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Steve S

Country: USA
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Achievements

  • 2012-12-26 - joined Synthiam
  • 2012-12-26 - created first new question
  • 2013-06-18 - joined your first forum discussion
  • 2013-10-29 - answered a forum question
  • 2013-12-03 - posted your first tutorial
  • 2014-06-17 - posted a robot project showcase
  • 2014-07-28 - connected ARC to the cloud
  • 2014-07-28 - shared your first video in the forum
  • 2014-07-28 - shared your first photo in the forum
  • 2014-08-01 - attempted to help a fellow robot builder
  • 2014-08-04 - created a custom avatar
  • 2018-05-24 - used the Bing Speech Recognition to convert spoken speech into text
  • 2022-01-11 - subscribed to ARC and unlocked new features that make your robot even smarter

Latest submissions

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Looking 4 Elvis Alive Microhone Controller

Looking 4 Elvis Alive Microhone Controller

Looking 4 Elvis Alive microphone controller If anyone has a functional WowWee Elvis Alive controller, I may be interested. Thank you
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Mits Cheetah Ii Robot Now Has Alexa Voice Control

MITs Cheetah now has Alexa
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Down, But Not Out-Bing Question

Down, But Not Out-Bing Question

Down, but not out-Bing question Missed a step carrying a box to the basement, broke my Tibia and Fibula bones, later developed severe Gout in both feet,...
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Question On Soundservo(Pcspeaker)

Question on SoundServo(PcSpeaker) I am trying to use SoundServo(PcSpeaker), but no servo movement. The TalkServo and SoundMicrophone work fine. I have tried on two different computers, and a clean start with only the soundServo, variable watcher, and scriptmanager to test it. I thought maybe Min/Max had to be below and above 90. The servo moves if...
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Pictures On Showcase Gallery

Pictures on Showcase Gallery I agree with Dave (pictures from members can add interaction) and Alan (added pictures should not show at the top in Project Showcase). A similar situation occurred on my grandsons post of his robot. Someone added a cool picture of the robot they built with their grandson. It was great interaction between EZ Robot...
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Woot Parrot Ar 2.0 Drone Factory Refurbished

Woot Parrot Ar 2.0 Drone Factory Refurbished

http://www.woot.com/offers/parrot-ar-drone-2-0-wi-fi-quadricopter-11?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=c98555c829-Daily+Diges...
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Calling Skycams From ARC

I wanted to bring up skycams after directing my robot to show them. The following code brings up the skycam I want, but I would like it to scroll down 2 clicks, and close out after a time period, returning to ARC. Steve S
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Strange  Pop-Up On Existing Robot File?

Strange Pop-Up On Existing Robot File?

Strange pop-up? I was operating an established and previously run program on one of my robots when this appeared? I am not sure what to think...
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Blue Smoke?

Blue Smoke?

Blue smoke? After working with EZ Robot servos for 3 years, I finally saw smoke, although it looked white. The magic was how fast it developed. I found the problem, and it was me! The manual...
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Request For Multiple Rows, Vr Commands Under Speech Recognition  Choices?

Request For Multiple Rows, Vr Commands Under Speech Recognition Choices?

I have a request for more than standard VR one row commands under speech...
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Turnigy Fabrikator 3D Printer

Has any one looked at this 3d printer or ordered from HobbyKing? Turnigy 3d printer
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New Ez Robot Accessories?

New EZ Robot Accessories? The EZ Robot Revolution has been a great achievement! D.J. and the awesome EZ Robot team deserve a great applause. I have a J.D. and my grandkids love it! How cool is it singing and dancing? My Mini 6 fabricated robot has been so much fun and satisfying building and operating. I love fabricating my own robots! The new EZB4...
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Help With Jd

Help With Jd

Help with JD, JD is calibrated, fine tuned, latest ARC, and example. When he is connected, the int. starts calibrate frame, which looks ok. (all 90 degrees) see pic. The shoulders servos appear to...
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A Welcomed Surprise

A Welcomed Surprise

A Welcomed Surprise! My order showed "processing order". I have no complaints receiving my long anticipated EZB4 order 11-3873 from 11/13. I have been having so much fun...
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Any New Community Ezb4 Robots?

Any New Community Ezb4 Robots?

Just checking to see if there are any new EZB4 Robots or conversions? I know it is just starting. I have been following Daves posts. Can,t wait to hear from...
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Ann Droid?

Ann Droid?

