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Smokin' Servos

Smokin' Servos

I understand that not calibrating servos properly could cause serious damage and so an electronics engineer and RC specialist was called in to set mine up from the start. Day one was amazing!...
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Ar Drone 2.0 Camera Not Working

I am trying to connect my AR Drone 2.0 to ARC and I can get it to fly but for some reason I cannot get the camera to work. I can activate the camera on my computer however it will not allow me to switch the camera to the drone. I do have V2 selected and the config and connection with the drone appears to be working as the other features are...
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Suggestions On Gripper Orientation For 3D Printing

Any suggestions on the best orientation when 3D printing the gripper?
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Bremerton Washington Kitsap Create Robotics Group And Upcoming Stem Faire

Hello DJ, I took my Adventure Robot creation to the Kitsap CREATE (Computers, Robotics, Electronics and Art Technology Enthusiasts) and did a demo on the EZ-Robot Concepts. It was a huge success and a lot of interest was generated in EZ-Robot Products. They were awed by the hardware/software and how easy it is for kids, beginning robotic...
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Order Ez-B

When will the EZ-B5 be released? If I order an EZ-B Wi-Fi Controller today will I get an EZ-B4, EZ-B4/2? Are you taking 'pre-orders' for the EZ-B5? Thank you.
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Making Android Mobile App Compatible With Multi-Screen Viewing On Android Phones

Hello DJ, I mentioned in a previous thread about having An IP Cam and EZ-Robot Cam mounted on IRobot Create for security uses. I also mentioned that I could switch between apps to view different camera views. Then today I found out that on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and other phones you can display two apps on the screen at the same time. This would be...
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Ping Sensor

i just connected the ping sensor with the radar scan,problem i hear a , knispering sound comming out the sensor. is it broken ?
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Connect To Mip

Connect To Mip

dj can u make a video on how to connect to wowwee mip? and please upload it to video.search.yahoo.com my computer doesnt get youtube for some reason
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Ezb4 How To Work With 7.2 - 8.4 Volt Servos?

Hi, Anyone can help to answer my question that Ezb4 how to work with 7.2 - 8.4 volt servos? I brought 2 big servos and it need 7.2-8.4 voltage power. But ezb4 just provide 5 voltages. So, I brought "meanwhile" 7.5 volt external power supply. So, what can I do to make and connect it work? Thanks for your attention! Ricky Ma
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Ax12 Led On/Off Command In Ez Script

Hello, I set up one of my dynamixels tonight, used the plug in, wrote scripting to "exercise" this servo. All works fine. In EZ script there is an instruction AX12Led(port,on) and AX12Led(port,off). I cant make either of these work. Using the plug in I can turn the LED on the servo on and off. Is there a way via scripting to do this....
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Tutorial Improvement

i just read the tutorial off the ping sensor.what i notest is the pic off the, ezb how its wired up is hard to see.also it dont mention where the , in or out off the 5 volt regulator goes. i believe its in goes to ezb and out comes from the sensor ?is this correct ? ping tutorial
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Ok Who Changed Things While I Was Gone?

It's been a while since I had time to work with my bots and when I recently updated my software lots of things broke! For example commands with parenthesis no longer allow for a space... Eg. Speak_("Hello) is now Speak("Hello") Now I can fix that easily enough... but what happened here: $Volume=$Volume-25 if ($Volume=<5)...