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Memory For My Bot

Hello forum! Very new to robotics (first timer). I am awaiting my shipment of parts for my bot project. I want to use DC motors and need the positions that I set to be stored in a memory cache. I am a medical person by profession so not sure the lingo so sorry for that in advance. My bot will have simple commands left, right, up, down. Thanks for...
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Ping Sensor Pegged At 255

OK, sorry to be such a numb nut here, but things haven't gone quite a smoothly as I had expected. No matter, I'm patient. So board, works, servos now work, however... I wired up the ping sensor, double and triple checked my wiring, however, under ping or radar, I get a pegged signal @ 255. Any ideas?
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U-Command Wall-E Available

U-Command Wall-E Available

Hey guys, I picked up two of these from eBay. I was bidding on 2 in case one fell through. Darn it! Wouldn't you know it, got both : / So, here's the offer. I paid $60...
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How Do I Make A Servo Move Up And Down In A Continous Motion??

I want to make Wall-E head move up and down but in a continuous motion using script, is this possible? that is the servo is not jumping from specified servo position to another and skipping all the in between positions, sort of like how you would slide the servo control slider up and down. Is this even possible using script? I want to create some...
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Wii Remote

Wii Remote

Had great fun playing with my Wii remote tonight. Its a pig to get it connected via Bluetooth to the PC this nothing to do with ARC though. Anyone got a guaranteed method?? I should also watch the...
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Ez-B Is Crazy! When A Color Is Following.. Help :(

Ez-B Is Crazy! When A Color Is Following.. Help :(

Hi!... I have been developing my own application for Ez-B.. my robot is following a color, it is fine, but when I remove...
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Omnibot

Omnibot

Anyone have a start to finish guide for EZ-B on the omnibot?? Dont want to burn up my unit so i am asking for help. Cybersarg
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Suggestion: Add Text Search Box In Script Help Window

I want to suggest adding a text search box at the top right of the Script Help window or add support for Control + F for text search. This will make it a lot easier to find the function you're looking for by entering a search term and press enter, much better than scrolling thru the list if you already know what you want and just need the command...
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Can The Ez B Do This

I've got a light control board that will send different light patterns to 10 number 47 incandescent light bulbs. To activate the patterns I need to ground 1 of the header pins on the board. The pattern will stop when the ground is removed. There are 2 rows of headder pins. 1 row is ground and the other activates each pattern. I can use a simple...
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Question With Connection After Successful Firmware Upgrade

Upgrade of firmware was successful with note to restart. I unplugged the power and plugged and after this, blue led slowly fading and again light on still around, red is blinking without the possibility to connect to the free COM7, which i used for firmware upgrade. I see the EZ-Robot as BT Device, but I am not able to connect. Thanks for your...
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Unable To Establish Bluetooth Connection

Just got my EZ-B - I have tried different computers and and the controller cannot be discovered. I know the laptop is fine as it discovers other bluetooth devices - anyone can help?
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Just Got A Major Score At The Thrift Store

when in to goodwill thrift near my house and found 2 robots one was tthe small OMNIBOT in box for $15 and a RAD 2.0 no remote for $7 most these robots are hard to find on ebay or very high cost more hacking time