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13 Year Old Beginner Please Help

I am a binner in robotics from south africa and am 13 years old. I have acces to a arduino and would like to know if there is any way I could use that instead of the ARC board because I have no way of buying it because I dont have the funds and my parents dont allow me to use their credit card on the internet. Another question I have is that...
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Dc Motor

I am planning my design and tech of my robot but I realized I do not know how to make a dc motor work I know I can use a continuous rotation servo but I will have to learn how to work a dc motor at some point. I would really appreciate it if someone could post a tutorial on how to connect the wires.
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Ez-B V4 Gets Another Uart Serial Ttl Port

While the plastic injection molds are being verified and the PCB's are being assembled for delivery, I decided to spend a little time in the EZ-B v4 firmware to see what else I could pull out of it for features... You know, to make your wait worth it While the molds are checked over for quality injections. Well, I discovered there was just enough...
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EZ-Robot Complete Kit

Ta-Da! Happy Binary Day!!! (11-11-11) What better way to compliment an important holiday than something that brings people together (remember, it's Remembrance Day)... The EZ-Robot Complete Kit is now available! Following the overwhelming response from the Real Wall-E Video, I found myself in a challenging position. With so many questions and...
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C# Sdk Tutorial 52 Get Variable Question

I'm using the C# SDK Tutorial 52 Get Variable to test communications with my app EZ-Face. The code below shows how to send or set a variable "X" and Get "X". I understand Set "X" private void btnSetX_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { sendCommand(string.Format("$FaceName = {0}", tbX.Text)); } private void...
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Hi Errors In Installation

Hi Errors In Installation

i used to have a ARC installed...but now I need to reinstall on a new machine with Windows 7. Just downloaded the latest MSI for ARC, and after installation got this...
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Camera Frequency

Anyone know what frequency the transmitter is in the original EZ-B cameras?
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First Little Progress-Camera Tracking

hi all.i though i dont have parts yet so couldn do anything. but i had the camera so i think what can i do.like dj says few clicks,and immediate result. this is what i found.now i think give me more give me more haha feeling good.
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Nature Is Awesome

This is off topic sorry , But learning about robotics and programming makes you really appreciate nature. Just today , me and my son were watching an ant , This ant was walking around an injured ant and checking to see where the best place to carry the injured ant from. Eventually it picked the injured ant up and took it away. My son asked if the...
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Did I Just See Jd Come Out Of A Box? Ez-Robot Staff?

office cam's: did i just see jd come out of a box? j
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Fun With Solidoodle 2 And My New Customer Experience

Fun With Solidoodle 2 And My New Customer Experience

I ordered a Solidoodle 2 Pro which arrived today. I also ordered with that 2 rolls of filament. It should be 4 total...
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Reworking The Armatron Arm.

Reworking The Armatron Arm.

Well I am working on another small project while I wait for the V4 to arrive for my robot. I have bought 2 Radio Shack Armatron arms off of Ebay. I am working on...