Robot Building Questions

Upgrade to ARC Pro
With ARC Pro, your robot is not just a machine; it's your creative partner in the journey of technological exploration.
Synthiam Credit
Earn synthiam credit to lower synthiam product costs
Your Synthiam Credit is $0.00
Discover ways you can lower the cost of Synthiam products by contributing to the platform and community.
Earn Synthiam Credit
Exosphere
Loading...
Remote control robots or add telepresence capabilities with Exosphere
Info Add Remote telepresence to control any robot from your phone or PC
Add your robot to Exosphere
Sythiam Swag
Gaming Mouse Pad

Gaming Mouse Pad

While programming your robot, these 9x7 inch personalized mouse pads deliver a smooth experience with a custom flair....
DHT11 Temp & Humidity Sensor by Proteusy
Featured
DHT11 Temp & Humidity Sensor

Read DHT11 temperature and humidity on Arduino (signal pin 4) using EZ-Genuino_DTH11_Uno firmware; exposes $Temp and $Humid variables.

Revolution. The History Of by DJ Sures
Featured
Robot By DJ Sures

Revolution modular robot platform expands EZ-Robot with EZ-B v3 controller, 3D-printed prototypes, tutorials and a global maker community.

Your Community Content

Welcome to the Synthiam Robotics Community

Sign in to unlock your personalized community feed — browse your posts, track replies, follow discussions, and join the conversation.

Log In to Access Your Content
question
One Pot For Two Devices For Feedback?

One Pot For Two Devices For Feedback?

What do you all think? Is it possable to use one pot for two devices for feedback? I have one motor I have one pot attached to it so I can send...
question
Dingbot And Other Small Classics

Dingbot And Other Small Classics

My mind needs a break from my big robot rover. Here is a photo of two classic Tomy's I have, the Dingbot and the dustbot. They're pretty small (though the...
question

Ez-B Not Getting Power, Regulator Heats Up

My ez-b is no longer turning on, I believe the regulator nearest to the LED doesn't work, it heats up a lot, how do I go about replacing it? Also my bluetooth module doesn't work anymore, do you know where I could find one of those? Oh and do u know how i could bypass it with regulated 5v to get it working right away thanks
question
Intel Open Source 3D Robot

Intel Open Source 3D Robot

Caught this article last night. Seems a bit old but I would love to have one of these once the release the 3d stl files. Honestly cant wait to see what there going to...
question
Ebay Robots Ready For Ez-B

Ebay Robots Ready For Ez-B

Here is a RAD that is perfect to hack with the EZ-B it's only 30 bucks plus 22 bucks for shipping. Linky
question

Ezb V.4 Specs

Since the EZB is now starting to ship to some of us could we get a few specs. Things like. How many volts for input. I thought I read that there is not a regulator on it so what you put in is what you get out? Is that true? What would the best input voltage be, I assume 5 volts for the servos? How many amps does it put out safely? Any info would be...
question
Can't Find Control Command Clearlastglyph

Can't Find Control Command Clearlastglyph

What would be the exact syntax to clear last Glyph befor reusing it?
question

Anyone Already Have The Old Jd Or Six Stl Files?

Anyone have the old JD or Six stl files? I know they are old but I would still like to have the "original" JD sitting on my desk at work.
question
Switch On H-Bridge?

Switch On H-Bridge?

Hi, On the 2.5A Motor Controller that is sold on the EZ-Robot store, there is a pushbutton switch labeled "S1". It seems to toggle an LED that is labeled "5V...
question

New To Robotics

Hi, I'm new to robotics and have an EZ robot on order. It won't ship for a few weeks so in the meantime I figured I would learn to use the EB software. I get the basic idea from watching the tutorials online. Is there a better way to get a head start? Any advice would be appreciated. On another note, I am especially interested in educational...
question

Magnet Interference?

Just checking if any one can tell me if a magnet/s would cause any interference with the EZ-B? Version 3 or 4? My project, has several small 1/8 inch Neodymium Magnets (non moving) (qty 3) with in 4 inches of where the EZ-B will be placed.
question

Custom Wall-E

I have been debating for a while on building a custom Wall-E. It will not be a full scale one and I have not decided on the exact scale. I am starting to look at parts and materials including the tracks to see how feasible it will be. Do anyone know of any triangular track system other than the Lynxmotion Johny 5 tracks otherwise I will most likely...