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Microphone Clap Trigger On Darwin Mini

Microphone Clap Trigger On Darwin Mini

Working on a ROBOTIS Darwin Mini (OpenCM9.04 flashed with the ARC firmware from the Synthiam hardware page), connected to ARC over USB for now....
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Servo Speed Not Affecting PCA9685

Servo Speed Not Affecting PCA9685

I’ve got an Arduino Uno over USB driving an Adafruit PCA9685 16-channel servo board (I2C address 0x40). The PCA9685’s V+ rail is on a separate 5V/6A...
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The Pause That Commands: Why Silence Teaches Robots To Listen

The Pause That Commands: Why Silence Teaches Robots To Listen

Your robot doesn’t just hear words-it hears the quiet between them. Here’s why silence is the...
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Switching Movement Control Between AR Drone And Ro

Switching Movement Control Between AR Drone And Ro

I’m trying to run an AR Parrot Drone and a ground bot in the same ARC project as a demo: the drone hovers while a Roomba...
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Watson TTS Halts Turtlebot3 Motion

Watson TTS Halts Turtlebot3 Motion

Running ARC on a TurtleBot3 with an x86 Windows SBC (NUC mounted on the robot) connected to the OpenCR over USB. I’m trying to have the robot announce...
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Choppy Audio File Out To EZ-B

Choppy Audio File Out To EZ-B

Running ARC directly on a Rock Pi X (Windows) mounted in my bot, streaming audio to an EZ-B v4 over WiFi using the Audio File Out EZB skill. The EZ-B is set as my...
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Controlcommand For Sphero From Script

Controlcommand For Sphero From Script

I’ve got a Sphero paired over Bluetooth to my Windows laptop and the Sphero Movement Panel in ARC drives it fine (forward/turn/stop from the UI...
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Route Audio File Out To EZB 1

Route Audio File Out To EZB 1

ARC is running on an Atomic Pi inside my bot, and I’m trying to get audio to come from the head speaker. I’ve got two controllers connected over WiFi: an EZB v4...
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JD Darth Vader Helmet

JD Darth Vader Helmet

Hi Roboteers, What do you think about a JD Darth Vader? Tomorrow I'll test-print JD's helmet. Because of the black filament/color, the LEDs won't shine through, so I drilled out...
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My First 3D-Printed Robot

My First 3D-Printed Robot

Here's my first 3D-printed robot! I used the EZ-Robot InMoov Head Kit and tested it with the sample projects available in Synthiam ARC. I'm still exploring...
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The Mask Is The Message: Why Your Robot’S UI Might Matter More Than Its IQ

The Mask Is The Message: Why Your Robot’S UI Might Matter More Than Its IQ

Robots don’t just need brains; they need good stage makeup. Here’s why...
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Detect When PC Audio Finishes

Detect When PC Audio Finishes

Is there a built-in variable named $PCPlayingAudio? If not, how can I determine when an audio file has finished playing? I'm using the PlayAudio(filename)...