Ann Droid...purely animation or robotics? This bot is cool whether it is an animation or actual robot! The acting is questionable with the green screen stand backs. Maybe this can be a 2015/16 EZ...
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Ezb4 Kit On Ebay

For those who can not wait. It was fun just reading the back of the box. July 31 Manufacture date. EZB4 kit
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Hello Ez Robot Irobot58 And Doombot

Hope both of you are working on your great bots. Missed on the forum. Steve S
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Brainstorming Ideas For Movable Real Ears On My Robot

Brainstorming Ideas For Movable Real Ears On My Robot

I want to build ears for my robot. Brainstorming for any help or input ideas on building moveable ears for my...
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New Soundlogic Small Bluetooth Unit

New Soundlogic Small Bluetooth Unit

Just wanted to share with the community. I am programmed to look for robot parts! We purchased this great sounding little BT unit @ Menards clearance...
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Help With Grandsons Robot

I just ordered another EZB4 for myself and I am trying to help my 8 yr grandson" Hunter" who has been begging to build his own EZ robot. I am starting him off with one of my EZBV3 kits. I am having trouble finding the basic boxbot tutorials all together without jumping around on the video links? What can I Email him? I wanted something...
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New Higher Ezb4 Price?

Why has the EZB4 price jumped from 69 bucks to 99 bucks? Does it have new features? Why should I keep recommending EZ Robot to people when you keep increasing prices? You are making me question my recommendations? Free shipping was already increased from 100 to 200 bucks? Please tell me whats going on? I know you have new staff and no sales for a...
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Ez Robot Navigation?

Has any thing changed that might effect navigation on Community or EZ Robot? I found on my 8.1 windows makes me choose below the windows icon, unless the EZ message shows, no navigation? It started when the "ask us" help message appeared on EZ Robot? Steve S
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8.1 Connection Question

After 8.1 windows update my com port changed from 5 to 3, but it connected. Today I decided to try processed video on my new pc. I charged the camera, plugged in the wireless camera dongle, but could not connect to EZB. After removing the cam dongle, I was able to connect. I installed the cam dongle and had processed for a short time (something I...
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Windows 8 Update To 8.1

Windows 8 Update To 8.1

This is a tutorial and update with my windows 8 updating to windows 8.1 " free update" that takes a long time, and ARC. I could not connect to ARC with my old...
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Help With Vr On New Pc

We purchased a new Asus PC w windows 8. EZ builder loaded fine and after pairing, I was able to connect. I can not get any VR commands to operate? I did get it to respond at first to Yes on RSS News feed twice. Maybe I have something toggled wrong? The VR pause box is not checked. I noticed that the sound servo LEDS on my robots mouth freeze when I...
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Rss Feed Error

Rich, Thank you, you have been very helpful to me! There was one update where I could no longer run your RSS News Feed past the first story without error. I tried () marks. Maybe I missed it? Not sure what I am doing wrong? Thanks Steve S
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Request Option 4 Previous Versions Of ARC

I would like an option to load previous versions of EZB if new requires an update to my projects code, especially if I am going to demonstrate my robot. It would be great to have a project EZ buidler for that timeframe! Can you help?. Thank You Steve S
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$ 5.00. Robosapien @ Garage Sale

$ 5.00. Robosapien @ Garage Sale

I am thinking about EZB conversion, or just letting grand kids play, maybe both. I also got them a cool solar powered 24v go kart. My dog is not sure about...
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Ezb On Hal Robot Suit?

HAL robot suit Check out this system that is already being tried to help the disabled and injured. Here is challenging hack. The rewards could be amazing? Can you imagine what a virus could do to you! Your wife might make you walk around the shopping malls until your batteries go dead! Steve S
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Can Not Load My Robot On New Version Ezb? Help

Can Not Load My Robot On New Version Ezb? Help

I moved up to the new version of EZB but can load my robot project? It gives me choices my library, public. My project is not...
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Still No Camera Tracking, Lots Of Memory?

I still can not start camera tracking, black screen processed video. I took my laptop to my local computer shop to check it out. It shows I still have 2.05 GB of memory, after starting with 4 GB, and only up to 60 percent CPU usage running ARC? My hard drive showed no errors. It did show an error report Version=1 EventType=AppHangB1...
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Camera Tracking?

I have been able to activate lots of great features on EZ robot except camera tracking. I have watched the tutorials, loaded and ran stand alone sample examples, but I cannot get any grid to appear, or even take a picture. Nothing shows in the activity box when I try color recognition. I have tried the EZ camera, the web camera on PC. on realtime...
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Cannot Start ARC- Gives Error

I could not copy and paste, has anyone had this error? Thanks Steve S. Unhandled exception has occurred in your application .... Could not load file or assembly EZ-B. Verion=2013.1.5.0. Culture=neutral. PublicKey Token=83914fd54f35ea 1 or or one of its dependencies. The located assemblys manifest definition coes not match the assembly reference....
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Roomba Platform

Roomba Platform

My name is Steve and I am excited and looking forward to receiving my ez robot kit that I recently ordered. I have 2 roomba 4210,s (Serial 4210 041116 E 5765). I think they are too old to...
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Roomba Movements With Recorder?

