when a glyph is detected. This work,...
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How To Wire Up A Robot

How To Wire Up A Robot

here are some ideas to have less problems with you robot one is try to keep signal wires seperate from power wires.if you cant then twist the power wires to blocks the EDDY...
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How To Make Servo Brackets Like Those On Lynxmotion Robots?

How To Make Servo Brackets Like Those On Lynxmotion Robots?

How can I make servo brackets like those on LynxMotion Robots out of wood and plastic? I want to try...
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Maker Faire Anyone? Im A New Poster But Regular Reader.

Hi everyone, I can't make it to the Maker Faire this year.
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Ez B Control Of Pwm Motors

I have a box of VEX motors, both 2-wire dc motors and 3-wire PWM motors, which contain an internal motor controller. When I connect a 3-wire PWM motor to EZ B and try to control with PWM, nothing happens. Yet, when I connect it to a servo slider, I can control it. I am sourcing power from an external source, rather than from the EZ B port. Any...
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Wii Remote Questions

Hello Forum, We have been enjoying our EZ-Robot kit and making great strides in a short time. We are having issues with the Wii remote. We are using MicroSoft BlueTooth SW. We are using a BlueTooth dongle in the USB port of our laptop. We do have fresh batteries. We did try 3 different Wii remotes. We can add it as a BlueTooth devices and see it in...
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Option To Invert Display On Digital

Hi DJ Sures. We have a flood of relays on the market that are turned ON when a data line is brought LOW. See https://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/other-electronics/other/auction-515915060.htm The only down side of these cheap boards it that when I brown out my EZ-B and it drops the Bluetooth connection everything turns on... (My fault...
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49 Quadrocopters In Formation

Someone has way to much money and time! www.dump.com/quadrocoptersformation/
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Auto Connect Using Pc Timer

Looked at the Autoconnect using voice. Can someone give an example of how to turn on the connection via the PC clock. I've looked at the "waituntiltime" function but cannot figure it out. Thanks for any assistance.
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Just A Dumb Question About ARC Updates.

I have been away for a while and noticed that DJ has been very busy with software updates. I am like ten updates behind and can not wait to try the new features. Do I have to start at my current version and update each one until I get to the latest or just update the latest and it will have all the previous ones? Thanks
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Wtb: Omnibot Tracks / Rubber Bumper

Wtb: Omnibot Tracks / Rubber Bumper

Anyone have some spare Omnibot tracks they would like to part with? Also looking for the rubber bumper that connects the base to top. Let me know....