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DJ Sures

Country: Canada
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I am the founder and CEO of Synthiam Inc and former founder and CEO of EZ-Robot, as you can tell, also super passionate about robotics and community. I spend as much time on the forum as possible to help others build robots. Most of my inspiration comes from people here! I envision a future of Synthiam powered robots living among us... Aiding the elderly and disabled, or simply being a friend. Robots are our future :) The world is ready...

Achievements

  • 2011-02-10 - joined your first forum discussion
  • 2011-02-12 - created first new question
  • 2012-04-17 - posted a robot project showcase
  • 2013-06-24 - answered a forum question
  • 2014-07-28 - shared your first video in the forum
  • 2014-07-28 - attempted to help a fellow robot builder
  • 2014-07-29 - connected ARC to the cloud
  • 2014-08-14 - shared your first photo in the forum
  • 2014-10-06 - posted your first tutorial
  • 2018-01-03 - used the Cognitive Emotion Service to have a robot detect your emotion
  • 2018-01-03 - used the Cognitive Vision Service to have the robot describe what it sees
  • 2018-01-03 - used the Bing Speech Recognition to convert spoken speech into text
  • 2018-01-30 - used Cognitive Face Service to have your robot learn and remember faces
  • 2018-03-05 - used Cognitive Text Sentiment Service
  • 2021-11-23 - searched the Synthiam support section to learn about ARC features
  • 2021-11-25 - subscribed to ARC and unlocked new features that make your robot even smarter
  • 2021-11-26 - created a public ARC App
  • 2021-12-03 - created a Robot Skill for the Robot Skill Store
  • 2021-12-21 - completed the Lets Make a Robot tutorial to learn how to make a robot with Synthiam ARC
  • 2022-02-01 - provided ARC feedback
  • 2022-02-21 - started first conversation
  • 2022-03-04 - purchased first robot swag
  • 2022-03-30 - submitted a 3D Printable part
  • 2022-11-03 - purchasing an Annual Pro Subscription

Latest submissions

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Ez-B V2.1 Owners?

Hey everyone - I was wondering if anyone on here owns an EZ-B v2.1? There were only 100 sold before the v3. Im curious if there are any around...
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What Do You Think Of The New Look?

What Do You Think Of The New Look?

Weve been busy! Now that kits are flying out of our lab, weve had some time to tick off items on the to-do list. I personally like the change to the...
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Live Hack Ideas/Suggestions

Live Hack Ideas/Suggestions

Hey everyone. It’s the time of year I start hosting live hacks. I’d like to know your thoughts on subjects to cover. I have a list below and will add to it with your...
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Community Combined Robot Build

Community Combined Robot Build

Hey everyone - theres been chatter about potentially working together to build a robot as a combined community effort. I dont believe anything like that has...
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I2c Help

This document is outdated because ARC now converts the address for you. This document may be referenced for educational purposes. Binary i2c is not entirely about binary. But the address sure is! That is because most addresses are defined as 7 bit values. And if you keep reading, youll see that changes need to be done to use that value in a byte;...
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Bing, Cognitive Emotion And Vision Update

Bing, Cognitive Emotion And Vision Update

FYI, the Bing Speech, Cognitive Emotion and Cognitive Vision plugins no longer save the API Key and End Point with the project. They are...
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Affordable Compact Mini Pcs

Heres a page on GearBest that filters all mini pcs which will run Windows 8/8.1/10 http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-c_11262/nt1_windows~10__nt1_windows~8__nt1_windows~8.1/?gclid=COL--dbYyMkCFUwkgQodmOcOpA For the prices, im impressed!
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Ez-Robot New Facility Update

Ez-Robot New Facility Update

Quite a few contact us messages have been flowing in about our facility and whats going on. Guess its about time I provide an update Ezrobot has been growing...
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Windows Release 2016.05.17.00

Windows Release 2016.05.17.00

Changes: - Updated IoTiny firmware updater - mobile interface supports image checkbox *Note: The image checkbox for mobile app works with the latest Android. The...
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Compaq/Hp Wifi Connection Questions

Compaq/Hp Wifi Connection Questions

This thread is no longer used.
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Apollo Computer

Apollo Computer

Its amazing we made it to space at all! Wow, how far weve come...
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Face Mouse

Face Mouse

You might get a kick out of this. I use the Remote Mouse plugin to control the mouse using my face... Plugin: https://synthiam.com/EZ-Builder/Plugins/view/37
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Ez-B V4 Supports Dynamixel Ax-12 Servos

Ez-B V4 Supports Dynamixel Ax-12 Servos

We have listened to your requests for supporting Dynamixel servos with the EZ-B v4... The firmware now supports them... See, we listen
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What Do You Think About The New Server?

How many of you got the server down message last night? Yesterday day I went into the office, furious! Flames and lighting bolts projecting from my eyeballs - green hulk kinda angry! The night before, the hosting company Ez-robot was using decided to perform another unscheduled maintenance and bring the servers down without notification - which...
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New User Tutorial Section

Have you seen the User Tutorial section? We have migrated all of the community forum tutorials into this new section. Your user community forum posts that were labelled as Tutorials have been converted into awesome tutorials. The user tutorials map to ARC controls! This means it works both ways, when users view the ARC Manual, they are presented...
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New Product Updates

New Product Updates

As you know, I have taken a little time to distress and focus on whats coming for 2015. Yes, it was only a few days but it was my first time off in 4 years - and during that time I...
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Bbc: Humans

Bbc: Humans

This show premiered tonight, its from Britain BBC called Humans. I think its going to be a good series. The message is interesting about jobs being taken over by robots. Now sure, theres the usual...
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Brookstone Demo Jd's (For Wbs)

Brookstone Demo Jds (For Wbs)

In another thread, wbs asked about all the jds in the office - if they were Brookstone demos. The answer is yup. They are attached to black pexi glass base. The...
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Win A $400 Ez-Robot Roli Rover Robot Kit

Robotics Trends has partnered with EZ-Robot to give away an EZ-Robot Roli Rover Robot Kit - a $400 value. The United States needs to get more kids involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. Fifteen percent of current job openings in the country are in the tech field, but only 16 percent of high school seniors are...
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Guess Who's Visiting?

Guess Whos Visiting?

Have a peak at the camera tomorrow during the day and see if you can guess which two of our forum members are visiting. Winner gets a high five!
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Building Robots In Your Garage? Get A Darpa Contract

This is interesting: http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2015/05/dod-asks-maker-community-robotics-technology/113080/ Potentially critical to national security -- could be happening in garages and other maker spaces never to be discovered by the Defense Department. Thats what DOD is trying to avoid with a new pilot program aimed at getting small...
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Jeremie Says Hello

Jeremie Says Hello

Welcome to Saturday nights with DJ and Jeremie
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Ez-Script Builder Idea

Ez-Script Builder Idea

I was in the EZ-Script compiler tonight and came up with a little idea. I was wondering if I continued this path, if it would be useful to any of you? The idea is you can right...
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Rgb Array Tutorial

Rgb Array Tutorial

Ive added a video to the 18 RGB LED Block, Humanoid Head with Camera RGB Eyes and 18 RGB LED PCB to explain how to use them. There have been questions in the past on how to set it up...
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Learning Photography

Learning Photography

Weve hired a photographer to start taking photos of our products for the store. Now they need to be crisp and clear, so its easy to see the parts. This is somewhat of a challenge...
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Mouser Robotics Challenge

Mouser Robotics Challenge

This is the perfect opportunity to strut out stuff! Post your ezrobot on the mouse robot challenge: http://www.mouser.com/robotics-challenge/?entry_id=18855827
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Intel. Behind In The Times

Intel. Behind In The Times

Heres another example of how EZ-Robot is way ahead of even the big guys! I was sent this video the other day. The guy who sent it to me was super excited about it! Said...
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Robot Building Workshop (March 29, 2015)

Robot Building Workshop (March 29, 2015)

More Information: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/robot-building-workshop-tickets-16159108328 Build and Program your own autonomous robot in...
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Get Connected: Win An Ezrobot Six Hexapod

Win an EZ Robot Revolution Six Hexabot! This hexapod robot kit is a creative robot platform. Assembled with ez-bits, Six is a very customizable robot with 6 legs and 12 degrees of freedom. The joints are powered by 12 heavy duty servo motors, allowing unique, dynamic movement. The removable ez-bit joints and top mounted camera enhance Sixs ability...
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Jason And Jeremie's Robots Sneak Peak

Jason And Jeremies Robots Sneak Peak

Heres a sneak peak video I took of the robots that Jeremie and Jason are building!
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Any Forum Members In Seattle?

Any Forum Members In Seattle?

Im in Seattle for a meeting Friday (tomorrow) and I was wondering if any of our active members are here? If so, do you have a lipo charger I can borrow this...
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Nominate Ezrobot

Hey everyone, nominate your favorite robot company! http://roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/2015_rbr50_nominations_now_open
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Lte Ez-Robot Connectivity

*Disclaimer: Do not relate what I am about to ask you to Terminators SkyNet. However, we hope it to be much friendlier In an internal moving forward discussion, the topic of WiFi range was brought up. We notice many individuals would like to have a much longer range. However, due to the bandwidth limitations of long range Source/Point communication...
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Our Ezrobot Christmas

Our Ezrobot Christmas

Its too bad our cameras dont show outside of the office. We have a 28 foot tree and a fire place to enjoy the holiday
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Robots Are Making Your Breakfast

Robots Are Making Your Breakfast

Aislinn has been working with James Patterson on a little project - shes done a terrific job! What do you think?
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Nasa Posts Free Space Sounds

Nasa Posts Free Space Sounds

This might be super useful to you all NASA Posts a Huge Library of Space Sounds, And You’re Free To Use Them And SoundCloud is now a place you can find sounds from...
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Current Revolution Owner Question - Servos

This is a question for Revolution owners. Im in China right now checking up on our factories. Boy is it ever a great experience! Ive been here a few times throughout the last year, researching available products and manufacturing abilities of factories. There are quite a few factories and companies involved in the manufacturing of the product that...
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Look Who's Joining My Robot Collection - R2D2

Look Whos Joining My Robot Collection - R2D2

I have some plans for this guy. Theres a few other EZ-Robot people building R2 units also. This is an exciting platform to start...
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Thanks Troy Doctor Who Ftw

Thanks Troy Doctor Who Ftw

Very cool! I tried to take the day off today and walked around the zoo. However, the zoo is only a few blocks from the EZ-Robot hq. I stopped in to see this little...
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Jd Eyes And Rgb Led Array Ez-Bit Sneak Peek

Jd Eyes And Rgb Led Array Ez-Bit Sneak Peek

Theres been questions about how JDs eyes work - and the 18 RGB LED Block EZ-Bit. Well, I shot this quick video to demonstrate how you...
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Ez-Robot In Scientific America

Ez-Robot In Scientific America

Hey everyone, we had a short article published in Scientific America today - and I mean short! Needless to say, Im very disappointed in the outcome of my...
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Instructables

Have you all seen www.instructables.com? I have some of my robots up. They have great contests for robots and stuff. There is one robot contest right now! With the stuff going on here, if you all entered, I bet one of you will be taking home a prize!!! I can say it helps to make a video also... Pictures are really important. The more information...
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Everyone Loves Updates

Everyone Loves Updates

Well, I have been quite busy and therefore havent been around much - sorry. EZ-Robot has been getting some amazing attention from a few very large and awesome companies,...
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Ez-B V4 Gets Another Uart Serial Ttl Port

