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Nink

Country: Canada
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Into Cognitive Humanoids, Emerging Tech (IoT, 3D, AR, VR, Drones...)

Achievements

  • 2017-10-21 - joined Synthiam
  • 2017-10-21 - connected ARC to the cloud
  • 2017-10-25 - created first new question
  • 2017-10-27 - shared your first photo in the forum
  • 2017-10-27 - joined your first forum discussion
  • 2017-10-28 - created a custom avatar
  • 2017-11-20 - shared your first video in the forum
  • 2017-11-21 - attempted to help a fellow robot builder
  • 2021-10-02 - answered a forum question
  • 2021-11-26 - subscribed to ARC and unlocked new features that make your robot even smarter
  • 2022-03-29 - searched the Synthiam support section to learn about ARC features
  • 2022-04-07 - started first conversation
  • 2022-11-26 - purchasing an Annual Pro Subscription
  • 2023-03-31 - used the Bing Speech Recognition to convert spoken speech into text
  • 2023-04-05 - used Cognitive Face Service to have your robot learn and remember faces
  • 2023-04-05 - used the Cognitive Emotion Service to have a robot detect your emotion
  • 2023-04-06 - used Cognitive Text Sentiment Service
  • 2023-04-06 - used the Cognitive Vision Service to have the robot describe what it sees
  • 2023-04-16 - created a public ARC App
  • 2024-02-28 - completed the Lets Make a Robot tutorial to learn how to make a robot with Synthiam ARC

Latest submissions

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Using Openai Skill With Other Products

Using Openai Skill With Other Products

OK great I noticed GPT4o says give me any image in any format and I will work it out where everyone else wants base64 from openai import OpenAI...
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Uploading Images To GPT 4.0 For Analyses

I wanted to send images to GPT 4.0 to be analyzed (Robot what can you see)  how do I do this using ARC.  OpenAI does support image upload via their API but I dont see this in the ARC plugin.   How do I get the robot to take a photo of a person, place or thing (example a cat)  and when I ask it what it can see and then upload this photo image to...
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Best Printer To 3D Print EZ-Robot Parts

Best Printer To 3D Print EZ-Robot Parts

Do you print EZ-Robot Parts on a Resin Printer. If so what make model?  Between broken pieces, missing pieces and various hacked pieces, my...
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How Long Is GPT4 Wait List?

How long is the wait list for GPT4 API access I have been on the wait list for a while and no response.  Is there a priority for certain areas, research, development, certain companies, etc
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Best Way To Display A Lot Of Data In ARC

hi what is the best way to display a lot of data in ARC. I have a large JSON file that is continuously updated via websockets  and I can parse the data into variables and arrays and I currently display it raw in various scripts. I see there are some charts, graphs, guages etc but is there a better way to display the data in ARC in  a graphical user...
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Design Not Saving Ports

I created a quick design called JDOG WIP and saved so I would not lose progress.  I then went back and tried to change the ports to the actual ports I am using but they wont change in the design document.  I have done this many times before and now it doesnt work.  What am I doing wrong.  I go into design click on bit properties tab, click on a...
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Electromagnet For EZB

Has anyone added an electromagnet on an EZB.  I don’t want to throw power across a coil as I don’t want to burn out EZB.   I see some arduino controller electromagnets on Amazon for $10 perhaps a skill for this in ARC?  https://www.amazon.com/KEYESTUDIO-Electric-Lifting-Solenoid-Electromagnet/dp/B09B7BQ62W
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Navigator With Mecanum (Omni) Wheel Robot Platforms

Navigator With Mecanum (Omni) Wheel Robot Platforms

Has anyone played with Robot platforms that use Mecanum wheels and navigation and tracking?  My Roomba, Turtle bot,...
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What Kind Of Lidar Should I Get?

What Kind Of Lidar Should I Get?

Hi @DJ, Probably off topic but if you were to purchase a LiDAR for ARC, would you buy the Hitachi-LG LDS or the RPILiDAR A1 .  The link at top of this page...
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Footpath Keep Assist

If you have driven any modern car they have a lane keep assist function.  Essentially it will just follow the lines on the road and stay in the lines.  My robot works quite well with NMS in enclosed areas and avoids objects etc but when it gets out in the open on the footpath you have to manually steer it to move between locations. It would be...
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Windows Performance

Latest rock pi x installed windows and followed instructions but antivirus still appears in security settings even though I renamed the windows defender directory.  I noticed there was another one called Windows Advanced threat protection.   Also antimalware is running consumes a lot of ram as well cant stop process. I assume this is another...
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Motion Tracking Anyone Know Where Glyphs Are?

