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New Scratch-Like Environment

DJ, You continue to amaze. Congrats on Make article. With the new Scratch Like Interface, are there examples or help files?
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Ez-B V4 Disconnecting If I Load A Project

Hi all, Sorry for the noob questions but i have recieved my ez-b developer kit and have printed all the ez-bit to create JD. My problem is that if i connect to the ez-b with an empty project it connects and never disconnects, But if i try and load JD project it seems to mess up the controller even without any servos attached. I did have a look at...
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Connection Lost

Hello everybody, I have the following problem with my JD. Every time I turn it on and the W-Lan connection is ready, I go into the ARC and click on connect, following happens. I use the Example of JD in ARC EZB 0: EZB 1: EZB 2: EZB 3: EZB 4: Screen Resolution: 1280x720 (96x96 dpi) Version: 2017.01.29.00 Object Recognition Initialized. Object...
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System Reboots When Servos Move

System Reboots When Servos Move

I'm running a 12 volt 3 amp power supply. Then I have a 12 volt to 6 volt DC step-down to power my EZ-B4 and servos. After the robot runs a little while...
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Servo Replaced On Jd Foot - It Still Won't Move

Servo Replaced On Jd Foot - It Still Won't Move

Servo Replaced On Jd Foot - It Still Won't Move. Ideas?
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Meccanoid 4Ft Tall Robot

Meccanoid 4Ft Tall Robot

so i was wondering if any one has seen and consider the use of turning the meccanoid 2.0xl 4ft robot from its factory controlled unit to ez-v4 version. it is a very simple...
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Soundboard - Getting Mp3s

www.loudtronix.me automatically converts youtube videos into MP3 sound files for you so all you have to do is click 'Download'. I highly recommend it.
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Voice  Recognition Question

Voice Recognition Question

Hey Forum.. i have problem with voice recognition ,,. when i add voice recognition the follow message appears to my screen..( i use windows 10) Regards Thanos
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Ez-B V3 Buy Back

hello all, I was reading around on here and seen a possible buy back on the ez-b v3. most of the post were old, so I thought I would ask. is it still available? I really want to get the new ez-b and that would be a great help. thanks, Airwave1206
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Nice Little Write-Up In Makezine Today

https://makezine.com/2017/01/31/ez-robot/ I can't view the video while at work, but the article is a nice short history of EZ-Robot. Alan
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Personality Generator Broke After Merging Projects

I merged a bunch of controls from one project to my main project. Ever since then I've been having trouble with my personality generator. It will run a few times and then it wont run any of it's scripts. It will try to cycle through them but after that each time it tries to launch one it will throw an error. Here's what I'm getting in the debug...
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Fastest Way To Bring Omnibot 2000 Back To Life With Ez Robot?

Fastest Way To Bring Omnibot 2000 Back To Life With Ez Robot?

I have an Omnibot 2000 that I'd like to try to bring to life with EZ Robot. I can see that several...