While the plastic injection molds are being verified and the PCBs are being assembled for delivery, I decided to spend a little time in the EZ-B v4 firmware to see what else I could pull out of it for features... You know, to make your wait worth it While the molds are checked over for quality injections. Well, I discovered there was just enough...
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EZ-Robot Complete Kit

Ta-Da! Happy Binary Day!!! (11-11-11) What better way to compliment an important holiday than something that brings people together (remember, its Remembrance Day)... The EZ-Robot Complete Kit is now available! Following the overwhelming response from the Real Wall-E Video, I found myself in a challenging position. With so many questions and...
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Ez-B V4 115,200 Baud Rate On All 24 I/O

So, Jeremie and I were checking the latest EZ-B v3 firmware against the existing and new functionality of the EZ-B v3 communication. Ill get to that in the release notes, theres a new EZ-B v3 firmware coming this weekend... Anyway, we were playing with the EZ-B v4 and decided to see if we could push the speed limits of the old limit of 57,600 baud...
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Ez-B V4 Gets 2 Uart Ports

The most recent version of the EZ-B v4 firmware now includes 2 high speed UART ports instead of 1. The ports can work up to 3,750,000 bits/sec. The standard UART Expansion Port has 10,000 Byte Buffer. The new Port uses 2 Dx pins and has a 4,000 Byte Buffer. Youre welcome
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Getting Schooled With Ez-Robot

Getting Schooled With Ez-Robot

Much of my involvement in education is with young entrepeneurs who want to know what it is like to start a company. Being that I didnt expect EZ-Robot to become...
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Android Tutorial

Android Tutorial

I have published a tutorial on how to create an Android App... You may read the manual here: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=196
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ARC Online Help

ARC Online Help

We have been building an online help with video tutorials for ARC. If you have any suggestions or questions for tutorials, let us know. You can find the online manual under the EZ-Builder...
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Android Mobile Beta App Demo

Android Mobile Beta App Demo

Everyone has been asking about the Mobile App lately - and for a good reason! Because its absolutely brilliant! Any projects from ARC can be loaded into the...
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Ez-Robot Six Testing

Ez-Robot Six Testing

I know that everyone sees a lot of Six and less of the others, but hes my favorite - surprising, considering JD is named after me! Today I was demonstrating the embedded streaming...
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Androbot Inc.

Androbot Inc.

I had no idea the founder of Atari made a robot company in the early 80s. Here are some neat videos of Androbot - Topo and Bob
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Hello World!

Hello World - 7:30 am Friday (GMT) As you are aware, the EZ-Robot Complete Kit is in high demand. We launched our product in May of 2011 - since then, we have made new friends to develop a great robot community. The recent media response was unexpected and a great surprise to us! Our goal to make advanced robotics accessible to everyone is becoming...
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Getting Started With EZ-B

I received a few emails asking if there is an update to the Getting Started document that is shipped in the EZ-B package. The latest document can be found on two places on this website... By clicking here -or- On The Buy Now Page The Buy Now page also displays the last updated date and tiime beside the link. You will be able to see updates easily...
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Ez-Robot Evacuated

Ez-Robot Evacuated

You may have seen this on our office cam... Well, we had to leave because of this... Here is a good summary video.. It came out of no where. There has been a lot of rain lately....
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Serial Serial Serial Ports

Hey everyone, I have released a new version of the EZ-SDK (2011.02.12.05) that contains a great new feature. Every port can now send uart serial data. Each port can send serial data at common baud rates of 300, 1200, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, and 57600. Is it easy to use? You bet! Easy as this......
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Irobot Roomba Is Now Supported!

Irobot Roomba Is Now Supported!

Thats right, the iRobot Roomba is now supported by the EZ-B. No more wires! Bluetooth connectivity to your Roomba with the EZ-B. All you need is a PS2...
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Where Is My Ez-Robot BBC Documentary

Im watching this documentary this evening...
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Away For A Few Days.

I havent been very active in the website for a bit, and wont be back for a few more days. Sorry everyone.
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Radio Shack - The Great Creation

Radio Shack - The Great Creation

Have you built a robot from a radio shack toy? Have you used any Radio Shack parts in your robot? If so, get exposure of your robot by posting a video,...
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Script Command Manual

Functions Sleep (milliseconds) Pauses for specified milliseconds Example: Sleep(1000) SleepRandom (lowMilliSec, highMilliSec) Pauses for a random millisecond delay between the 2 provided values Example: SleepRandom(1000, 5000) Servo (servoPort, position) Move servo to the specified position Example: Servo(D14, 25) ServoUp (servoPort, count)...
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Crunchies

I was just sent this and thought it would be great to share with you Clickity: http://crunchies2012.techcrunch.com/nominate Anyone feel like nominating EZ-Robot for best hardware startup?
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DC Motor Current Sensing

DC Motor Current Sensing

My omnibot robot has been getting stuck the odd time. I had a conversation with the guys at Solarbotics and they suggested I through in a current sensing circuit. Wicked...
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Autoconnect With Ez-Script

Autoconnect With Ez-Script

Heres a little tutorial video on how to autoconnect with the latest version of ARC And in case you missed how to use the Shortcut Creator...
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Ez-Robot Item Weights

I was asked for the weights of some EZ-Robot items, and posting on the forum felt like the appropiate place EZ-Robot Camera With Battery And Case: 77 grams EZ-Robot Camera PCB With Battery: 28 grams EZ-Robot Camera PCB: 20 grams EZ-B: 54 grams
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First Version Of ARC

First Version Of ARC

The first version of ARC was released on February 2011. I was going through old code and came across numero uno! So, for fun - here it is. If you are interested to see how far weve...
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Ez-Robot Review Response

I came across an EZ-Robot review that has an inaccuracy that I would like to clarify for consumers considering their purchase of an EZ-Robot product. Its my personal passion to make advanced robotics accessible to everyone; which is why Ive put my heart and soul into this platform. I stand by the reliability, easiness and scalability of the product...
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L298 Official Howto Video

L298 Official Howto Video

For those of you who have a 2.5 Amp Motor Controller, here is a tutorial video that we did yesterday - hot from the render! For more information, visit:...
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2D Environment Mapping Code

2D Environment Mapping Code

I have almost completed my Omnibot code as an autonomous pet. I am about an elegant and effecient solution to AI. Of course, giving the impression of awareness is all...
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Smash Kaboom

Smash Kaboom

Oooops. At least our flying quadcopter robot didnt get stuck in a tree this time! However, it did fall out of the sky and hit the ground from about 100 feet. Nothing that a little bit of glue wont...
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Good News! Drone Has Been Rescued :)

Good News! Drone Has Been Rescued

The EZ-Robot Drone was outside running a few tests... Chasing its favorite red ball and such... When suddenly a gust of wind (were going to blame the...
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Robot Art

Robot Art

Just playing around...
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How A Servo Works

How A Servo Works

This is a short tutorial on how a servo works at an electrical level. The position of a servo is determined by the pulse, which is normally between 1ms and 2ms. However, many servos have...
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Pwm Duty Cycle Trick

Pwm Duty Cycle Trick

Heres a neat trick to ramp the PWM duty cycle automatically by using the Servo Speed Control. Because the Servo and PWM share some code, the Servo Speed effects both features on...
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EZ-Robot Is Our Life

EZ-Robot Is Our Life

I write everything from my head onto paper. The walls of my home are covered in large sheets of paper with ideas and theories about robotics. I learn from you, the EZ-Community, to...
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Beta ARC 2012.04.10.00 (15.5 Firmware)

This is a beta firmware for anyone with ports going high randomly. Let me know if it still happens with this version. Im struggling to find out what is going on inside the PIC. Im starting to think I found a static bug in the PIC itself. I need more testing before I can make that claim 2012.04.10.00BetaInstaller.zip - Right Click, Save As
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Flying Robot Stuck In A Tree

Flying Robot Stuck In A Tree

This might be an interesting story, the new age version of a cat stuck in the tree. This time, its a robot. I was testing one of my flying robots outside and having...
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Mit Gets How Much?

This is insane. $10,000,000 (10 million) for paper robots. I cant believe that. Must be an april fools joke, no? The quote from the MIT interview is interesting. Did no one do their research before wasting that much money during an economical crisis? Click for article I wonder if theyve heard of EZ-Robot? I guess not
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Hifive - Good Things Come In Twos

Well, HiFive has been repaired. Firmware 15.3 is available for download again. The bug was between the two different bluetooth modules from the two versions between 3.1 and 3.0. The differences are minor, and not many can recognize them. But there is a strangeness with the bluetooth communication that we discovered today The great thing about the...
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Behind The Scenes

Behind The Scenes

Wonder what its like at EZ-Robot? Its not always fun and games - but when it is, we take advantage of it!
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Did You Ask For Servo Speed?

Did You Ask For Servo Speed?

The best is getting better! Did you ask for servo speed? How about 255 servo speeds? Did you also ask for double the servo resolution? Oh, and a few other speed...
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Robot Eyes

Robot Eyes

check this link out... I stumbled across their ebay store today and im impressed with their products. Some real neat stuff! shop.ebay.ca/roboticssquared/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=25
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First Flight

First Flight

I completed new support in the EZ-SDK and ARC yesterday. Well be releasing it this week. Heres a sneak peek
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BV4113 Motor Controller

This is an EZ-Robot Certified Economy Motor Controller. It is capable of 1.5 Amps (5 Watts) between 5 and 12 volts DC. This convenient motor controller connects to the EZ-B by a single cable. The cable to the EZ-B provides +5, GND and Signal for the Motor Controller Communication The other connections are for your motors and motor power. * The IC...
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Ez-Community Rocks!

You are all awesome its such a great group we have. And more great people coming daily. Soooooooooo I wanted to say I think ur all awesome. Super duper supportive and positive energy. Soon the world will be ez robotd!!
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Sssssshhhhhh :)

Sssssshhhhhh

Happy Valentines Day fellow ez-rrrrrrrrrrrobot lovers Dont tell anyone yet... We havent made a proper press release. But that video we just filmed 30 minutes ago. Give us another week or two for...
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Ez-Robot Takes Over Endeavor Arts

Ez-Robot Takes Over Endeavor Arts

EZ-Robot took over Endeavor Arts with our robots during Calgarys First Thursday. We brought Omnibot 2000, Wall-e, Brookstone Rover, Flying AR Parrot...
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Android - Coming Soon

Android - Coming Soon

What version of Android are your devices? I picked up an Android Tablet this evening - Samsung Galaxy 2. I started working on the Android library for the EZ-B. Most of the...
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Fan Cooling

Fan Cooling

I had some heat issues with my Omnibot 2000s arm servos. I recall a mod someone had done before by adding a fan to the EZ-B. I also did a little mod - and here are instructions to do it in the...
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Axlon Andy Robot

Someone HAS to get this and turn it into an EZ-Robot... UNREAL! www.ebay.com/itm/Axlon-Andy-Robot-Rare-Topo-Head-Androbot-Pedigree-Vintage-Computer-Atari-800-/110773099146?_trksid=p4012.m1374_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D8%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4223645895891923578
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Ez-Robot Visits Endeavour Arts Studio

Ez-Robot Visits Endeavour Arts Studio

We were asked to attend a small function at Endeavour Arts tonight. I managed to free up a bit of time and brought a few of my most recent robots....
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Happy New Year! Bring On 2012!