Hi I wanted do motion tracking so my Drone would follow another moving object.  I tried colour tracking (all the usual choices) and I tried object tracking but really doesnt work very well as object is always moving and outdoor lighting messes up colour tracking (Worked well in doors) so I was  going to just try the old glyph tracking.  The problem...
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Servos For Robot Dog

Servos For Robot Dog

Anyone building a robot dog? I am looking for Servos to build one that will work with ARC...
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JSON To Mjbots Quad Robot Series

JSON To Mjbots Quad Robot Series

My robot wants to communicate via JSON commands (it is controlled via JSON from a browser) but I need to use ARC to talk to it. It also sends a lot of data...
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Distance Detection For NMS

Distance Detection For NMS

I am slowly getting all the quirks with the T265 worked out by docking etc. We really need some distance sensing as well so we can get better detail of our...
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Adding The Caster And Extra Storage To Roomba

Adding The Caster And Extra Storage To Roomba

I printed the extra storage container on the roomba but when I went to install it I had to remove the guts of the robot.  Now...
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Monitor PC Voltage

Monitor PC Voltage

Anyone know of a good way to monitor power of the battery and feed voltage into ARC so I know when PC Is about to die?  I monitor Power of EZB but I cant monitor power PC has.  I share...
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270 Degree Servo

270 Degree Servo

Does anyone know how to make a 270 degree servo move 270 degrees?  I purchased some 35kg TD-8135MG 270 degree servos from China and they turned up this week so I put them in a robot arm....
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Multiple Movement Panels

Multiple Movement Panels

Can you allow multiple movement panels in ARC please. I have the roomba panel added but then went to add autoposition to control a robot arm and received a you are...
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MJPEG Stream In Camera

MJPEG Stream In Camera

I am using the ESP32_CAM with a camera stream for MJPEG files.  Code here.  https://github.com/arkhipenko/esp32-cam-mjpeg It runs fine and shows a 320*240 image when I bring up...
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Lewansoul Servos LDX227 And LDX 218

Lewansoul Servos LDX227 And LDX 218

I have a robot that has LewanSoul servos LDX227 and LDX 218 but they are not the serial ones here and don’t work with the other arc Servo skills.  Any...
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How Do You Pick Something Up?

How Do You Pick Something Up?

If we have a stationary robot and a stationary item sure we can pick it up, but if we have a robot that can move and an object that can be anywhere in any...
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What Type Of Robot Hands Do Others Recommend

What Type Of Robot Hands Do Others Recommend

Finishing up a robot project but struggling with useful hands.  I want to be able to pick items up at different angles, move them...
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SMS Integration

Hey Community, Has anyone connected EZ-B using text messaging.  I have a project where I need to send commands to and from the robot using SMS.  Was wondering if there is already something out there before I start.  Move servo. MMS a photo back to phone etc.  I figured I could probably use twillio IFTTT etc Scenario is No Internet EZ-B is out of...
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Hobby King Ez-B Cameras $10

Hobby King Ez-B Cameras $10

If you are in US they have cameras in the warehouse (With plastic Shell) for $10. If you are in Canada you will get hit with all sorts of customs and charges I...
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Anyone Hacked A Pepper

Anyone Hacked A Pepper

Pepper Robots are starting to appear on the second hand market, ebay etc. Some are even not working models for around $2500 US. Shipping from Japan sometimes appears to be more...
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Ibm Watson Services Plugin

Ibm Watson Services Plugin

The IBM Watson Services Plugin created by @PTP currently allows you to perform Speech to Text and Text to Speech as well as visual recognition using Watson Services....
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Siri Short Cuts

Anyone had a play with Siri short cuts yet. My logic is IFTTT, not currently supported but I found this article https://www.macstories.net/ios/how-to-trigger-ifttt-applets-with-ios-12s-new-shortcuts-app-and-siri/
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Ideas For Robots In Schools

