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BN-880 GPS Compass by Beitian
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BN-880 GPS Compass

Standalone autonomous navigation using Beitian BN-880 GPS/Compass with real-time map waypointing and offline map caching; requires Arduino.

My Talking Robot, Lester by OldBotBuilder
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Add voice to Robotis Bioloid Lester using an Arduino Mini; expand control with EZ-B v4 WiFi for voice, smartphone commands and EV3 integration.

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Logitech Joystick

I am looking into getting a logitech joystick, but I have a question. Does the Logitech joystick connect directly to the V4 EZB or does it require a computer? I just want to make sure it can be stand alone before I purchase the joystick...
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Two 7.4 Volt 360 Servo Step Up To 48 Volt 1000 Watt Motors

Looking for recommendations on commercial fabrication of h-bridge for above. Burned up one electrical engineer (not literally) who tried to hook up ezb4 with 48v motor. Looking for someone who is honorable and wants a good day's work for a good days pay. Telemetry 100% complete, body 90% complete, mechanics 90% complete. Perferr performance...
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Ez-B And Arduino Shield

After upgrading and swapping to the newer EZ-B board, it would be a shame not to use it with another robot. any consideration to building an Arduino Shield to accommodate the EZ-B? It would be overkill to add an EZ-B to an Arduino, but the potential would open up a wider market and audience. Perhaps the addition of an Arduino Library as well?...
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New To Robotics

New To Robotics

Hello, my daughter is in 10th grade stem at a tech school. She is starting a Genius hour project. She choose to build a robot. due to the high cost of robotics i cannot afford to buy all the...
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Not Able To Connect To Wifi

After installing a new router in my home I'm finding that I can't get jd to find the internet connection. I had one message that said something along the line of , no dns server found. The robot turns on like normal and shows up on my network list , the robot makes the system noise like its connecting but then stops and an error message comes up....
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Photo Backside Ping Sensor

Photo Backside Ping Sensor

hi has anybody a photo from the ping sensor backside version2. thank you
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Voltage Regulation Question

Looking for help! I have a Drok regulator and an 11.2v 5200mah LiPo battery to power my EZB. My EZB keeps telling me my battery is low when I have the battery passing through the Drok at 7v. The problem is that the amps are not pulling through the Drok enough to juice the EZB. The EZB is only receiving .18ah. When I plug my smaller 7.4v LiPo at...
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Continuous Rotation Servo With Absolute Position

Continuous Rotation Servo With Absolute Position

I'm pretty new to EZ-Robot, so I apologize if this is a basic question... I've got a couple of Turnigy servos and a linear...
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Ideas For Scrolling Text On A Led Array?

Hello all, I’d like to use a PC to send text (up to 250 chars) to a scrolling LED display, and the PC would need to send a different text string every minute or two. I would be happy to use ARC for this, but other options would be acceptable also. (I'm thinking maybe I could simply send ascii text over a serial port? but i haven't found any...
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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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Wifi Connection

Wifi Connection

Hello all, I just purchased a JD and have it assembled. However, I'm having trouble making a wi-fi connection. Hoping someone can help. I also uninstalled McAfee anti-virus and disabled the...
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Chinese Farmer Invents Robo Crab

Short version (includes his four-legged dog shaped "vehicle" at the end}: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEaz-SCDXcY 5 Minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSCh5KjHCs