Happy New Year! Bring On 2012!

Happy New Year everyone! It has been exactly one year since I launched ARC - that excites me. It is hard to imagine how far EZ-Robot has come. Everyday I log...
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MMA7455L Accelerometer

MMA7455L Accelerometer

*Note: this is temporary until the next SDK is released. Then this page will change because there will be an embedded class in the EZ-SDK and ARC. Address byte...
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EZ-Robot @ Beakerhead.Org

EZ-Robot @ Beakerhead.Org

Beakerhead.org held their launch party this evening. EZ-Robot was invited to contribute with our robots. Omnibot v1 and Omnibot 2000 were my dates. All of 5 hours old,...
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Blinkm

This is how you use the blinkmk in ARC . The address of the blinkm is default 0x09 (thats 7 bit). you need to turn that number into an 8 bit number to write, thats 0x12. The LSB of the i2c address is reserved for the direction of data. A 1 in the LSB means READ, and a 0 in LSB means WRITE. If you look at the datasheet (google search blinkm...
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Auto Robot Hand Control Preview

Auto Robot Hand Control Preview

Automatically closes the hand and executes an ez-script when an object is placed in the hand
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Some New Website Features

Hi! I jumped into website code mode tonight. Attach File You can upload either a JPG or EZB file. It will upload the file and automatically insert the link text into the message window for you. RSS Feed Some of you may have already seen this. But I added it a few days ago. You can add the RSS feed to your phone or desktop gadget. Now you can see...
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Robot Documentaries

Robot Documentaries

I found these documentaries on youtube. Its pretty cool
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EZ-Robot Wallpaper

EZ-Robot Wallpaper

Fellow facebook friend Ryan Davis asked for the wall paper on my laptop background in the videos. So Here it is... Feel free to make your own also Right click and select Use As...
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Spoiler! Firmware V13

Coming Soon: Firmware v13 (Codename: OMG) Whoa! Whats this? Firmware v13 for the EZ-B Robot Controller is in testing phase!... Isnt that supposed to be an unlucky number? Well, unlucky for ME because I havent slept in a week ... So lets see what is new in the coming-soon Firmware v13... For those who havent seen the progress over the past week, I...
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Ebay Servo Deal!

I was looking for new servos today and came across this link on ebay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150618805318ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT I just ordered a billion of them. For the price, works out to a little over $4 USD per servo (including shipping) Thought id give you cats a heads up
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ARC Voice Recognition

As of version 2011.02.28.00 of ARC, voice recognition has been implemented and works in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It will not work in Windows XP, although we are investigating how to make it happen. Each phrase can be user defined. And for each phrase, there is a corresponding script command. The Config window displays all available commands....
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Found A Source For U-Command Wall-Es

I was just forwarded a link to this company who sells the U-Command Wall-E . It is priced a little high, but I guess thats what you get if you buy new. Im surprised to see someone selling it new still. Wonder where they got them from? Click
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Everyone Cross Your Fingers!

After months of searching, I found the company who produces the camera that I use. I sent them an email and they replied, in very broken english. Theyre going to provide a price for me to buy bulk. If the price works well, then well have wireless cameras for cheap! Im really excited Lets hope they co-operate.
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EZ-B V3 Available Now!

Hello and Happy Monday! We are excited to announce the EZ-B V3 is now available for purchase online! The purchase price of $119 USD includes shipping the V3 Bluetooth Robot Controller and Battery Pack. The new EZ-B V3 hardware was redesigned in partnership with Solarbotics. The new hardware board includes a I2C header, a smaller high output I/O...
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Embedded Computing

Embedded Computing

Some applications may be large enough to support an embedded PC motherboard. Mini-ITX motherboards are a great solution for this application. The Mini ITX motherboards are usually 17cm...
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Missing Posts

Hey there! So last night we had a hard drive crash. Sad thing is, the database wasnt backed up for 2 days. I had been building a new server and had the backup disabled, thinking what could go wrong in 2 days?. Well the HD died. All orders are recorded through paypal, so there are no problems there. However, some user accounts that were made over...
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Make Magazine Video Of DJ Sures

Hey!! I was just sent an email with a great little video clip that Make put together from their visit to my workshop. Check it out! Click to watch
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DJ Sures Talks About EZ-Robot

DJ Sures Talks About EZ-Robot

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Omnibot @ Maker Faire 2011

Omnibot @ Maker Faire 2011

Hey everyone! Omnibot has finally returned home from his month trip down the California coast... Starting in San Mateo Bay Area for the Maker Faire 2011! For those who...
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Arduino Shield Kit

Here is a snapshot of the assembled Arduino Shield Kit that is shipped with EZ-B v3. I will create an assembly video shortly.
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EZ-B V3 Update

Great news! The EZ-B V3 will be available for purchase on May 16th 2011! Visit us for updates on availability or ask us to notify you. For those following the us, the EZ Robot Project has experienced some fantastic changes and growth over the past few months. The latest news is the development of the EZ-B V3 (rolls off the tongue, doesnt it?). The...
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BBC Radio Five Interview

Hey everyone! It has been a very busy few weeks with the project and partnership with Solarbotics. The new Version 3 EZ-B has been consuming a large amount of time. During this hectic time, I managed to find a little bit of free time to answer some questions for BBC Radio Five. For those interested, here is the link to the podcast entitled Robots...
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EZ-B V3 Prototype Testing

EZ-B V3 Prototype Testing

Jeremy @ solarbotics was playing with the EZ-B Version 3.0 this weekend... He made us this little video
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EZ-B Tested By Solarbotics

EZ-B Tested By Solarbotics

Well! There hasnt been much (any) activity on the Forum since we put it online. Today I met with Solarbotics and passed an EZ-B onto them. Jeremy quickly grabbed the...
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The Creator Movie

The Creator Movie

A while ago, I saw a news article about people dressed as robots walking around a football stadium. They were acting stiffly and pretending to be robots for a publicity promo for The...
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Orange Pi Zero 2W

Orange Pi Zero 2W

Weve used Raspberry Pi 4s with the ARCx testing and development. Recently, I was wondering how a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 would perform. The Zero 2 is a 64-bit CPU, which is what ARCx...
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Using Openai GPT4 To Control A Robot Arm

Using Openai GPT4 To Control A Robot Arm

Weve been working on a few things using Open AIs API, such as navigating any robot around any environment and avoiding obstacles with only a...
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Wow - I Hope Snapdragon Gives Us New Sbcs

Wow - I Hope Snapdragon Gives Us New Sbcs

As you know, Intel hasnt been making many breakthroughs in performance or power consumption. This has resulted in slow development of...
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Describe Your Robot Arm For Kinematic Robot Skill

Describe Your Robot Arm For Kinematic Robot Skill

We are in the process of developing a dynamic configuration system for robot arms, which will be compatible with a variety...
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Will! We’Re Watching Your Series

Will! We’Re Watching Your Series

We started with guardians of the galaxy 1 two nights ago. Tonight is part 2. Looking forward to part 3! The Christmas special we’re gonna do too after...
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Tiny 11 On Tiny Computers

Tiny 11 On Tiny Computers

Im not a fan of Windows 11 - but if thats our only option moving forward, guess well have to figure out how to live with it. This video uses a utility that shows how to...
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Resurrecting My AT-AT Robot Pet

Resurrecting My AT-AT Robot Pet

Ill resurrect some of my old robots and return them to life. Theyve sat on shelves between the office and my house for several years. While Id like to build...
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Jeremie’S Getting A Head In Life

Jeremie’S Getting A Head In Life

He’s got the body printed but hasn’t assembled it.
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*BEEP BEEP* Server Outage Warning

BEEP BEEP Server Outage Warning

Hey everyone - this is a quick note that the Synthiam servers will be offline on Tuesday, April 18th, between 11:00 PM Mountain Time for approximately 3-4...
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Interesting Security Settings For Windows

Interesting Security Settings For Windows

This is a neat video - its the second video in his series about how Microsoft has been collecting and sending data from Windows. The first...
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Create A Custom Windows 10 Lite Image

Create A Custom Windows 10 Lite Image

Has anyone seen this before? I found a few videos but this one seems to be the most detailed. I come across Windows 10 Lite often, where someone...
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Got Some New Swag!

Got Some New Swag!

Decided to splurge on myself. Ya it still costs me to buy my own swag . But these fit great. Had to go two sizes larger but they’re so nice  just need some nicer weather to wear them...
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Rock Pi/X Cooling Mod

Rock Pi/X Cooling Mod

The heat sink is a must with the rock pi x. I ordered a fan kit from Amazon that’s originally for the raspberry pi. It came with 4 fans and a ton of heat sinks. I’ve been running...
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First General Discussion Post

This is a general topic post
Movement Panels
Brushless Motor Movement Panel
By Synthiam

Brushless Motor Movement Panel v2

A movement panel to control brushless motor controllers. These are used in hoverboards or many other robot types.
Display
Display Popup
By Synthiam

Display Popup v13

Popup a custom window with custom text to the user from a command
Scripting
for ARCx
Script
By Synthiam Inc.

Script v2

Execute a JavaScript or Python script to automate a process and control other robot skills.
Navigation
Rplidar (A1)
By Slamtec

Rplidar (A1) v17

NMS Lidar driver for Slamtec RPLidar A1
Camera
for ARCx
Face Tracking
By Synthiam Inc.

Face Tracking v2

Track faces from any of the ARC video sources.
Audio
for ARCx
Advanced Speech Synthesis
By Synthiam Inc.

Advanced Speech Synthesis

Text to speech that uses Azure voices which are natural sounding for several languages.
Audio
for ARCx
Speech Phrase Recognition
By Synthiam Inc.

Speech Phrase Recognition

Execute scripts based on input from any speech to text recognition.
Camera
for ARCx
Video Recorder
By Synthiam Inc.

Video Recorder

Record any video source to a local file.
Audio
for ARCx
Windows Speech Engine
By Microsoft

Windows Speech Engine

Use Microsoft Windows built-in speech synthesis and recognition engine.
Servo
for ARCx
Servo
By Synthiam Inc.

Servo

Move a servo using the mouth with an on-screen widget
Remote Control
for ARCx
Movement Joystick
By Synthiam Inc.

Movement Joystick

An on-screen joystick that will control any movement panel in the project.
Movement Panels
for ARCx
Continuous Rotation Movement Panel
By Synthiam Inc.

Continuous Rotation Movement Panel

Two or more continuous servos used as a movement panel to move the robot with movement commands.
Camera
for ARCx
Camera Source (Ezb)
By Synthiam Inc.

Camera Source (Ezb)

Use an EZB that supports video as a camera source for recognition, recording and more.
Audio
for ARCx
Basic Speech Synthesis
By Synthiam Inc.

Basic Speech Synthesis

English-only speech synthesis.
Camera
for ARCx
Camera Source (Usb)
By Synthiam Inc.

Camera Source (Usb) v3

Use a USB camera as a video source for recongition, recording and more.
Audio
for ARCx
Azure Speech To Text Engine
By Microsoft

Azure Speech To Text Engine v2

Speech recognition engine from Microsoft Azure using your own custom key for billing.
Communication
for ARCx
Ezb Connection
By Synthiam Inc.

