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Wake Word Does Not Work In Bing Speech Recognition

Wake Word Does Not Work In Bing Speech Recognition

I am using Bing Speech Recognition with my new microphone, and it works well for recognizing phrases. However, I am...
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Unable To Configure Advanced Speech Recognition

I am experiencing an issue while trying to configure advanced speech recognition using Azure for my InMoov robot head. The error message displayed is as follows: Version: 2025.01.27.00 System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Bing_Speech_Recognition.FormMain.ConfigPressed() in C:\My...
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I'd Like To Pause The VAD Robot Skill

I'd Like To Pause The VAD Robot Skill

@Athena I was about to write some code to pause the VAD Skill so that it wasn't executing its script at the wrong time. But I found there is no...
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Problem With A Script And Bingspeech In Javascript

Problem With A Script And Bingspeech In Javascript

I am transitioning from EZ-Script to JavaScript because I heard that ARC X will no longer support EZ-Script. I've been...
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Which Skill Takes An Audio Output And Can Be Used To Open And Close A Mouth?

Which Skill Takes An Audio Output And Can Be Used To Open And Close A Mouth?

, I'm looking for a skill within Synthiam ARC that can take an audio...
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Setting The Camera Device

Is there a way to set and save the camera device on PCs with the ARC Runtime installed? Whenever I change the camera or connect it to a different USB port, I find that I need to install ARC Pro to save the new camera settings. While I can adjust the camera settings in the runtime version, I have to repeat this process every time I start up ARC. Any...
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JD On A Chassis With 2 X 360 Servo But Only One Movement Panel@Athena

JD On A Chassis With 2 X 360 Servo But Only One Movement Panel@Athena

Hello Athena, I have a JD Humanoid Robot and a separate chassis that I would like...
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2 Different Mobile Arc Apps

I noticed there are two different ARC mobile apps available in the Google Play Store. Is one of them fake, or is it just an updated version of the other? Additionally, does the ARC mobile app work without a subscription? I'm curious because I might need it for remote control purposes outdoors. I used the mobile app years ago, and even though it...
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How To Recover Auto-Position Actions From A Project

, I loaded the JD robot example with 12 controls into ARC. I modified it by adding new actions and frames, then saved it as "JD-JP-new" on my PC. Initially, I was able to load it once, but now I can't load it anymore. The cursor just spins indefinitely, and eventually, a pop-up window appears saying ARC is not responding. It gives me the...
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Bing Speech Recognition Config Phrase Command

Bing Speech Recognition Config Phrase Command

Does the "Bing Speech Recognition" feature's "Config Phrase Command" field require input in JavaScript?...
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My Ezb V4 Doesn’T Connect

I have two EZBv4 's and trying to get the older one working again. I reset it at pin hole yellow lights flash and pink then flashing blue light, EZB wifi connects to my P.C. okay and Arc does see the EZB in connections but as soon as I hit connect it goes solid blue for 3 seconds but then starts flashing again with message saying EZB is on correct...
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EZ-B V4 No Longer Connecting, Shows Firmware 0000000

Please see below the logs when trying to connect from connection diagnostics How do I fix this? It was working perfectly until today EZB 0: EZB 1: EZB 2: EZB 3: EZB 4: Windows version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.17763.0 Screen Resolution: 1280x720 (96x96 dpi) EZ-Builder Version: 2019.05.08.00 Attempting connection on 192.168.1.1:23 Connection...