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One Day Deal On Neato Robot Vacuum

Not sure if this is a great deal, but I know some users have hacked the Neato vacuums for the Lidar sensor. https://meh.com/ has a one day sale on a refurbished Neato XV-21 Vacuum for $140. Alan
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Division Of Labor Between Ebz Controller And Pc When Slowly Moving Servos

Division Of Labor Between Ebz Controller And Pc When Slowly Moving Servos

Assume I do a slow servo move from 0 to 100 which takes a few seconds. How...
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Community Discord?

Do we have a community Discord channel or would people be willing / would use one? @DJ Sures Would you be keen onthis?
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Powering Ezb4

Hello Everyone, I recently received my EZb4 in the mail. After days of trouble shooting, browsing the forums, and reading the manual I still cannot solve this problem. I am trying to run a single servo on my EZB4. I am having trouble with the power. 4.8v - 6v servo Here is a list of power sources I have tried; - 11.1v Lipo Battery, it worked for...
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Sharing Workspaces/Code Between Pc And Mobile App (Ios)

Hi, Were new to robotics and new to ARC as well; apologies if this question has been asked before. Is it possible to create RoboScratch/Blockly/EZ-Script code in ARC on a PC and then somehow transfer the code to a mobile device (iOS)? What about transferring from one mobile device to another? These functions are important to us as we work in...
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Servo Question

hello i just wanted to know can i use MG996R servos on robot what is wrong if i cant get all angles what i think of? its like i miss some angles
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Connecting Via Usb - No Advanced Button

Hey Guys, I have a couple EZB V4/2s that Ive bought to power my InMoov and Id like to connect to one using USB as per Tutorial 76 https://synthiam.com/Community/Tutorials/76 ....buuuuut.....My EZB doesnt show the advanced button. Am I missing something? confused
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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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Ezbv4 Finally Arrived - A Few First Impression/Rants

Ezbv4 Finally Arrived - A Few First Impression/Rants

My EZBv4 finally arrived after nearly 2 weeks (not ezrobots fault at all, just Hobbyking being slow and a postal...
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Next Steps - Recommendations?

Hi all, My EZ-B v4/2 Developer Kit arrived! Huzzah! So I wanted to ask the community on what you all would recommend my next steps are? Where should I start? 1. What project should I make first? e.g. Should I buy a Wall-E and use that? 2. What tools does everyone recommend I buy? e.g. Glue Gun, Soldering Iron, Precision Screw Drivers etc etc 3....
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Do I Need A Motor Controller For A 6V Motor With The Ez-B V4?

Do I Need A Motor Controller For A 6V Motor With The Ez-B V4?

Hi all, Ive order two 6V micro motors for a track chassis Ive got. I want to connect them to the...
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Contacting An Individual Member

How do you contact an individual member? I need information on a specific development? Lt. Commander Datas child Lal My latest project which is powered by a EZB4, is a re-creation of Lt. Commander Datas android daughter Lal. It is based on Star Trek, The Next Generation, season 3:16 The Offspring. She is intended to be a Humanoid house robot with...