Ezb Connection v3

Connect ARCx to microcontrollers with the EZB firmware installed.
Artificial Intelligence
Openai Chatgpt
By OpenAI

Openai Chatgpt v19

Use Chat GPT with your robot. Give your robot a personality and conversational ability and describe images. This robot skill adds chatbot...
ADC
for ARCx
Arcx Test Robot Skill
By Synthiam Inc.

Arcx Test Robot Skill v21

This is a test ARCx robot skill. This is not a real robot skill.
Servo
Custom Servo Controller
By Synthiam

Custom Servo Controller

Use Vx virtual servo ports to control up to 99 servos on a custom servo controller via a serial protocol, such as arduino mega with a custom...
Audio
Conversational Menu
By Synthiam

Conversational Menu v10

Have a verbal conversation with your robot using your voice by navigating through menu options so your robot can perform tasks.
Camera
Kinect Body Control
By Microsoft

Kinect Body Control v11

Control robot servos using your body and a Microsoft Kinect
Display
Full Screen Video Player
By Synthiam

Full Screen Video Player v9

Play videos in a fullscreen window that sits on top of everything else. Great for facial animations or user messages.
Navigation
The Better Navigator
By Synthiam

The Better Navigator v34

Improved version of The Navigator based on Hector SLAM, with more features and path finding.
Audio
Advanced Speech Recognition
By Microsoft

Advanced Speech Recognition v40

This is an alternative to the Bing Speech Recognition module for ARC. This skill is a paid service from Microsoft.
Audio
Azure Text To Speech
By Microsoft

Azure Text To Speech v7

Enable fluid, natural-sounding text to speech that matches the intonation and emotion of human voices.
Servo
Lewansoul Servo
By LewanSoul

Lewansoul Servo v29

Control LewanSoul digital smart servos from the EZ-B UART or PC COM Serial Port
Virtual Reality
Oculus Quest Robot
By Meta

Oculus Quest Robot v10

Use Meta Quest 2 VR headsets to control robots by viewing their cameras and manipulating servos with natural hand gestures or controllers....
Servo
Stepper Servo
By Synthian Inc.

Stepper Servo v21

Control up to 127 stepper motors as servos with speed and acceleration.
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic Collision Script
By Synthiam Inc.

Ultrasonic Collision Script

Use an ultrasonic distance sensor to execute a script when an object is detected within range of the sensor.
Display
Chromium
By Google

Chromium v6

Full-featured chrome web browser robot skill that can be configured using control commands.
Servo
Feetech Serial Bus Servo
By FeeTech

Feetech Serial Bus Servo v8

Control Feetech serial bus smart servos from UART or PC COM port.
Audio
Speech Script
By Synthiam

Speech Script v4

Execute a script when speech is created.
Camera
Tiny Yolo2
By Synthiam

Tiny Yolo2 v13

Object detection is fundemental to computer vision: Recognize what the objects are inside the robot camera and also where they are in the...
Servo
Inverse Kinematic Arm
By Synthiam

Inverse Kinematic Arm v10

Move any robot arm with inverse kinematics in 3d cartesian coordinates.
Audio
Talk Servo V2
By Synthiam

Talk Servo V2 v4

Bind a servo to spoken audio to move a mouth similating speaking
Communication
Pushover
By PushOver LLC

Pushover v2

Push robot status notifications to iOS (iphone/ipad), Android and various other devices, including Windows.
Navigation
Hitachi-LG LDS Lidar
By Hitachi

Hitachi-LG LDS Lidar v21

NMS Driver for the Hitachi-LG LDS 360 degree lidar.
Servo
Feetech RS485 Servo
By FeeTech

Feetech RS485 Servo v4

Use the SM40BL control protocol for Feetech RS485 smart servos.
Movement Panels
Wowwee Rovio
By Wowwee

Wowwee Rovio v3

Movement panel for the Wowwee Rovio toy robot.
Servo
Dynamixel
By Robotis

Dynamixel v48

Connect and control Robotis Dynamixel Smart Servos to ARC. This open-source plugin converts the Virtual Servo ports on ARC (v0-v99) to...
Servo
Robotis Openmanipulatorx
By Robotis

Robotis Openmanipulatorx v8

Calculates the joint angles to position the Robotis Open ManipulatorX effector to a specific desired location in 3d cartesian space.
Remote Control
Joystick (Xinput)
By Synthiam

Joystick (Xinput) v15

Joystick control for XInput devices (xbox controllers, etc).
Scripting
Get Line Containing From Array
By Synthiam

Get Line Containing From Array v7

Adds a new ez-script function GetLineContainingFromArray() that will return an item from the array that contains the specified text.
Audio
Google Speech Recognition
By Google

Google Speech Recognition v10

Use the online Google Speech Recognition Service (test beta)
Servo
Servo Recorder
By Synthiam

Servo Recorder v15

Record and play back servo movements on your robot at specified speed and direction
Remote Control
Myo Gesture Armband
By Thalmic Labs

Myo Gesture Armband v8

Myo Gesture Armband with support for multiple devices
Scripting
Task Script
By Synthiam Inc.

Task Script v8

Split complex tasks into several simple scripts. Each script is a stage of completing a task.
Remote Control
Remote UI Client
By Synthiam Inc.

Remote UI Client v4

The Remote UI Client skill for ARC enables PCs to remotely control robots using customizable interfaces created in other ARC instances, with...
Games
Tic Tac Toe
By Synthiam

Tic Tac Toe v7

A tic tac toe game that you can play with your robot.
Navigation
BN-880 GPS Compass
By Beitian

BN-880 GPS Compass v2

Have your robot navigate using a GPS to waypoints and paths.
Navigation
Intel Realsense D435i
By Intel

Intel Realsense D435i v19

Connect the D435i Intel Realsense depth cameras to the ARC navigation messaging system (NMS) for distance detection and mapping.
General
EZB Connect By Name
By Synthiam Inc.

EZB Connect By Name

Connect to an EZB by the name using the WiFi broadcast feature.
Artificial Intelligence
Bot Libre
By Bot Libre

Bot Libre v8

Powerful AIML2 chatbot client for ARC using the Bot Libre opensource cloud service
Movement Panels
Inverted Pendulum
By Synthiam

Inverted Pendulum v9

The inverted pendulum skill is designed to be used with the Sainsmart v3 balance robot but technically you can use the Sainsmart hardware,...
Remote Control
Movement Joystick
By Synthiam

Movement Joystick v6

A joystick that controls any movement panel
Communication
EZMQTT Broker
By Synthiam

EZMQTT Broker v8

MQTT Broker that runs as a control in ARC
Scripting
Smart Variable Watcher
By Synthiam

Smart Variable Watcher v4

This is a smarter variable watcher that replaces the standard built-in version. This version uses less CPU for large projects.
Navigation
Camera NMS Pose
By Synthiam Inc.

Camera NMS Pose v8

Use an overhead camera to track the pose location of a robot for localized navigation.
Navigation
Wheel Encoder Counter
By Synthiam

Wheel Encoder Counter v9

Compatible with firmware that counts wheel rotation for left and right wheels with wheel encoder.
Scripting
User Defined Function Example
By Synthiam

User Defined Function Example v4

Example of how to create a plugin that becomes an ez-script function.
Camera
Sighthound Cloud API
By SightHound

Sighthound Cloud API v12

The Sighthound Cloud Detection API returns the location of any people and faces found in robot camera video.
Remote Control
Exosphere
By Synthiam

Exosphere v68

Exosphere combines telepresence, artificial intelligence, machine learning and human assistance to give autonomous behaviors to cloud...
Camera
Openai Dall-E Image
By OpenAI

Openai Dall-E Image v3

Integrate state of the art image generation capabilities directly into your robot apps and products.
Communication
Connection Diagnostic
By Synthiam

Connection Diagnostic v6

If you are experiencing issues with EZ-B v4 connection, this is a diagnostic tool to help.
Communication
Advanced Twitter Recognition
By Twitter

Advanced Twitter Recognition v10

Retrieve twitter tweets and process them to have your robot do cool stuff via twitter posts.
Communication
Command Duplicator
By Synthiam

Command Duplicator v7

Control more than one ez-b with the same commands.
Virtual Reality
Single Camera Servo Server
By Synthiam

Single Camera Servo Server v10

Servo camera video server which allows a remote client to move servos and receive video stream from a camera device.
Servo
PWM Servo Feedback (ADC)
By Synthiam

PWM Servo Feedback (ADC) v10

This control will allow hobby pwm servos to have positional feedback in ARC.
Navigation
Intel Realsense T265
By Intel

Intel Realsense T265 v26

Use the Intel Realsense T265 tracking camera for way-point robot navigation
Servo
PWM Servo Feedback (I2c)
By Synthiam

PWM Servo Feedback (I2c) v7

This receives ADC data from the arduino of servo positions via I2C to an EZ-B
Artificial Intelligence
Aimlbot
By Synthiam

Aimlbot v22

AimlBot is a localized chatbot client that uses AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language).
Movement Panels
Sabertooth Movement Panel
By Dimension Engineering

Sabertooth Movement Panel v10

This control supports the Sabertooth H-Bridge Motor Driver as a movement panel with variable speed in Simplified Serial mode.
Virtual Reality
Dual Camera Servo Server
By Synthiam Inc.

Dual Camera Servo Server

A server for DIY usage that allows a client to control servos and sends two stereoscopic camera streams to the client.
Camera
Robot Skill To Camera
By Synthiam Inc.

Robot Skill To Camera v5

Capture the output display of a robot skill and send it to a camera device.
Camera
Screen To Camera
By Synthiam Inc.

Screen To Camera v7

Capture any area of the screen and send it to a camera device.
Artificial Intelligence
Dialogflow
By Google

Dialogflow v23

Use Googles DialogFlow to create an artificially intelligent NLP chatbot for your robot.
Audio
Soundboard V2 (PC)
By Synthiam

Soundboard V2 (PC) v3

This Soundboard will play MP3 or WAV files out of the default sound output device on your PC. Scripts can be added to the timeline of each...
Scripting
Servo Script
By Synthiam

Servo Script v9

Bind a script to servo position movements. This allows you to create scripts that run each time a servo is moved. A good use case for this...
Camera
Train Vision Object By Script
By Synthiam

Train Vision Object By Script v6

Enable real-time object vision training using scripts
Movement Panels
Custom Movement Panel V2
By Synthiam Inc.

