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Miscellaneous Utility Plugin by ptp
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Miscellaneous Utility Plugin

ARC utilities: DataQuery for SQL/ODBC/OLEDB/Excel with parameterized queries returning array variables; Ticks/Millis timing functions.

Jd Wants His Rubber Duck by DJ Sures
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Robot By DJ Sures

Deciding whether to give it to him-lighthearted reflection on sharing, choice, and a playful "lol"

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ARC Dont Work By Make A Photo

ARC Dont Work By Make A Photo

Hello, i have follow Problem, the ARC Software dont works when i make a Photo. The ARC dont work by the follow Command: ControlCommand("Kamera",...
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Cool Idea For Servos

https://www.revrobotics.com/product/srs-programmer/ While in Dallas this week, I joined the Dallas Personal Robotics Group. They have been around since 1984. I have watched them over the past 15 years or so and always wished I could join. After looking at some of the things that people have built that have come from the club, I decided that this...
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Distance Sensors Lack Of Timeout

Distance Sensors Lack Of Timeout

Hi, I have an issue with some cheap HC-SR04 distance sensors, like the one described in this Arduino forum thread...
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Jd- How Entertaining

So last night, I headed over to Brookstone and picked up a JD, couldn't resist the low price ya know, awesome! Followed the lessons, got the battery charged, and got him up and running in no time. He's got some nice dance moved there. What got me though was when you first activate him (after the calibration of course) is how all the servos suddenly...
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Can You Cut Off The My Battery Is Low Alarm On Ezb4?

Can You Cut Off The My Battery Is Low Alarm On Ezb4?

I would like to cut off the alarm. I am using the ezb4 on +5volts. I am going in with +12v. I want the bus to be +5v...
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Recorded Sound

when I turn on Jd,I don't want to hear the recorded messages. How do I turn them off with the software or do I have to do it mechanically? I want complete silence when I turn on jd. Deborah Crain [email protected]
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Missing ) In Expression When Using Exec In Script

Missing ) In Expression When Using Exec In Script

Exec("C:\Program Files (x86)\RoboRealm\RoboRealm.exe") generates an error : missing ")" in expression....
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Powering The Ez-B V4

Hey guys, I just put together my first robot using Lego Technic and some Tower Pro 9g Micro Servos... This worked perfect as a trial and error solution because the servos are exactly fitting into the Lego parts and the material is light enough to be driven by those weak servos! It is kind of a wobbly assembly but it is good for testing and quit...
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Meet Pinokio

well i started building a robot ,i call him pinokio. i wander who that can be. he's not finiched yet ,the head is diff.
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Modifications For The Adventure Bot Please Help Us Program This ;)

Modifications For The Adventure Bot Please Help Us Program This

We are completely new to actually building EZ-Robots. My 7 year old son has been fascinated...
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I Need Short Spacer

I need to make a short spacer similar to the expansion block but just the top and bottom parts of the block. I tried to load the STL file into 3DS Max but I don't know how to remove the middle part, leaving the top and bottom parts, and merge the top and bottom parts, forming a short spacer to clear the Alternate Power Adapter that I put into the...
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Comparing Image Recognition With Fischertechnik

Comparing Image Recognition With Fischertechnik

Hallo I wonder whether there is someone with first-hand expirience with both EZ and Fischertechnik ROBO TXT image recognition....