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My EZ-Cloud Files

Hi Synthiam,  I am having trouble accessing and deleting a troublesome project in my EZ-Cloud.  I added a multi colour tracking variable to the default EZ-Robot Roli project and uploaded to my EZ-Cloud so I could use the mobile app to track and interact with that multi colour variable.  When I opened the ARC App and tried to download the project I...
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Something To Try Out One Day?

Something To Try Out One Day?

Hey, so I had to choose a hardware...my printer is not listed, but I run Octopi on a Rasperry Pi connected to my printer so this seems to be a good pick! But...
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Error When Closing Arc

Error When Closing Arc

i see a error message when closing arc.something about not detect object?
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Amazon Echo Hacks ?

Amazon Echo Hacks ?

Has anyone seen or heard of any hacks to the echo yet? Currently, I have my "personal assistant, Antonn" using Alexa. Key voice commands by him operate her when she can...
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Newbie Question - ARC On Mac?

Newbie Question - ARC On Mac?

Trying to use ARC on a mac ... software download shows a version that has Mac OS listed, but files are .exe and .dll etc for windows.  Am I just in the wrong...
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No Sayezb In Iotiny.?

No Sayezb In Iotiny.?

i just noticed ,there is no text sayezb in iotiny?
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Bumper Contact Switch Scripting

What is the best way to add a home made bumper contact sensor/switch as my sonar is not quite enough to avoid certain obstacles,is there a simple script example I could follow for a contact switch?
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Shorted Out EZB

Shorted Out EZB

Hey Guys, Well it seems I'm having a couple of days of stupidity...because I appear to have damaged one of my EZB v4. I was connecting the UART cable to an Arduino and stupidly connected it...
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Hey Guys Any Way To Convert This Arduino Script Into The Ezb V4 Platform?

Hey Guys Any Way To Convert This Arduino Script Into The Ezb V4 Platform?

There is a company in india making these awesome cheap boards (way cheaper...
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Old Boring Hardware You've Seen Before

Old Boring Hardware You've Seen Before

Old stuff coming our way..... arduino.cc/pro And this is a nice old 12 bit servo driver https://www.adafruit.com/product/815 ...and lets...
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Autoposition Changes All Servospeeds

Autoposition Changes All Servospeeds

Hi In my InMoov project i have some movements that I am trying to do at different speeds occasionally. In this instance, I want to move the head...
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Absolute Beginner Guide To Controlling A Single Servo

Hi, I finally got my power supply and powered up my EZ-Robot EZ-B v4 board today.  I have managed to connect to it via wifi but after that I am completely lost. I have searched for and attempted tutorials on site but the tutorials always seem to assume you know certain things and therefore appear to have crucial steps and information ommitted....