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Kinect xBox 360 Depth Mapping by Microsoft
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Kinect Xbox 360 Depth Mapping

Converts Xbox 360 Kinect depth frames into NMS obstacle scans for ARC path planning, SLAM, and obstacle avoidance.

Star Wars D-O Droid by kashyyyk
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D-O droid powered by IoTiny and tablet-controlled; head too heavy for body servo so it was locked, bar mechanism still tilts head back and forth.

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Question About My Wheelchair Motors Sabertooth

I haven't had much time or space to work with the wheelchair motors and the thing I noticed is that when the wheelchair was assembled, if I told it to go forward it would. I have no encoders, just two wires from the motors to the sabertooth for power. But, not now that I am driving the wheelchair motors straight from the sabertooth, when I tell it...
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Sonar Distance Sensor

Sonar Distance Sensor

Does anyone else have issues with their sonar sensors fluctuating to read 255? The sensors work and they do provide distance values as I move an object in front of them, but...
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Question About Ezb4 Before It  Comes In:

Question About Ezb4 Before It Comes In:

I have now two 12v batteries on my Sunshine robot. I plan to hook up the EZB4 which will allow the 12vdc to go to the bus. Then I will...
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Servo Position

Good Morning, I think I have noticed or at least I seem to think I have, but when I ask a servo to move to a predefined location, it does it at least 50 percent of the time. I have to disconnect and remove power on my V4 board to get my project to do what I want it to do. Thoughts?
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Receiving And Using Uart Data In Script

I've been trying to receive data through the Uart port in EZB V4 and use it in a script. I've successfully been sending special commands to move my motor to exact points through a Kangaroo/Sabertooth combination and that's working great. I've even been able to read how many Bytes are in the buffer useing the below Script. This Script successfully...
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Is There A Global Command For Repeating A Script That Was Just Executed?

I am looking to see if ARC has a global command for repeating the last script executed. Example: #Nudge Right Script # Turn turn the robot right just a little at a speed of 150, then return to max motor settings at 255 right(150, 200) right(255, 1) stop() #Nudge left Script # Turn turn the robot left just a little at a speed of 150, then return...
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Autodesk 123D Circuit Maker Now Available

Autodesk 123D Circuit Maker Now Available

Hey guys , making projects easier means having the right tools. Ezb does alot, but it can do even more by making simple circuits. This is...
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How To Let Jd Turn Left Or Right

How To Let Jd Turn Left Or Right

i notest that jd cant turn.so i start thinking whits i mostly do. what do you think off this 3d part.you can mount something in front and back,(rgb-sonar.)...
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Looking For A Way To Ping_Wait Command Timeout

Looking For A Way To Ping_Wait Command Timeout

Good Afternoon, I know there is a ping wait command. I want the ping wait command to time out in 5 seconds.Thoughts on this are...
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Rovospy

How easy would it be to hack this with the EZ-B V4? Including the infrared camera and LEDs https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLzfH_jmzas
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Hidden Secret Off Jd Spotted

Hidden Secret Off Jd Spotted

this catshed my attention.,logo underneed jd's feet. is this a secret jd off dj himself.haha
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Looking For The Code To Stop All The Scripts Running In A Scriptmanger Window

Looking For The Code To Stop All The Scripts Running In A Scriptmanger Window

Hi, When I am using and EZ-Script Manager (an amazing feature), I...