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I Make Robots Crew Socks

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Exclusive to robot builders, these are a one-size-fits-all solution up to a men's size 12. The...
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Dynamixel by Robotis
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Dynamixel

Open-source ARC plugin to control Robotis Dynamixel servos (XL-320, AX-12, XL430) via EZ-B, Arduino or Robotis. Supports position, speed, accel.

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Boris V2 Dagu Rover 5 upgraded from EzB/Mecanno with 4 motors and encoders, separated channels and secured encoder wiring for reliability.

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Compass Use I2c On Ezb V 4

Hello all, I am asking if anyone else has used compass guided navigation? I am looking at a Tilt Compensated Magnetic Compass with I2C serial communication. I have never used one ,but I have a feeling in order to make sure my bot is going the correct direction outdoors I will need a compass at the least ( maybe a GPS in the future) Any feedback is...
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Cover Up Your Password For Mail

is it possible to cover up your password in the window for mail exchange ? smpt client .when you open the window ,you can see your password.
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What Is Wrong With This Script

for some reason I can not get the following simple statement to work $Test = "123 123 123" repeatuntil(contains($Test," ") != true) Print($Test) endrepeatuntil I get the following error 8: repeatuntil(contains($Test," ") = true) > Error on line 8: Missing ) in Expression I have tried using repeatWhile also...
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Easydriver Code Nema 17 Motor Driver With Io-Tiny

I am driving a SparkFun EasyDriver Nema 17 Motor Driver board with an iO-Tiny All are powered with a 6V SLA When I first connect to the Tiny with ARC the motor begins a slow spin. When I run the code below the motor stops as desired. SET(D0,OFF) // step pin SET(D1,OFF) // dir pin When I run the loop, converted from an Arduino Sketch to this, get...
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Accessing To Some ARC Configuration Information Wjen Buiding A Plugin

Accessing To Some ARC Configuration Information Wjen Buiding A Plugin

Hi I want in my plugin to get the Media Save Folder Path which is a parameter of...
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Use Of ARC Controls In Plugin Build

Use Of ARC Controls In Plugin Build

Hi What is the ARC Control to use if I want to build in my plugin a tab control configuration form as in the the Bingspeech configuration form below ?...
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Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Hi Everyone I think it will be a great project for me and my 7 year old but would also like us to learn more about robotics, EZrobot programming and other things involved at the same...
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H-Bridge Dc Motor Movement Script

H-Bridge Dc Motor Movement Script

I'm looking to see if I'm scripting correct. I'm doing the power train to a BB-9. The way the drive is set up is it uses multiple DC planetary motors each...
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Online Collaboration

Ive been thinking about this a bit lately... I think it would be kind of neat to set up a kind of programming collaboration through team view or some other. As I move forward with my build I sometimes find myself struggling with what to make it do next. There are a lot of great ideas I’ve seen on this forum and I’d be willing to share what I’ve...
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Screen Resolution Questions

Screen Resolution Questions

I have followed the tutorials on fixing the resolution issues with ARC but I am still not getting a fix. The icons at the top are displaying all strange and the text...
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ARC Software Error

ARC Software Error

Ezrobot, I downloaded the ARC from the site after that when i install there was a error appeared. I attached a screenshot. please help me to solve this matter.
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I Am Moving On Or?

So, long story short I am learning/moving on to ROS (Robot Operating System)... Ez Robot is still the easiest and greatest software on the market especially for the beginner. I will always push it when people ask me "where should I start". However, I have hit the wall and want to go further, After seeing what Willow Garage's PR2, Xaxxon's...