Robot Building Questions

Upgrade to ARC Pro
Stay at the forefront of robot programming innovation with ARC Pro, ensuring your robot is always equipped with the latest advancements.
Synthiam Credit
Earn synthiam credit to lower synthiam product costs
Your Synthiam Credit is $0.00
Discover ways you can lower the cost of Synthiam products by contributing to the platform and community.
Earn Synthiam Credit
Exosphere
Loading...
Remote control robots or add telepresence capabilities with Exosphere
Info Add Remote telepresence to control any robot from your phone or PC
Add your robot to Exosphere
Sythiam Swag
Gaming Mouse Pad

Gaming Mouse Pad

While programming your robot, these 9x7 inch personalized mouse pads deliver a smooth experience with a custom flair....
AimlBot by Synthiam
Featured
Aimlbot

Localized AIML chatbot with editable AIML files, ez-script support, session memory and ControlCommand API; integrates with speech and robot skills.

Synthiam Humanoid Project by Sudo the Banned
Featured
Robot By Sudo The Banned

Custom 24-DOF humanoid robot nearing completion with planned EZ-B v4, wrists/head pending, leg cable extension and battery upgrade, total ~$1,200

Your Community Content

Welcome to the Synthiam Robotics Community

Sign in to unlock your personalized community feed — browse your posts, track replies, follow discussions, and join the conversation.

Log In to Access Your Content
question

What Is The I2C Address For The Iotiny.

I know the address for I2C port on the EZB v4 is 0x09, is it the same for the IOtiny?  I found the pin out documentation but no port address.
question
Question For Power Supply Requirement

Question For Power Supply Requirement

Hey guys, I am looking into how to build a bigger servo actuator at the moment... Its nothing like a full blown project at the moment, I am just...
question
Speech Recognition Screen Popping Up.

Speech Recognition Screen Popping Up.

So I have been tinkering with speech recognition and enjoying it. Recently after a speech interaction completes I get this pop up screen with a...
question

BUG In RGB Animate In Roboscratch?

I am working through my EZ Robot lessons from scratch. I am currently in Roboscratch and am finding a few bugs. Some of course are just things I need to figure out for myself as its a learning thing but others I feel are legit bugs. Maybe due to the fact its an older program and ARC is so far beyond it. Anyway... I am finding that once I create an...
question
A Very Roli Christmas

A Very Roli Christmas

I wonder what's in here.. After a bit of hassle with the delivery guy I was finally able to pay the import duties and pick up my Roli Looks like it's already been opened,...
question
Auto Positioner

Auto Positioner

Hi, I am still very new to all this but have actually learned how to use Auto Positioner to open and close my robotic hand, using just two frames. I have been trying to now make my robotic...
question

Synthiam Code Object Dropping Square Brackets With An I Inside?

The Synthiam code object is interpreting square brackets [ i ] with an i inside as something else if you don't have any spaces. If you include the spaces then it seems to work. It seems to be the website input in general and not just the code object.   But when in a code object it should not change the code if  For example if I have  if...
question

Up Board - Accessibility Of Pinouts With ARC

Hi, I have a question concerning the Up Board (it is more and more difficult to resist to this one). Are the pinouts of the Up board accessible with ARC (like an EZB)? I have noticed that there is 40 of them, including UART, and it would be really cool if it was possible to connect the Roomba directly to the Up Board and control it with the the...
question

Saving To Cloud

What does the following error message mean? I get this message when trying to save my project to the Cloud. My file size is 55Mb whereas Cloud file size limit is 64Mb I thought. The request failed with HTTP status 413: Request entity too large.
question

What To Skip If Any In Lessons

Hello All, So I am new to robot programming but have recently completed an Inmoov build. My ultimate goal is to eventually create a few different custom robots from scratch. I purchased a JD Robot to learn on before taking a chance on damaging my Inmoov. When I visit the LEARN section on the EZ-Robot website I see there are lessons using...
question

ARC Iraspbian Compatibility?

Would ARC run on iraspbian? https://boingboing.net/2020/05/18/raspberry-pi-operating-system.html https://raspbian-x.com/
question
Why Won't My Batteries Connect?

Why Won't My Batteries Connect?

I'm sorry if this question sounds really stupid, but I am so lost it's not even funny. The tutorials recommend that rechargeable batteries be used to power...