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Dynamixel by Robotis
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Control Robotis Dynamixel XL-320/AX-12/XL430 via ARC virtual servos; supports position, speed, velocity, acceleration, bidirectional UART.

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DIY robot S.A.M. built by 8-year-old Hunter using EZ-Robot v3 and simple parts, dollar-store body, PVC arms, LEDs and recycled components.

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Micro Controller False Signals

My Robot is repeating text to speech over and over intermittently. It is also starting moving forward on its own without a command being sent. Sometimes it repeats other servo commands more than once without telling it to. It is like it has a mind of its own. I may be developing an AI robot without knowing it. I am wondering what if could be...
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How Do I Know When My Battery Is Below 6.6V?

The manual says "Over discharge (letting the battery go below 6.6v) damages the battery by changing the chemistry and it becomes puffy (gassy). " How do I know the battery is below 6.6V? As soon as it says "battery low" I turn off the robot and charge it. I never have the robot on when charging. These batteries seem very...
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New Roomba Movement Panel With Input

Hello DJ, In a previous thread posted by another member you had mentioned you would release a new Roomba Movement Panel with Input and I was wondering how you are doing with it and the lattest release date? Thanks much !
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Dj With Cognitive Video Game Changing

I can't help but start a thread at this video. I think we can all safely say this technology is a game changer. Thanks DJ for creating the plug ins to tie us to these great services. Great job! Now I gotta get ALAN hooked up! Edit: IPhone changed the subject field should just be 'game changer'
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Who Can Print Ninjaflex

Does anyone on this forum able to print using Ninjaflex filament. If so I would like to know if someone could print this left palm depending on the cost of course. Here is the link, I only need the stl file https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1294517/#files L_Ada_v1.1_Palm.stl Last updated: 02-22-16 Thanks
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Can't Find The Ez Robot Wifi On My Computer

I bought a Roli Rover from BrookStones a few days ago, they had no more in stock but they have a display model that they said would sell to me for 70 Dollars, I checked for missing parts and chargers etc. Non-missing, they even showed my in the store that it connects to the phone and it still works. They took it apart and put it back in the box...
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Help Needed With Cognitive Emotion Plugin

Help Needed With Cognitive Emotion Plugin

I have downloaded and installed the new Cognitive Emotion Plugin and configured it as per the instructions. How do I use it? I have the...
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Multiple Cameras

Hello everyone, I am trying to utilize an EZB4 that is connected via wifi to a windows laptop. I would ideally like to be able to start the program and have each camera automatically map to its respective panel. I am running into the issue where each time I start ARC, I must manually assign a camera to each camera panel. Is there a way to keep the...
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Demo For An Autism Awareness Event

dear EZ robot i would like for you to do a demo at a junior high i volunteer at for an autism awareness event. these kids with autism are as sharp as a tack. please email me back. thank you
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Using Talk Servo With Pandorabots Plugin

Just been played around with pandorabots Plugin creating basic scripts for my Inmoov ( Data ), and noticed that I can't sync up the speech with Inmoov's mouth correctly, even when adjusting the 'talk servo' parameters settings. The 'talk servo' parameters I've setup in other scripts work fine and are in sync with Inmoov mouth, without going through...
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Dynamixel Plugin Help

DJ, The updated Dynamixel Plugin is great! This is not a bug report but a request for an additional capability: 'Adjust AX-12 endpoints'. I have struggled (off and on) for over a year to get a biped robot fully operational using AX-12 servos driven from an EZ-B. I think that with an 'end point conversion' addition to the plugin my goal can be...
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Pc Stick

Pc Stick

Hey, has anyone tried out a PC Stick to run the EZB. I think it would open a whole new world as they become more powerful. I am thinking of using one on my second robot Sam. Sam is a Roomba platform.