First of all Thanks to EZ-Robot for the very fast delivery of the complete kit ordered directly from EZ-robot. I odered it Fri Jan 04 and rec. it Mon Jan 07? Has anyone used the Recorder and Roomba movements? If I start the recorder and move Roomba forward, then reverse, stop recorder. On playback > I get a very slight surge forward, then ok...
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Steve's Captain Proton Startrekvoyager Tribute Robot.

Steves Captain Proton Startrekvoyager Tribute Robot.

I have always loved the StarTrekVoyager Holodeck episodes of Captain Proton.   So Retro and Cool. Created a tribute...
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Steve's Navigation Test Robot With Intel Realsense T265

Steves Navigation Test Robot With Intel Realsense T265

My Navigation test robot with Intel RealSense T265 on a first Gen IRobot Create using an EZB, and my wifes older...
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Steve's James, Commodore 64 Retro Robot That Learns And Uses Voice Recognition

Steves James, Commodore 64 Retro Robot That Learns And Uses Voice Recognition

Been trying to keep busy, so I dragged my 35 year old Retro Robot...
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Steve's Marcus The Expressive Android

Steves Marcus The Expressive Android

Marcus the Android with life like expressions and movements modified from a Wow Wee Elvis robot. The robot gets a complete rebuild, hack, and...
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Steve's Elvis Gains An Extra Degree With Ez Robot Hdd.   Elvis Alive Robot Hack With Ez

Steves Elvis Gains An Extra Degree With Ez Robot Hdd. Elvis Alive Robot Hack With Ez

" Elvis Alive" Robot Hack with EZ Robot,...
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Steve's 2 Ft Biped Walking(Shuffle) Robot

Steves 2 Ft Biped Walking(Shuffle) Robot

Omni wheels   I purchased the parts for this project over 9 months ago, and got going on it about 3 months ago. I am recovering from a...
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Steve's Artamus, The Rambo Knight Robot Hack

Steves Artamus, The Rambo Knight Robot Hack

Artamus, the Rambo Knight Autobot Robot Hack #1 Soft Hack Includes a Hack of the RC Controller only. Requires no modifications to...
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Steve's Resistance Is Futile 7 Of 9 Borg From Star Trek, My Recreation

Steves Resistance Is Futile 7 Of 9 Borg From Star Trek, My Recreation

Yes, it is another Star Trek character, and she thinks, she is...
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Steve's Lt. Commander Data's Child Lal

Steves Lt. Commander Datas Child Lal

Lt. Commander Datas child "Lal" My latest project which is powered by a EZB4, is a re-creation of Lt. Commander Datas android daughter...
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Steve's Elvia The Ez Robot Powered Android-Elvis Hack

Steves Elvia The Ez Robot Powered Android-Elvis Hack

Elvia the EZ Robot powered Android-Elvis "Hack" I have been away from robotics for a while, spending time...
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Steve's Robot Captain Ann Droid

Steves Robot Captain Ann Droid

This is my first showcase of my robot. Her name is Captain Ann Droid. My last robot was built 25 yrs. ago. When I told my wife and daughter I was going to build...
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Steve's Mini 6 Fabricated Robot

Steves Mini 6 Fabricated Robot

Mini 6 fabricated Robot This is my next EZ Robot, after helping my grandson Hunter build his first robot. I have always liked the Six by EZ Robot, so I wanted...
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Steves My Idea Is To Build A New Smal

My idea is to build a new small humanoid robot that my grandkids can relate to. I will use EZ Robot lever servos and rotation servos.
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Steve's Ez Robot Railroad Observation Car

Steves Ez Robot Railroad Observation Car

This is my latest EZ Robot project, first w EZB4. Using a EZB4, camera, and servo to direct the view on the Silverton O Scale Railroad. I...
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Steve's Lynx Robot 1996? Reborn W/Ez Robot

Steves Lynx Robot 1996? Reborn W/Ez Robot

This is my latest project. Vintage Lynx Robot Arm(1996?) reborn with EZB Attending a HAM Fest in Peoria, Illinois, amateur radio and...
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Steve's Rolling Bot Ez Robot Experiment

Steves Rolling Bot Ez Robot Experiment

Rolling Bot EZ Robot Experiment, This is an experiment using EZ Robot after watching Hackaday mini gravity robot. I wanted to see what EZ Robot...
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