Robot Programming Questions and ARC Help

Which Battery Should I Use?

i am trying to create a mini wooden tank run by windshield wiper motors i am going to control the motors with a bunch of servo switches and wanted to know if it's ok to power both the ez-b (connected to about 5-6 servos) and both motors with the same battery if so which one of these should i buy (is it ok to go over 5 -- i don't want the fuse to...

Know Any Contests?

does anyone know any ongoing or even (closely) upcoming (anything technology related) (free to enter) contest? p.s. besides the ones on instructables.com p.p.s. online contests only please (photography counts as well)

Anyone Here A Nao Developer, If You Are I'd Like To Ask You A Question.

Hi, Anyone here a NAO developer, if you are I'd like to ask you a question about the NAO robot. I will bet that D.J.'s new little EZB-Mini will fit in the Nao. Thanks, Mel

Tutorials On Electricity (Basics)?

does anyone know any good books or websites where i can learn the (absolute) basics of electricity? i'm interested in the field of robotics but don't know much about electrical components, vocabulary, and solutions. (i don't have many resources) any help would be appreciated thanks p.s. still in high school

Speech Commands In Vb

Hi, I tried a few lines of code that go like this: EzB_Connect1.EZB.SpeechSynth.ListenForSpeechCommand(10000) EzB_Connect1.EZB.SpeechSynth.StartListening() and some other try outs, however I don't get very far. The idea is to assign voice commands in a string and/or array. I want the robot to react to voice commands that are prédefined. Any...

Software/Firmware Update Broke My Scripts?

Hey guys, I just updated from v 15.8 to v16 and have a small problem. My Wall-E's scripts for following colour or motion don't work quite right anymore. When I run them (by voice or click) all tracking turns on. Motion, colour, face and glyph. I even loaded the EZ-Robot example "Robot - Wall e big" and when I simply click to start the...

Lots Of Script Examples

HAZBOT, lots of script Examples in Examples. Also, read the SDK and regular Release notes. Mel

Can You Init Roomba From EZ-Script?

Is it possible to click the init button on the Roomba movement panel through a software function? This way, I could just power up the notebook and then the EZB and have it call the start-up script and then do the number to the Roomba so I could control the Roomba without having to hit that button. Everything done in one swift step. Also, I am...

Celebrate The Worlds Greatest Robot Made It To Mars

Robot enthusiasts starting out with your EZ-B, check out the greatest most expensive robot ever made. Called " Curiosity" it recently landed on Mars, cost about $2.5 billion and is as big as a car. It has an amazing design and totally incredible. Click To Watch Video