Custom Movement Panel V2

An advanced custom movement panel with more features than the regular panel
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality Robot
By Synthiam

Virtual Reality Robot v30

View your robot’s camera using any SteamVR supported virtual reality headsets (Google Cardboard, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, HTC...
Servo
Maestro Servo Controller
By Pololu

Maestro Servo Controller v4

Control servos using the Pololu Maestro servo controllers
Communication
Getrss
By Synthiam

Getrss

Get an RSS feed and assign each response to a variable in an array. Use the variable to speak the response or perform parsing, etc.
Navigation
NMS Faux Odometry
By Synthiam

NMS Faux Odometry v8

Generate estimated pose odometry based on the travel distance of the movement manager.
Movement Panels
Ubtech Alpha 1 Bluetooth
By UBTech

Ubtech Alpha 1 Bluetooth v19

Control UBTech Alpha robot via bluetooth
Navigation
The Navigator
By Synthiam

The Navigator v30

A navigation skill for path planning based on receiving external location and obstacle data
Navigation
NMS Example
By Synthiam

NMS Example v3

An example project with source code that demonstrates how to create an NMS Level #1 navigation robot skill.
Navigation
Kinect Xbox 360 Depth Mapping
By Microsoft

Kinect Xbox 360 Depth Mapping v3

Use the microsoft xbox 360 connect to send navigation/obstacle information into the ARC NMS (navigation messaging system)
Movement Panels
Irobot Roomba Movement Panel
By iRobot

Irobot Roomba Movement Panel v22

Control the iRobot Roomba and read sensor data from 500 series roombas
Navigation
EZ-SLAM
By Synthiam

EZ-SLAM v25

SLAM for the ARC NMS without navigation capabilities. (Testing only)
Movement Panels
Irobot Roomba Legacy
By iRobot

Irobot Roomba Legacy v4

Control the older iRobot Discovery and 4xxx for legacy support
Scripting
Variable State Saver
By Synthiam

Variable State Saver v7

Save and Restore variable data to a file.
Artificial Intelligence
Personality Forge
By Personality Forge

Personality Forge v3

Make your robot a chatbot with personality and engagement. It will allow your robot to remember details and form emotional relationships...
Servo
Lynxmotion Smart Servos
By LynxMotion

Lynxmotion Smart Servos v9

Compact, modular smart actuators which were designed to be an evolution of the standard RC servo for use in multi degree-of-freedom robots,...
Movement Panels
Ohmnilabs Standalone
By OhmniLabs

Ohmnilabs Standalone v15

This skill connects the Ohmnilabs Telepresence Robot servo/wheel hardware with ARC.
Audio
Voice Activity Detection
By Synthiam

Voice Activity Detection v6

Detect the presence or absence of human speech
Movement Panels
Wowwee MIP V2
By Wowwee

Wowwee MIP V2 v3

The WowWee MIP robot is hackable with a UART port on the mainboard. Connect the GND, TX and RX to the EZ-Bs UART TX and RX to control it...
General
EZ-B Settings
By EZ-Robot

EZ-B Settings v6

Configure saved WiFi settings directly to the EZ-B v4 made by EZ-Robot
Movement Panels
Sabertooth Kangaroo
By Dimension Engineering

Sabertooth Kangaroo v2

Movement panel for the Kangaroo and Sabertooth from Dimension Engineering.
Communication
Network Change
By Synthiam

Network Change v2

Execute scripts based on network connection change activity. Such as if WiFi connects or disconnects.
Communication
Websocket Client
By Synthiam

Websocket Client v6

A client to send and receive data to a WebSocket.
Communication
Websocket Server
By Synthiam

Websocket Server v3

A WebSocket server for ARC that accepts client connections and executes scripts for each message received.
Servo
Kondo KRS ICS Servos
By Kondo

Kondo KRS ICS Servos v7

Control Kondo KRS servos with ICS 2 3.5 Protocol
Movement Panels
DJI Tello Movement Panel
By DJI

DJI Tello Movement Panel v3

Control the DJI Tello drone from ARC and receive the camera video feed for tracking.
Communication
TCP Client
By Synthiam

TCP Client v8

TCP Telnet Client for connecting to TCP Servers and diagnosing data channels.
Communication
SMTP Client
By Synthiam

SMTP Client v11

Allows your robot to send email or camera images using SMTP.
Communication
TCP Script Server Raw
By Synthiam

TCP Script Server Raw v8

TCP server that listens for script commands.
Communication
EZMQTT Client
By Synthiam

EZMQTT Client v10

MQTT Client Control for ARC that can also work with the server
General
Screen Recorder
By Synthiam

Screen Recorder v20

Record your screen to a video file to play back later
Camera
Stream All The Video Sources
By Synthiam

Stream All The Video Sources v3

Stream all video sources from any URI protocol or codec (RTMP, m3u, m3u8, Mkv, MOV, mpg, etc.). The video stream is sent to the selected...
Navigation
Indoor Positioning System
By Synthiam

Indoor Positioning System v16

The indoor positioning system is a combination of IR transmitter and IR dual camera receiver. The IR transmitter is mounted on your robot,...
Audio
Sound Script (Ezb)
By Synthiam

Sound Script (Ezb) v3

Execute a script when sound is played out of the EZB speaker
Artificial Intelligence
Pandorabot AIML2
By Synthiam

Pandorabot AIML2 v2

Connect to the PandoraBot AIML2 service using your Pandora developer account
Audio
Output Audio From EZ-B
By Synthiam

Output Audio From EZ-B v11

Example with source code of how to play audio out of the EZ-B when making a plugin in C#
Camera
Text Overlay
By Synthiam

Text Overlay v2

Display a variable on the processed camera device image
Power
Prevent PC Sleep
By Synthiam

Prevent PC Sleep v2

Prevents the PC from entering sleep mode.
Artificial Intelligence
Vader Sentiment Analysis
By Synthiam

Vader Sentiment Analysis v5

VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary and sEntiment Reasoner) is a lexicon and rule-based sentiment analysis tool that is specifically attuned to...
Camera
Picture In Picture
By Synthiam

Picture In Picture v7

Super impose a camera image on another camera image
Camera
Augmented Reality
By Synthiam

Augmented Reality v9

Overlay images on detected objects, colors, faces and more.
Audio
Total Speech Recognition
By Synthiam

Total Speech Recognition v8

AKA the worst speech recognizer By request of users who wish for unusable open dictionary offline speech recognition
Camera
Target Overlay
By Synthiam

Target Overlay v8

Display custom transparent PNG overlays on the camera control video output.
Camera
Camera Click Servo
By Synthiam

Camera Click Servo v12

Attaches to the camera control to enable servo panning by clicking on the video image.
Scripting
On Variable Changed
By Synthiam

On Variable Changed v3

This skill will execute a script when a variable has changed.
Audio
Frequency Detector
By Synthiam

Frequency Detector v6

Have servos respond to audio frequencies detected by the PC Microphone
Audio
Midi Control
By Synthiam

Midi Control v14

Connect a MIDI musical instrument or your soundcard to your robot.
Servo
UBTECH Alpha Servos UBT-12HC
By UBTech

UBTECH Alpha Servos UBT-12HC v11

Control the UBTECH Alpha Robot Digital smart Servos (UBT-12HC) with ARC
Camera
Programming With Pictures
By Synthiam

Programming With Pictures v9

Program your robot using images printed on paper.
Camera
Camera Overlay
By Synthiam

Camera Overlay v9

Displays the detected object name on the video stream.
Misc
Remote Mouse
By Synthiam

Remote Mouse v8

Control your mouse with this skill with scripting. Be creative and use your speech, camera skill or switches on your I/O controller to move...
Graphs
Graphy
By Synthiam

Graphy v9

This is the graphy control for creating graphs and plotting data using the ControlCommand() commands.
robot
DJ's Tamiya Bulldozer Robot

DJs Tamiya Bulldozer Robot

This is a tutorial on how to modify the Tamiya Bulldozer to be driven by modified servos rather than the DC motorset. The software controlling this robot is ARC....
robot
DJ's The Real Wall-E

DJs The Real Wall-E

Its been a very crazy past few weeks. I took a day off today. Yes! I admit it. I took a day off... And I built a robot Felt great to be back in the hacking saddle! This Wall-E hack...
robot
DJ's Wowwee Roboquad

DJs Wowwee Roboquad

The WowWee RoboQuad makes for a perfectly affordable unique robot platform, with the aid of EZ-Robot. Description: After adding support for his WowWee RoboSapien, DJ continued on to...
robot
DJ's Multiple Robots With One Joystick

DJs Multiple Robots With One Joystick

Demonstration how I controlled 6 robots with one joystick in my Pecha Kucha presentation. In this video, I use an Omnibot, Omnibot 2000, Wall-e,...
robot
DJ's Hasbro R2d2 Hacked With Iotiny

DJs Hasbro R2d2 Hacked With Iotiny

This build was in two parts. The original build was hacked live at Comic Expo in Calgary Alberta with an EZ-B v3 in 2012. It was a fun hack, because I...
robot
DJ's Drd 3D Printable Robot

DJs Drd 3D Printable Robot

I wanted a robot that was super easy to 3D print and was least number of parts to make. This robot was inspired from the Farscape DRD robots. Theres merely 2 components...
robot
DJ's Irobot Roomba Hack

DJs Irobot Roomba Hack

DJ modifies an iRobot Roomba to be wirelessly controlled with the EZ-B. He also adds a webcam and voice recognition! This is all done by soldering only two wires from an old...
robot
DJ's DJ’S Test Platform (K8)

DJs DJ’S Test Platform (K8)

This is my robot I rebuilt to use as a test platform for ARC. When developing skills and ARC features, this is one of the robots I use for testing with.  Hardware...
robot
DJ's Intel Realsense T265 Adventures-Bot Part 3

DJs Intel Realsense T265 Adventures-Bot Part 3

This is a test with the Intel RealSense T265 tracking camera for localization with the EZ-Robot AdventureBot. I use 3 ultrasonic...
robot
DJ's Imperial AT-AT Walker Robot - The Force Is With Me!

DJs Imperial AT-AT Walker Robot - The Force Is With Me!

This year i made a decision to get back into building robots. So, Ill start with this! Kind of ironic, an...
robot
DJ's Ez-B V4 Dalek

DJs Ez-B V4 Dalek

I built a Dalek EZ-Robot tonight. Well, i upgraded my EZ-B v3 hack to the v4 and added a few more servos. One to control the nose plunger thingy on their face up and down. And two other...
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DJ's Trs-80 Model 100 Controlled Wall-E

DJs Trs-80 Model 100 Controlled Wall-E

Watch the video I think the title say it all! I hacked my 1983 Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer with a TTL Bluetooth Module to control...
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DJ's Self Docking Robot

DJs Self Docking Robot

I used an Ohmnilabs Telepresence robot to write some self docking code as an example. I really like their docking mechanism, which uses magnets. Something like this can be...
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DJ's Robotis XM430 Dynamixel Arm With Open CM9.04

DJs Robotis XM430 Dynamixel Arm With Open CM9.04

I was using a robotis arm for picking stuff up - albeit nothing special, but thought the process might be useful to some...
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DJ's Robot Blinds Control

DJs Robot Blinds Control

Lazy much? Blind control to major tom... I can now control the blind/shades on my deck from my phone! With a little bit of hot glue, a couple wood screws and some pieces of...
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DJ's Robot Head

DJs Robot Head

With an animatronic robot head, DJ created a new feature for ARC. This robot was used as a platform for the Relative Servo Tracking Camera Control option. Description: Animatronic companies...
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DJ's Revolution Snake

DJs Revolution Snake

I dived into the box fresh injection molded parts from our manufacturer tonight and built this EZ-Robot Revolution Snake! It uses a SIN wave for each servo position.
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DJ's JD Humanoid Puppet

DJs JD Humanoid Puppet

Credit for this robot idea goes to @Nink, who suggested it based on my PWM Servo Feedback behavior control. I wrote a quick script that reads the realtime servos of one JD and...
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DJ's How Do I Shovel My Snow?

DJs How Do I Shovel My Snow?

