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Movement Panel Modified Servos Left/Right Backwards

Hey folks, I have my wall-e set up after about a year in hibernation. When last I tinkered with him, the movement panel turned him the "correct" way (absolute). However, after upgrading the firmware and software, it is now backwards. No wiring or servo position has changed. Back and forth are fine, but left right are reversed. Any clues?...

Interesting News Story: Robots In Market Place Trend

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Sf Bay Area Get Together And Hack?

Hey, I blew the dust off my wall-e after taking a year to get my career back on track. Looking to see if there are enough folks in the Bay area to do a meet-up one night or weekend to compare projects, compare notes, have a beer (or soft drink) and some food?

Firmware Fail

Hi folks. Been awhile since Ive been here. Blew the dust off my Wall-e and went to upgrade the firmware. Got about 3/4 of the way (twice), but it failed. Third time I tried, I get this response over and over again: EZ-Robot OS Updater Version: 2014.05.25.00 5/26/2014 12:29:15 PM - Begin 5/26/2014 12:29 PM - Attempting connection on COM4 5/26/2014...

Step-Down Voltage Regulator Gets You 3.3V Dc

Hey folks. Just ordered a few of these: AMS1117-3.3 Step-Down Voltage Regulator Adapter with 3.3V DC output. And they are easy to install and use; and also have Low power consumption. Power In: 4.5--7V DC Power Out: 3.3V DC with Max 800 mA Current. They are good for those applications where you need to get 3.3 volts to "something". In my...

Another Alternative Mp3 Trigger?

Has anyone tried this board to see if it works with our system? <a href="//www.mdfly.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_53&products_id=1030" target=_blank rel="nofollow">mdfly AU5032</a> Looks like it should work exactly like the AU5106, but seems to require a <a...

Sendserial Question

DJ, is it possible that there is a bug in SendSerial? I have an alternate MP3 board that worked fine up until a couple days ago. Not sure if I (ehem) messed something up on the board, or something happened with the scripting engine. Anyone else experiencing any SendSerial issues? Im using the 40MP3 Module. Thanks.

Variables; Local Or Global In Scripts?

If I want to set a variable based on a result in one script, can I pass that variable to another script? Man, this programming thing is getting complicated<img src=/images/emoticons/happy.svg alt=:D class=emoji />

Movement Envelopes? Think Animation.

So Im looking at the servo automated movement stuff, and thinking to myself; hey Cyberdude, what I would love to have are traditional animation controls such as "ease in" and "ease out" with programmable envelopes. (OK, truth be told, I dont actually call myself Cyberdude.) In this scenario, I have a "ServoSpeed_Ramp(Port,...

Baffling Movement Control Question

I have a project Im working on (encl.) with a movement panel to control the treads. When you press the forward arrow, only one servo turns, the other does a momentary movement, then freezes. Whether executing a call to the movement control from script or manually, it doesnt seem matter, same result. However, if I create a fresh project, set up...

Say Command

Any insight into why my computer wont "say" anything when I invoke this command? Audio otherwise plays fine from computer. Thanks.

Script Command Move Inconsistant Information

In the script help, MOVE is specified as (port,numeric value). However, in the context pop-up, move is specified as (port,[forward,stop,reverse,left,right])

Fixed I Was A Bit Annoyed&lt;img src=/images/emoticons/smiles.svg alt=:) class=emoji /&gt;

About 2 months ago, while working with the EZB, I heard a "pop" sound. I checked the fuse, seemed fine. Was told I likely pooped the IC. order a couple replacements, just to have a spare. Finally got them this week. Replaced the chip, same issue...flashing bluetooth (connects), no BLUE light at all. I would REALLY like to play with this...

Irobot Builds Inflatible Robot Arm

<a href="//www.engadget.com/2012/08/22/irobot-airarm-robot-inflatable-arm-darpa/" target=_blank rel="nofollow">Link</a>

Vote For Your Favorite Robot.

<a href="//cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/20/13379931-vote-for-your-favorite-robots?lite" target=_blank rel="nofollow">Vote for your fav. Robot!</a>

Robots Get Their Own Encyclopedia

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Wall-E Sound Files...Enjoy

Got really tired of searching for a good set of sounds, so, in a VERY unscientific way, I extracted all of the sounds from the sound chip on the U-Command Wall-e. If you have audio experience, you might want to re-equalize the sounds. But theyre "good enough" for now. Enjoy.<a...

An Evening Of Sushi And Sensors...

SO I had a bad Ping sensor in my kit, the guys at EZ-R were having a hell of a time convincing their distributor that it was really bad and were demanding that EZ-R PROVE IT before they would replace it. What a drag (and poor customer support on the Dist.s side.) In the meantime, Alan (the other 50% of EZ-R) is hanging out in Sunnyvale, CA. Gets a...

Chinese Robot Pandas

<a href="//video.msnbc.msn.com/nbcnews.com/48442650" target=_blank rel="nofollow">Robot performance</a> Nuff said.

Ping Sensor Pegged At 255

OK, sorry to be such a numb nut here, but things havent gone quite a smoothly as I had expected. No matter, Im patient.<img src=/images/emoticons/happy.svg alt=:D class=emoji /> So board, works, servos now work, however... I wired up the ping sensor, double and triple checked my wiring, however, under ping or radar, I get a pegged signal @...

Servo Motors Disengaged

@DJ Just a heads up. I just went through the servos in my kit and found three of the 4 standard servos did not function correctly. They whined when plugged in. After closer examination, I found that the servo motors had shifted down in the casing during shipping causing the motor gear to disengage from the gear stack. I pushed them back into place...

Cant Connect To Bluetooth

Fresh batteries, connects through bluetooth config (ports 4 and 5), however, when I launch ARC and select port 5 (or port 4, seems to not matter), no dice. Ive uninstalled the device and reinstalled, Ive power cycled, etc. No dice. Any ideas? stress

Spare Wall-E U-Command Tread?

Lost one<img src=/images/emoticons/unhappy.svg alt=:( class=emoji /> looking for a replacement. Any help appreciated.

Chain Together Actions/Results To Create Behaviors?

Hi all. New here. Bought my kit at Maker Fair in CA, waiting for the goods (cant wait!) Quick question for you guys. Thinking about autonomous behavior, is it possible, using the GUI interface, to create linked event models? For for simple example, If this, then that types of events? (I promise Ill read through all the posts before asking simple...