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Robogames 2015

Who is going to Robogames 2015? RoboGames Event Schedule and Rules " target='_blank' rel="nofollow">RoboGames Event Schedule and Rules
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Myo - Muscle Activity Control

Myo - Muscle Activity Control

Anyone? ;-) This would be an awesome integration for EZ-B. getmyo.com/
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Forum Update Alert Delays

I just wanted to ask everyone, have you noticed any delays in receiving emails for forum thread alerts in the past week? Normally I get an email saying "There's been an update to a thread I've subscribed to" in about 10 to15 minutes, but now it seems to take a minimum of an hour, sometimes as much as 6 hours. Only been happening over the...
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Jd Will Not Move His Head

Jd Will Not Move His Head

I have assembled JD and he can move quite well - just getting the hang of it. Bit the head will not move, and I wonder if I have plugged in correctly, or if I need to...
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Looking For Some Advice From Some Smart People

There are some pretty smart computer techs on this forum so I am looking for a bit of advice on an issue that I am having. This is not EZ-Robot related, but is a location that I can go to for some advice from people who may have some experience in this, so here it goes... I have a raid 5 that has become corrupt. All of the drives report as good (4...
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Measuring Movement Of An Object Using Movement Tracer

I'm tracking an object using the EZ-Robot EZ-B v4 Camera and I have the 'Show Movement Tracer' turned on and I was curious if there was a way I could determine the distance the object has moved .....based on the movement tracer? Thanks
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Support For Robot Brain?

After reading this article i felt this would be an excellent addition to your robots, hopefully it is easy to add and compatible but this could significantly increase functionality. https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/zero-moment/robo-brain-project-wants-turn-internet-robotic-hivemind here is a link to there home page https://robobrain.me/#/ So do...
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Picking The Right Sabertooth

Picking The Right Sabertooth

Hey guys Im looking at getting a Sabertooth on order and not really which one to go with. I'm using a Jazzy Elite Electric Chair, that states a 40 amp system, but...
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Speech Settings

Quick question guys. What voice synthesis voices are compatable with the speech settings control, where ALL of the settings within Gender, Age and Emphisis can be utilised? I'm using Windows 7 and the pre installed Anna voice, and Cepstral voice I use for K-9, but doesn't change when these settings are adjusted, (with the exception of Male and...
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Roli Wheel Keeps Falling Off

The right front wheel of my Roli keeps falling off. I open up the wheel and the e-clip has fallen off the axle. I push it back on, but it is not very tight, and keeps falling off. It now doesn't stay on at all. I think it would be better to replace with the metal collar and set screw like the outside of the wheel, but I don't know what to search...
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Poetry Corner

Poetry Corner

Welcome to poetry corner. I wanted to start this to have a light hearted thread on the forum, and have a bit of fun. The idea is that any of you guys who have robots that can talk, you can teach...
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Revolution Jd Arms Locking Behind Back Doing The Haunt Me Sample Dance

I got JD and enjoyed putting him together and setting everything up. I got as far as trying the sample dance "Haunt me" without any frustration or hick ups. He started the dance and went along very well for a while but when his hands got behind his back they would get stuck behind his upper legs and pulled the arms right out of the...