With a robot, of course! What did you expect? This is a robot shell that I built with some students in the summer for a robot challenge. The robot chassis is from...
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DJ's Machine Learning And Cognitive Services  Jd Humanoid Robot

DJs Machine Learning And Cognitive Services Jd Humanoid Robot

We had been working on plugins for the Microsoft Cognitive Services, and I was testing them with...
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DJ's And Now For Something Completely Different (Pdp-8)

DJs And Now For Something Completely Different (Pdp-8)

This isn’t robot related... although I used ARC to make the software vc8e emulator. Read on... I’ve always been...
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DJ's Autonomous Robocar

DJs Autonomous Robocar

Heres a robot that I built last year to follow the lanes of a small test track. This was built 24 hours before attending Chris Andersons DIY Robo Cars meetup. I was told about...
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DJ's Adventurebot Chasing Red Ball

DJs Adventurebot Chasing Red Ball

Have you ever found something so hipnotic that you can sit and watch it for hours? Thats what happened to me after programming this AdventureBot to track...
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DJ's Roli Rover Robot Chasing Red Ball

DJs Roli Rover Robot Chasing Red Ball

It seems that programming an EZ-Robot to chase a red ball is a popular exercise of mine. Ive done it with this hexapod and an AdventureBot to!...
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DJ's Six Hexapod Robot Tracking Ball

DJs Six Hexapod Robot Tracking Ball

This was a fun use of ARC to configure a Six Hexapod to track and chase a red ball. Earlier this evening, we had a group of teachers and educators...
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DJ's Jd Humanoid Controlled By Microsoft Kinect

DJs Jd Humanoid Controlled By Microsoft Kinect

Microsoft had sent me a Kinect a few years ago, and I embarrassingly finally got around to doing something with it. I created an...
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DJ's DJ's Omnibot 2000

DJs DJs Omnibot 2000

I just finished a short video with clips of building my Omnibot 2000, you can watch it here. This robot contains all of the great new features of ARC - Wii Remote Control - Glyph...
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DJ's Ips (Indoor Positioning System)

DJs Ips (Indoor Positioning System)

For quite a few years, ive been mentioning that I have been working on a positioning system for ez-robots. I guess its time that i share my...
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DJ's Apple Watch Robot Control

DJs Apple Watch Robot Control

Not sure how many of you have seen this, but we added Apple Watch support to the ARC iOS app! For the longest time, no one knew what an Apple Watch was good for...
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DJ's I Taught Jd To Serve Snacks

DJs I Taught Jd To Serve Snacks

Did you know Im a huge fan of MMs? Only the peanut butter kind! Theres an event tomorrow at google (BotLuck), and my JD will be serving snacks. Download the...
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DJ's Darth Vader Humanoid Robot

DJs Darth Vader Humanoid Robot

I made this Darth Jader for an upcoming The Robot Program episode. Wanted to share the robot exclusively with the ez-robot forum before the real episode goes...
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DJ's Omnibot TV Watching

DJs Omnibot TV Watching

The latest version of the EZ-SDK and ARC contains an enhanced motion tracking update. The quality and edge detection algorythm has been modified and seems to work great!!...
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DJ's Tomy Omnibot

DJs Tomy Omnibot

This was probably the funnest robot I have created yet. It is a wicked platform with a lot of room to grow. Ive been adding sensors and programming to it ever since I got it. Project Page:...
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DJ's Fisher Price Chatter

DJs Fisher Price Chatter

This is the strangest robot that Ive ever built... But i had to, can you blame me?
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DJ's Super Six Hexapod

DJs Super Six Hexapod

You may have seen this video of a real large ez-robot hexapod... That is a robot i built over the summer at my cabin with a 3d printer for the Intel IDF16 conference in San...
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DJ's Jd's Friday The 13Th

DJs Jds Friday The 13Th

Beware of the robots on Friday the 13th! Thanks for the face mask Justin
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DJ's Teddy Ruxpin Robot Version 1

DJs Teddy Ruxpin Robot Version 1

I added a new robot today. It is a Teddy Ruxpin, if you remember him? He was a talking toy from the 1980s that used a tape player. His mouth and eyes were...
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DJ's Robot Head

DJs Robot Head

I started on a little project for a humanoid-type platform. I have ideas for the body and such, but im starting with the head because im adding new features to ARC for it.
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DJ's At Home With Jd

DJs At Home With Jd

I took the evening off to chill at home with JD for my first time. I tweaked many of the existing motions to be more fluid and not as clunky, it was a lot of fun! I didnt know this,...
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DJ's Myo Gesture Tutorial

DJs Myo Gesture Tutorial

The MYO is a creative controller for interacting with your ez-robot. It uses gestures and an accelerometer to trigger actions, events and move servos. This tutorial...
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DJ's Introducing Jd

DJs Introducing Jd

JD finally gets a little introduction video...
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DJ's Jd Wants His Rubber Duck

DJs Jd Wants His Rubber Duck

Should I give it to him? lol
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DJ's Mobile App Developer Tutorial

DJs Mobile App Developer Tutorial

So, youve built your ez-robot and now you would like to make your own mobile app. Did you know EZ-Robot has a robot appstore? And that you can easily...
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DJ's Detect Multiple Colors

DJs Detect Multiple Colors

One of the features that makes ez-robot so special is the camera that can detect faces, objects, glyphs, qr codes and multiple colors. For this tutorial, we will use...
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DJ's Wii Remote Controlled Robot

DJs Wii Remote Controlled Robot

Recently, Ive added a great deal of support to the Wiimote Control in ARC. This includes EZ-Scriptable buttons and a few other goodies. I set Wall-e to be...
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DJ's ARC Overview

DJs ARC Overview

The ultimate robot software ARC is leading the way for the next generation of robotics. Heres a short video I put together to introduce some of the features.
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DJ's Jd Connects To Nest Thermostat

DJs Jd Connects To Nest Thermostat

I put this little tutorial and robot together to show how you can connect your JD to a Nest Thermostat. Its neat because you can be anywhere in the...
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DJ's Elastic Band Shooter

DJs Elastic Band Shooter

In parallel with James Elastic Band Turret build, we were building a robot today. I came up with a slightly different elastic band shooter that uses a servo with a hexapod...
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DJ's Hey Jd, Need A Lift?

DJs Hey Jd, Need A Lift?

JD was a little lazy today...
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DJ's Taught Jd How To Somersault

DJs Taught Jd How To Somersault

Dont try this at home!
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DJ's I Shall Call Him Norm

DJs I Shall Call Him Norm

Norm is a very fitting name, no?
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DJ's So, I Taught Jd How To Play The Piano

DJs So, I Taught Jd How To Play The Piano

This is just the first version... I think itll be a good idea to put a robot band together after the holidays
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DJ's Six Hexapod Demo Dance

DJs Six Hexapod Demo Dance

Playing with the Six Hexapod tonight... thought I would share this
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DJ's Funny 3 Legged Robot

DJs Funny 3 Legged Robot

Some of the guys around the office were thinking of creative combinations today. I stumbled across their final creation this afternoon and wondered if I could make it walk....
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DJ's How About A Dance-Off?

DJs How About A Dance-Off?

Hey community, how would you feel about an ezrobot dance-off contest? Here is the STL file for the microphone:...
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DJ's Philo Junior Color Tracking Test

DJs Philo Junior Color Tracking Test

Hey there! I was playing around with the Philo Junior. This example uses the camera option Track By Relative Position, in case anyone wanted another...
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DJ's Revolution. The History Of

DJs Revolution. The History Of

I created this thread in the Project Showcase because, well, it was once a project... and now it is a company. Id like to tell you a little story about the...
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DJ's Choose Your Ez-Robot!

DJs Choose Your Ez-Robot!

I created a little video to summarize the current supported EZ-Robot Platforms - of course, this list will grow. Supporting existing platforms is great, but nothing beats...
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DJ's Project: Scarab

DJs Project: Scarab

I started a new project today... But I didnt get very far. I stopped right after I started because I decided to wait until next week to finish it. Solarbotics had asked me to do a...
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DJ's Ez-Robot Takes The Secret Challenge Competition

DJs Ez-Robot Takes The Secret Challenge Competition

EZ-Robot is sponsoring a team of awesome children to build a robot to compete in the Western Canadian Robot Games! We...
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DJ's Brookstone Rover

DJs Brookstone Rover

DJ saw the potential of the Brookstone Rover right away. Adding support into his ARC software greatly enhances this product - from a boring remote control toy, to a full-featured...
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DJ's Tomy Omnibot V1

DJs Tomy Omnibot V1

This was an exciting project that DJ Sures had been planning for weeks. He purchased the Tomy Omnibot off Ebay and started hacking it within hours from the post office. He modified...
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DJ's Cyborg Snowman

DJs Cyborg Snowman

What do roboticists do when it snows? Click to find out Description: We had a big snowfall in Calgary Canada this weekend. What do roboticists do when it snows? They make robot...
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DJ's Master Blaster Robot

DJs Master Blaster Robot

DJ Sures named this robot Master Blaster. Dont ask us why, he still doesnt know. But hes pretty simple and is remote controlled. He has no sensors for object detection, so...
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DJ's Teddy Ruxpin Robot V1

DJs Teddy Ruxpin Robot V1

DJ Sures built this Teddy Ruxpin Robot from a toy that he purchased off Ebay. The toy was broken, so he didnt feel bad taking it apart (or cutting off his head). But, you...
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DJ's Scarab Creepy Robot

DJs Scarab Creepy Robot

Some people say this is creepy... Others think hes cute. You be the judge This was a remote control toy called the Scarab. DJ has modified it to host an EZ-B with an HC-SR04...
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DJ's Dalek

DJs Dalek

Are you familiar with Doctor Who? The longest running Sci-Fi TV show from Britain! Some would argue who is the Doctors worst enemy... Is it the Cybermen? Daleks? The Master? DJ Sures is certain the...
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DJ's Robot Dog Chases Ball

DJs Robot Dog Chases Ball

Are you allergic to dogs? Well DJ Sures is! So whats the next best thing? Thats right, a robot dog that chases red balls. Description: What to do when you are allergic to...
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DJ's Omnibot 2000

DJs Omnibot 2000

Standing 26 inches tall, the Omnibot 2000 was the latest from Tomy in their series of Omnibots. DJ got hold of a damaged one off eBay and converted it into a Personal Robot - One which can...
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DJ's Voice Recognition Robot

DJs Voice Recognition Robot

Re-using the Cookie Monster shell to show off the EZ-Bs Voice Recognition ability. This robot will respond to voice commands. Description: You may have seen this...
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DJ's The Real Wall-E

DJs The Real Wall-E

DJ Sures has made a few Wall-E mods in the past, but this one is sure to be unique! DJ added a camera and a vertical servo to Wall-Es head. With these new additions, EZ-B and ARC,...
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DJ's AR Drone Parrot

DJs AR Drone Parrot

DJ connects the AR Drone Parrot to ARC and has it chase a red ball around the room. This adds many great new features to your already awesome AR Drone Flying Robot! Description: DJ...
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DJ's Vision Tracking Robot

DJs Vision Tracking Robot

This is a test robot DJ Sures created to trial a new module that he has been working on. It tracks and follows objects by their color. This robot was sadly never given a...
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DJ's Cookie Monster Robot

DJs Cookie Monster Robot

A few years ago DJ Sures had built a Cookie Monster robot that ran on its own with 2D autonomous programming. Today DJ had removed the old circuit board and replaced it...
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DJ's Spider Robot

DJs Spider Robot

This robot uses two DC motors instead of modified servos. The ADC Distance Sensor detects objects and the autonomous mode has many random delays for a jerky spider movement. Description:...
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DJ's Robophilo