I have been thinking about @DJ focus on schools and robots in education. The obvious benefit is kids learn about robotics but this is a change in curriculum for schools so is a hard sell. I was wondering if there is benefit in focusing on how robots can help with existing curriculum. The idea of JD as a teachers assistant I think would resonate...
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Long Video Camera Cable

Long Video Camera Cable

My Robot hands turned up (about 100 tiny little pieces each and no assembly instructions :-) . I want to embed a camera in each of the hands so I can see what I am about to...
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So It Is Written

So It Is Written

I have been working on my telepresence robot in hopes of one day projecting myself and my thoughts to a remote location. One of my roles is to describe my thought process , and I do this...
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Old Video But Inspired Me

Old Video But Inspired Me

I stumbled across this video of DJ in 2011 giving a candid tour of EZ-Robot. DJs vision of Cloud Robotics was advanced and way ahead of its time. Provide a platform for...
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Wireless Charger

Has anyone made a wireless charger yet. use / charge / use / charge is getting a little tiresome and it is just my first week with ez-b. Logic is JD Humanoid (or your build of choice) looks around when battery is flat finds a Glyph (that points in direction to head) and then goes to the home Glyph and parks with coil on breast plate and wireless...
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My Left Foot

My Left Foot

When I power JD on his left foot is not aligned (both servos). When I connect it is fine only happens when I power on. When I go into diagnostic mode it goes to 90 degrees fine. Looks like I have...
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Cloning Ozobot

Cloning Ozobot

OZObot is all the rage they have 2 wheels and a camera and follow a color code programming system. Has anyone thought about cloning the functionality of them with an EZB
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Mqtt Ssl/Tls Or Token Connection

Anyone had any success using SSL or TLS certs or Tokens with MQTT to connect to cloud service providers. I can set up a basic mosquito service to connect but not sure how to go about connecting to third party based systems with some form of authentication.
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Laikago $25,000 Robot Dog From China

Laikago $25,000 Robot Dog From China

You can apparently buy a Laikago for $25K USD (although I could not find pricing on their website just an intention to buy http://www.unitree.cc)....
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Black Friday Sale On Ezb's Cool

Black Friday Sale On Ezbs Cool

20% off JD / Six / Roli / Battle as well as revolution kits. Sweet! synthiam.com/Shop/
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3D Printing Optimized Models

3D Printing Optimized Models

I am printing JD Humanoid but I noticed a lot of the parts dont have supports. Example Servo connectors start about 3mm off the ground, the top of his feet dont...
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Newbie Needs Some Advice

New to Ez-B and feeling my way. Picked up JD Humanoid on Friday so I figured I would share experiences to date. I also got a dev kit for spares. Using an apple mac with a VM for Windows, Couple of challenges with network timeouts, cam connection etc,. Powered on JD and had a jittery servo (support said would replace), used one from the dev kit as a...
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Unitree H1 Versus Tesla Optimus

Unitree H1 Versus Tesla Optimus

This is the H1 from unitree. Based of the same BLDC motors used in their robot dogs.
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Anyone Tried Windows APP With ARC

Anyone Tried Windows APP With ARC

It’s essentially a new cloud based windows service that runs on any device.   hey if I install windows App on my iPad and then install ARC do you know if...
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3D Modelling Help

3D Modelling Help

One of the fingers of my robots hands broke.  I tried making another one in tinkercad but they have indentations and curves so I failed miserably.  The fingers are all the same so I can...
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Anyone Connected A Flipper Zero To ARC

Anyone Connected A Flipper Zero To ARC

I picked up one of those flipper zero things at a garage sale on the weekend.  Its portrayed as a hacking device but really it is just a store...
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Could A Robot + AI + ARC Beat A World Champion At Pinball

Could A Robot + AI + ARC Beat A World Champion At Pinball

Computers can now win at Chess. Go and even Pacman but could a Robot win against a human at Pinball with...
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Anyone Built A Reachy (Telepresence Robot)?

Anyone Built A Reachy (Telepresence Robot)?

Reachy is a telepresence robot project that is open source hardware and software.  It is 3D printed (CC-BY-SA) So you can hack and...
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EZ-Robot Building A New Platform

Now I am intrigued. I received a survey from ez-robot about a new platform.  they didn’t say what the definition of a new platform is, hardware, software, both but they did mention sensors in the email  etc.  they are focused on education market now and not pure DIY so curious if anyone has inside scoop.   the obvious question is what do you want...
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