Robot Building Questions

Advice On Using Release() Command

I have a general question regarding the Release() script command. What I would like to do is to add this to some of my scripts after a Sleep() duration command to release some of my servos to save on any unnecessary servo holding strain and also to save on battery power. But I read in a post somewhere recently (can't find the thread I saw it in at...

New Robot Kit Being Released Today By Meccano

Maybe DJ can set up the motion capture with EZ-B. Take a look at this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q03nIupGAIQ

Send Serial Command Question

ok I am sure its an easy .. fix and I cant see it.. but here it goes I have the ramp script running for my sabertooth on D7 and it works great ( thanks Rich) However, I have my R2's dome going to a syren 10 that is hooked to D8 and I am having difficulty getting it to work... I have the movement panel used up for the sabertooth... I thought I could...

Pride Jet-3 Robot Project Battery Charger Question.

Greetings Everyone, So I'm building my first robot using an EZ-Robot EZ-B, a Sabertooth 60 X 60 Motor controller, and a Pride Jet-3 Powered Wheelchair as the base. Got all my parts together, just have a question about the battery charger. The chair has a Pride 2904-24 24 volt Automatic 3-stage on-board battery charger. I have removed the joystick...

Hb-25 Ramping

I need some help on something. I have two Parallax HB-25 motor controllers. I have been working on getting them to start and stop smoother. They right now are jerky in starting and stopping. I contacted Parallax customer service with my problem. I am using an EZ-Bv4 microcontroller to drive the HBs. Here is my question and answer from Parallax: I...

Bug Report - Sound Servo Ezb Log Error (And Joystick Log Error)

I have been working on an example of using Sound Server EZB and script to blink an LED when my robot talks. Every time the Sound Servo EZB object does anything or I interact with it, the debug log shows this error over and over again: 1/18/2015 8:54 AM - Sound Servo Error: Object is currently in use elsewhere. 1/18/2015 8:54 AM - Sound Servo Error:...

Teleconference Robot

Hello. I like to build a teleconference robot. Can the Ezrobot do the task ? Thanks Mark.

ARC Microcontroller And Blue Tooth

Hi everyone. This may sound like a silly question but Is there a way to Bluetooth connect to ez-b v4? I am using Bluetooth for several of my items on my robot such as a Bluetooth speaker. The Bluetooth is connected to my computer now. This gives it a different range than my wireless local network. If it would Bluetooth I could also feed my iPhone...