DJs Robophilo

The RoboPhilo Junior is a fantastic and affordable Humanoid Platform for the EZ-Robot Complete Kit. Description: The RoboPhilo Junior is a fantastic and affordable humanoid platform. The...
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DJ's Snow Shovel Robot

DJs Snow Shovel Robot

DJ Sures builds a robot that he equips with a shovel. The robot shovels outside in the cold, while DJ stays warm inside. Description: DJ Sures from EZ-Robot builds a robot that...
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DJ's K8 Intel Realsense & Navigation

DJs K8 Intel Realsense Navigation

Were going to play with the new robot that I have been re-building. Added the Rock Pi/x, Intel Realsense T265 D435i, and the Sabertooth with Kangaroo....
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DJ's First Live Robot Hack

DJs First Live Robot Hack

In this archived video, he gives a tour of the facility and discovers Build-a-bear costumes fit the EZ-Robot JD Humanoid perfectly! The hack he performs is on a Playskool...
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DJ's Test Bots (Turtlebot 3, And K-8)

DJs Test Bots (Turtlebot 3, And K-8)

I will be upgrading my test robots with single-board computers (SBCs). Ill be adding the Intel Up Board and Rock Pi/x to each of the robots. The...
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DJ's 6Th Live Hack Event (Raspberry Pi & Neopixel With Arduino)

DJs 6Th Live Hack Event (Raspberry Pi Neopixel With Arduino)

In this 6th installment of DJs Live Hack Events, well be installing EZ-Builder on a Raspberry Pi,...
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1983 Robot Magazines Show Robots Haven't Changed

1983 Robot Magazines Show Robots Havent Changed

Take a trip with us into the past down memory lane - or - aka the time before now! We spend 3 and a half hours browsing 3...
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Robot Learn A New Object

Robot Learn A New Object

Ill be using the camera and speech recognition to instruct the robot to learn a new object. Ill demonstrate how new objects can be taught and recognized. Well probably use...
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A Little Of This, A Little Of That

A Little Of This, A Little Of That

Well take it as it goes tonight in this last-minute live hack event. My plan is to do a few things with the ESP32 Cam and see if we can get servos with...
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ESP32 Connect To ARC

ESP32 Connect To ARC

Ill be programming the ESP32 Doit DevKit v1 with a firmware which turns it into an EZ-B for ARC to connect and control. Well hook up a servo and demonstrate how to move it. Maybe...
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Irobot Roomba Live Hack

Irobot Roomba Live Hack

Gonna hack the iRobot Roomba and connect it to the ARC software... Making it into a real robot! Put a camera on it and all that jazz. Well be using the iRobot Roomba Movement...
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Atari 600Xl - Another Retro Game Night Hack

Atari 600Xl - Another Retro Game Night Hack

Last minute notice of my hack - and something a little different. Ill be adding a Raspberry Pi 4 to an Atari 600xl with Retro Pie. The...
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The Lattepanda Robot Hack

The Lattepanda Robot Hack

Im hacking the lattepanda to control Robotis Dynamixel servos and use a USB camera for machine vision. This will be a fun hack because the LattePanda is a powerful robot...
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Dimension Engineering Sabertooth & Kangaroo

Dimension Engineering Sabertooth Kangaroo

Ill be connecting a Dimension Engineering Sabertooth to their Kangaroo and controlling via Synthiams ARC robot software. Well...
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Robot As Puppet To Control Another Robot By Reading Servo Positions

Robot As Puppet To Control Another Robot By Reading Servo Positions

In this hack, Ill be showing how to control a robot with another robot as a puppet by...
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Intel Up Board As A Robot Controller

Intel Up Board As A Robot Controller

Ill be installing ARC on an Intel Up Board and demonstrating its capabilities as a robot controller. Ill start from a brand new installation of...
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Exosphere Community Beta Live Q&A

Exosphere Community Beta Live QA

DJ Sures will be introducing Exospheres community beta in a live QA session. Questions related to Exosphere are welcomed. Hell talk about why Synthiam has...
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DJ's 7Th Live Hack (Neopixel, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Ezbpi Server)

DJs 7Th Live Hack (Neopixel, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Ezbpi Server)

Todays live hack, well play with the Arduino and see if we can get it to control NeoPixels...
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Raspberry Pi Hacking Atari 2600

Raspberry Pi Hacking Atari 2600

A little different tonight, rather than hacking robots. Im a retro gamer at heart, and have been on a mission adding raspberry pi emulation to my retro game...
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Commodore 64 Arduino/Raspberry Pi Hack! O_O

Commodore 64 Arduino/Raspberry Pi Hack! O_O

Last retro console hack before I get back into programming some robots. Im taking my original C64 breadbox that I grew up with and...
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Hacking Decision... C64 Or Fairchild Channel F?

Hacking Decision... C64 Or Fairchild Channel F?

I know... I know... DJs hacking more game consoles again? Yup! I do love robots as much as you, but I also love distractions....
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Hacking The Thermal Camera AMG8833

Hacking The Thermal Camera AMG8833

Ill be creating an EZ-Builder behavior control that receives and displays data from the Thermal Camera AMG8833. Itll be a long boring evening of...
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DJ's 9Th Live Hack - Raspberry Pi + Dynamixel... Together For Ever!

DJs 9Th Live Hack - Raspberry Pi + Dynamixel... Together For Ever!

This is a short live hack where I will demonstrate how to... 1) Install EZ-Builder on...
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Live Hacking Microsoft Mixed Reality VR To Control A Robot

Live Hacking Microsoft Mixed Reality VR To Control A Robot

Ill be demonstrating how to control servos and see what the robot sees using a Microsoft Mixed Reality...
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PWM Servo Position Feedback (Read Servo Position)

PWM Servo Position Feedback (Read Servo Position)

Ill be hacking a PWM Servo to have positional feedback for EZ-Builder using an EZ-B v4. You can also perform the same...
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Dj's 5Th Live Hack Session

Djs 5Th Live Hack Session

In this 5th live robot hacking event, I will demonstrate how to program an Arduino and connect it to EZ-Builder via USB and Bluetooth. Ill also control a Robotis Bioloid...
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Hacking Robotis Opencm 9.04 With Bioloid

Hacking Robotis Opencm 9.04 With Bioloid

I will be hacking the Robotis OpenCM 9.04 controller with EZ-Builder using a Bioloid. Well install the Arduino OpenCM library and connect to...
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DJ's Apple II Pi Hack (Part 2/2)

DJs Apple II Pi Hack (Part 2/2)

In this hack, Ill continue the Apple II conversion to the Pi. I created an Arduino PCB that converts the Apple II keyboard and 16 pin analog joystick to work...
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DJ's Apple II Pi Hack (Part 1/2)

DJs Apple II Pi Hack (Part 1/2)

Remember my Apple II computer from a previous live hack event? Well, Im going to add a Raspberry Pi to its guts and use an Arduino to connect the Apple II...
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DJ's 8Th Live (Not) Hack... We're Playing Games!

DJs 8Th Live (Not) Hack... Were Playing Games!

I was sick with a massive head-cold and made it through without overdosing on NyQuil last week and skipped a live hack session....
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DJ's 4Th Hack Event (Arduino, Bioloid, Lewansoul, And More)

DJs 4Th Hack Event (Arduino, Bioloid, Lewansoul, And More)

In the last event, some people asked me to demonstrate how to use the LewanSoul Serial Servos. Also,...
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DJ's Third Hack Night

DJs Third Hack Night

Were going to play with EZ-Builder software, build Perrys robot eyes, make Dynamixel servo cables, demonstrate how to move dynamixel servos and record positions, and more! As...
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Connecting Arduino To ARC

Connecting Arduino To ARC

Program an Arduino and connect it to ARC to become an EZ-B.
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Myo Gesture Tutorial

Myo Gesture Tutorial

The MYO is a creative controller for interacting with your ez-robot. It uses gestures and an accelerometer to trigger actions, events and move servos. This tutorial demonstrates...
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Create Auto Position Actions From EZ-Script

Create Auto Position Actions From EZ-Script

This tutorial uses the ControlCommand() EZ-Script command that instructs the Auto Position control to create a frame and respective...
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Migrating From EZ-Script To Javascript

Migrating From EZ-Script To Javascript

How to move your code from EZ-Script to JavaScript. JavaScript offers faster execution and more features.
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Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)

Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)

This tutorial demonstrates how to modify speech synthesis in real-time within your text.
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Exosphere Telepresence

Exosphere Telepresence

How to configure Exosphere for remote telepresence two-way communication remote control
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Increase Ultrasonic Distance Resolution

Increase Ultrasonic Distance Resolution

A quick fix that gives your ultrasonic sensor higher resolution and less distance reading failures
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Pulse Flash LED With PWM

Pulse Flash LED With PWM

Pulse Width Modulation is the method of having a digital port, which is only On or Off to have a varying output voltage. Use this approach to flash and LED with a pulsing...
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Make An ARC Skill

Make An ARC Skill

Have a fantastic idea for a new skill in ARC to publish in the Technology Store? This is the tutorial which explains how to create a skill for ARC. This tutorial will help you create an...
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Control More Than One Robot

Control More Than One Robot

How to control more than one robot in a single EZ-Builder project. This tutorial uses Revolution robots that depend on the Auto Position control, but the similar...
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Calibrate Continuous Rotation Servo And Adjust Speed

Calibrate Continuous Rotation Servo And Adjust Speed

How to calibrate the continuous rotation servos and adjust their speed. AdventureBot is used in this example.
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Control Meccano Meccanoid

Control Meccano Meccanoid

Connect a Meccanoid to your EZ-B by using an Arduino as the translator.
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Use Arduino For Wheel Encoder Counter

Use Arduino For Wheel Encoder Counter

Have your Arduino count motor encoder rotations. Connect the Arduino to your EZ-B UART #0 port to send the encoder counts.
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Speech Recognition Say It Didn't Understand You

Speech Recognition Say It Didnt Understand You

The speech recognition uses a confidence level to determine if it understood your verbal command. This tutorial demonstrates how...
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Make Robot Talk

Make Robot Talk

Demonstration how to use the Speech Synthesis Control to make your robot talk.
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Mobile App Developer Tutorial

Mobile App Developer Tutorial

So, youve built your ez-robot and now you would like to make your own mobile app. Did you know EZ-Robot has a robot appstore? And that you can easily create your...
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Rgb Array Tutorial

Rgb Array Tutorial

Ive added a video to the 18 RGB LED Block, Humanoid Head with Camera RGB Eyes and 18 RGB LED PCB to explain how to use them. There have been questions in the past on how to set it up...
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Detect Multiple Colors

Detect Multiple Colors

One of the features that makes ez-robot so special is the camera that can detect faces, objects, glyphs, qr codes and multiple colors. For this tutorial, we will use the JD...
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Test Ui Popup

Test Ui Popup

This is a test description for the first ARCx robot app that has been uploaded to the Synthiam cloud server.
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Edi Mech Warrior

Edi Mech Warrior

Inspired by Mech Warrior games, this two legged robot is armed with an elastic band turret. With legs and wheels, EDI is extremely mobile!
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R2d2

R2d2

This is the mobile app for djs r2d2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cR7eMd3GME
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ATAT

ATAT

Star Wars Imperial AT-AT Walker. Find out more at http://www.ez-robot.com/Community/Forum/Thread?threadId=8554
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Train Object By Script

Train Object By Script

This is used in a live hack video here: https://synthiam.com/Community/HackEvents/Robot-Learn-a-New-Object-19550
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NAO JD

