Robot Building Questions

A Place To Buy Robot Cases?

Hi Mates, I'm a very bad fabricator and have been scouring the web for a robot case that would look nice in a contemporary high tech office / home and can't find anyone who sells cool looking robot cases. It just can't look like a tool chest with wheels. I've completed a mini scale of the autonomous bot with the rover chassis and I have the parts...

Galapagos Bot

I was looking at the detail list for the Galapagos Bot. The photo shows 8 servos, but the listing states 4. Possible error? Ron

Hbridge

I am relatively new to robotics, so here goes a dumb question. Since EzB can drive servos, what is the advantage or reason for using an Hbridge? Does it drive the same kind of servos or does it drive bigger servos? Thanks.

Brookstone Rover And Matlab

Hey All, I'm not quite sure where this post should be, but I believe this topic area will give me the best bet at finding an answer. I'm currently trying to control the Brookstone Rover's (v. 1.0) from MATLAB and I'm completely lost. I've a small fleet of these robots (they're cheap!) and I'd like to control them from within MATLAB using a...

Comments Or Notes To Self In Scripts?

When working in scripts I like to leave notes to my self, IE what is going on or other information that I may need latter. Is it possible to do this in ez scrips? like in Arduino we use /

Help With Servos

Hello I'm new to EZ-Robot. I have been on the boards for some time but just recently purchased 3 EZ-B4 boards. I have been playing with them and cant get a servo to a darn thing. I'm using standard servos. My servos are rated up 6 Volts. So I'm running the EZ-B4 on 5 volts. The EZ-B4 reports low battery constantly and no matter what I do I cant get...

Wall-E Project Help

Hello again. I came across a certain part that I require for my Wall-E project and was wondering what the specific piece inside Wall-E's right eye is called. I am hoping to buy one soon. (Credit to DJ Sures for the image I used). https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/1532

Monday I Started Teaching Robotics To 4Th And 5Th Grade Students

My first class on Robotics was last Monday. This class is currently for 4th and 5th grade students and is using EZ-Robot products. The class is strictly voluntary and is taught after school. 50% of the students that are in the 4th and 5th grade have chosen to stay at school an extra hour to learn about robotics through this program. We have called...