NAO JD

A NAO JD using the head created by Adolph Smith. This project was built off the original EZ-Robot JD project.
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JD

JD

The Official Revolution JD example project. There is a great tutorial course on our website at www.ez-robot.com with information on getting your JD up and running.
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Darth Jader

Darth Jader

This Darth Jader is a modified JD. The plastic brackets were painted black and the head requires manual modification to fit the camera, RGB Eyes and neck servos. Get out your hot glue gun
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Roli

Roli

Welcome to the Revolution Roli example project. There is a great tutorial course on our website at www.ez-robot.com with information on getting your Roli up and running.
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Farscape DRD

Farscape DRD

This is the Farscape DRD robot that is 3D printable. It uses 2 Continuous rotation servos, And anything that you can think of for the antennas. If you cant find lights, simple pipe cleaners will...
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Virtual Reality Hexapod

Virtual Reality Hexapod

This project uses the Virtual Reality Robot plugin to control a Six Hexapod with Google Cardboard or Virtual Reality Headsets. The servos are configured to move the hexapods...
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Adventurebot

Adventurebot

AdventureBot is an easy to assemble ez-robot built with EZ-Bits. This is the perfect robot for a beginner who wants to dabble in robotics without breaking the bank! The top mounted camera is a...
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Adventurebot - Bare

Adventurebot - Bare

This is the starter project for AdventureBot as used in The Robot Program episodes. For more information, visit www.TheRobotProgram.com
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Baymax JD

Baymax JD

This is a RoboScratch project for controlling Baymax.
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JD Candy Dispenser

JD Candy Dispenser

We taught JD to serve snacks - either Skittles or MMs from a bowl and put into a cup. The Auto Position and Speech Recognition controls was used in EZ-Builder. The original JD was...
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DIY Autonomous Vehicle

DIY Autonomous Vehicle

This project uses the camera on the modified adventureBot to detect lanes for a DIY Modified Vehicle.
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Six

Six

This is the EZ-Robot Revolution Six example starter project. There is a great tutorial course on our website at www.ez-robot.com with information on getting your Six up and running.
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Battle Flipper

Battle Flipper

Prepare to battle! Place two or more of these battle flippers together and have them fight to the flip. Use the front servo lever to flip your opponents. Get creative and explore many...
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Six - Bare

Six - Bare

Six Bare project is used for The Robot Program episodes. Visit www.TheRobotProgram.com for more information
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JD - Bare

JD - Bare

JD bare proejct is used for The Robot Program episodes. Check www.TheRobotProgram.com for more information. Enjoy your JD!
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Six Elastic Band Shooter

Six Elastic Band Shooter

Add an elastic band turrent to your Six Hexapod and shoot targets, pets and friends! We wont tell you in which order
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Do The Dab

Do The Dab

Make JD do the dab, just ask!
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Dancedancezumba

Dancedancezumba

Heres a fun dance... you should dance along!
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Roli - Bare

Roli - Bare

Roli Bare project is used for The Robot Program episodes. Visit www.TheRobotProgram.com for more information.
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Ar Drone Land

Ar Drone Land

When the Track and Land script is executed, the AR Drone will switch to the bottom camera and land on top of teh glyph that it detects.
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Fisher Price Phone

Fisher Price Phone

This is DJs fisher price toy phone that was converted into a robot
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High Frequency Detect Game

High Frequency Detect Game

This game uses the PC Microphone to detect frequency. The higher the frequency, the more the servo connected to port D0 will move. 1) Conenct to the EZ-B 2) START the...
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Omnibot 2000

Omnibot 2000

DJs Omnibot 2000
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Wall-E Iotiny

Wall-E Iotiny

DJs Wall-e with IoTiny
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Dalek

Dalek

DJs Dalekt Robot
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JD With Hip Assembly

JD With Hip Assembly

The Official Revolution JD example project with hip assembly. The hip assembly can be 3D printed and requries 2 additional HD servos. There is a great tutorial course on our...
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JD With MPU9150

JD With MPU9150

The Official Revolution JD example project. There is a great tutorial course on our website at www.ez-robot.com with information on getting your JD up and running.
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JD With MPU6050

JD With MPU6050

The Official Revolution JD example project. There is a great tutorial course on our website at www.ez-robot.com with information on getting your JD up and running.
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Galapagosbot

Galapagosbot

This is the EZ-Robot Galapagos Bot example starter project.
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JD (No Eyes)

JD (No Eyes)

This is a modified JD project which does not include the RGB Animator. This project will perform all JD functions without using the RGB Eyes.
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Rover With Front Gripper And Elastic Launcher

Rover With Front Gripper And Elastic Launcher

This rover includes a joystick controlled robot arm on the front for picking up foam balls. The back includes an elastic band...
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JD MYO

JD MYO

The JD Project modified to use the MYO gesture wristband. When enabled, the MYO will control JDs right arm. You will be able to move your arm and JD will copy the movements.
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Elasctic Band Shooter

Elasctic Band Shooter

Load your elastic band to this robot and fire!
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Norm

Norm

Norm is a creative robot that uses servos to steer the rear wheels. His front servo powered claws help him creep and climb over objects. An interesting programming method used in this robot is how the Continuous...
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Six - 5 Servo Claw

Six - 5 Servo Claw

This version of Six uses additional EZ-Bits to create an extended arm with gripper. The Speech commands and scripts will open close the claw for you to hand him a rag. Next, the clean...
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Robotic Arm

Robotic Arm

This robot was built by an ezrobot intern as a project to demonstrate how to help disabled. The speech recognition control has a few verbal commands programmed. If you have your speech recognition...
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Continuous Rotation Servo Speed Ramp

Continuous Rotation Servo Speed Ramp

This is an example of using the ServoSpeed() command for speed ramping with Continuous Rotation Servos. The ServoSpeed() slowly ramps the PWM...
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Rider The Ball Kicker

Rider The Ball Kicker

A very creative use of ez-bits to make an even more creative robot. This ball kicking robot uses a humanoid leg to kick a ball. The tail and humanoid leg provide balance while it...
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JD With Hips

JD With Hips

This is an expiremental Revolution JD with Hips example project. The actions and configuration are incomplete - We invite users to help us create smooth walking GAITs using JDs new hips!...
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PM Hobby JD

PM Hobby JD

This is the demo app used for an ez-robot retailler display case. JDs right ankle is fastened to the ground with a hinge.
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EZ-Synthesizer

EZ-Synthesizer

Play synethezed music through your robots speaker! This example project demonstrates the SoundNote() command to play music.
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JD - Twinkle Little Star

JD - Twinkle Little Star

JD plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with a Microkorg sized keyboard.
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Six - Distance Sensor

Six - Distance Sensor

This project uses a distance sensor, extension cube and rotation servo to give Six the ability to avoid objects. Avoiding objects is done by using the Ultrasonic Radar Scan...
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EZ-ESP32 With Adafruit PCA9685 For Esp32 Devkit V1

EZ-ESP32 With Adafruit PCA9685 For Esp32 Devkit V1

This firmware uses the ESP32 with an Adafruit 16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Driver (PCA9685) servo controller over i2c....
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ESP32 Cam & Arduino Relay For ESP32 Cam

ESP32 Cam Arduino Relay For ESP32 Cam

This firmware allows connecting an Arduino to the ESP32 Cam to act as the EZB over the WiFi connection. Because the ESP32Cam has few i/o ports,...
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ESP32 Cam UART For ESP32 Cam

ESP32 Cam UART For ESP32 Cam

A firmware for connecting the ESP32 Cam to an EZ-Robot EZB v4 camera port. Use the wiring schematic below to connect the ESP32 to the EZ-Robot EZ-B v4 or IoTiny...
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ESP32 Cam & EZB For ESP32 Cam

ESP32 Cam EZB For ESP32 Cam

This firmware converts an ESP32 Cam module into an EZB with a built-in ARC cam.  1) For servos in EZB mode with the camera at the same time, only pins D2, D12, D13,...
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DJ's ESP32 DOIT Devkit V1 For Esp32 Devkit V1

DJs ESP32 DOIT Devkit V1 For Esp32 Devkit V1

Upload this firmware to the ESP32 DOIT DevKit v1 using the Arduino IDE to enable WiFi connections from EZ-Builder.
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Djs Opencm 9.04 Firmware (Cracked Egg) For Opencm 9.04

Djs Opencm 9.04 Firmware (Cracked Egg) For Opencm 9.04

This firmware is to be installed on the OpenCM 9.04 from Robotis to connect with Synthiams ARC. Follow the...
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Delicious Arduino Uno For Arduino Genuino Uno

Delicious Arduino Uno For Arduino Genuino Uno

DJs Arduino Uno firmware is quite delicious. It converts an Arduino Uno into an EZ-B, to control servos and read digital ports and...
Sensors & Cameras
Hitachi Lidar And Realsense T265 Bracket

Hitachi Lidar And Realsense T265 Bracket

This is a bracket that holds a Hitachi Lidar and Intel Realsense T265 tracking sensor. The lidar is positioned that the robot skill needs to...
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Rpilidar A1 And Intel Realsense T265 Bracket

Rpilidar A1 And Intel Realsense T265 Bracket

This bracket holds a RPI Lidar A1 and Intel Realsense T265 tracking camera. The offset for the lidar robot skill will need to bet...
Bodies - EZB v3
Pi Compatible SBC Holder

Pi Compatible SBC Holder

This is a base holder for a Pi compatible-formfactor SBC, such as the Rock Pi/x and Up Board. For SBCs, such as the Rock Pi/x, the heatsink is at the bottom and heat rises....
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Intel Realsense Double Bracket

Intel Realsense Double Bracket

This is 3d Printable bracket that holds two realsense cameras. The D465i and T265. Each of these two cameras have a different width for the screws.
Bodies - IoTiny
Farscape DRD Bottom Chassis

Farscape DRD Bottom Chassis

This is the DRD bottom chassis from the DRD robots inspired by the TV Series Farscape. This robot chassis is designed to hold... - EZ-Robot IoTiny Speaker - EZ-Robot...
Bodies - IoTiny
Farscape DRD Top Body

Farscape DRD Top Body

This is the DRD top body inspired from the DRD robots inspired by the TV Series Farscape. This robot body is designed to clip on top of the matching bottom chassis.
Bodies - IoTiny
Farscape DRD Servo Clip

Farscape DRD Servo Clip

This clip holds the servos in place for the DRD robot inspired by the Farscape TV Series. This connects to the DRD Bottom Chassis.
Miscellaneous
Iotiny

Iotiny

This is the IoTiny, which is a small robot controller by EZ-Robot. This part is not 3D printable, instead this is used as a placeholder to demonstrate when building a robot.
Sensors & Cameras
Developer Kit Camera

Developer Kit Camera

This is the camera for the developer kit - used as a resource to demonstrate where it would be installed. This is not a 3D printable part.
Miscellaneous
6 X AA Battery Holder

6 X AA Battery Holder

This is a placeholder for the 6 x AA Battery Holder by EZ-Robot. This is not a 3D Printable part.
Servos
Continuous Servo With Wheel

Continuous Servo With Wheel

This is a placeholder for the EZ-Robot Continuous Rotation Servo with the wheel from the developer kit attached. This is not a 3D printable item.
Heads
Darth Jader Head

Darth Jader Head

The head used in ezrobots Darth Jader