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My First Stl!

My First Stl!

So, for a practice I decided to make a case for the ping sensors in the store. this meant I needed to make a model of it to make the case. Here's the model I made(STL): \PingSensorSTL.stl Will...
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Entering An Ezb Project To Coachella Trashed 2014

Entering An Ezb Project To Coachella Trashed 2014

Hello, I am entering an EZB based project in the yearly Coachella TRASHed contest. My good friend and artist Gladys is...
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Recommended Strong High Torque/Speed(Wheel Chair)Motors?

I'm formulating a future build that would serve the purpose of assisting the elderly and/or disabled. And maybe, if I do well, possibly(big if) maybe put it into Google science fair or something similar? Mainly trying to find some motors capable of 150 pounds or more for carrying items. I would make the framing and so on by my self., so I can do...
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Airsoft Bot

Hey, I am planning on making an airsoft robot like one called "Robotic weapon" obviously much more smaller simple and cheaper. I just had 2 questions: can the EZ-B v3 control these DC motors www.robotmarketplace.com/products/BP396505-21.html and if it can how? and question number 2, can the EZ-B control linear actuators like the firgelli...
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Just Got A Jazzy Pride Wheelchair-Need Help With Wiring.

Just Got A Jazzy Pride Wheelchair-Need Help With Wiring.

Well, Just got a Jazzy Pride wheelchair. It has three wires going to a plug that is for the power and on/off...
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Odroid-U3 Computer

Ok so many things have changed recently with ex-builder. when V4 is released we are not specifically confined to windows in order to run our robots. A while back there was a small computer mentioned but was written off because it only ran android and linux. However now i think it may be a great option for someone trying to run an onboard computer!...
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I2cread Clarification(Rich)

From a different thread, Rich has explained I2C better(for me) Rich explains, "When I2CRead is the only command on the script line the syntax is incorrect. The Unknown command is a little misleading since the command is known, it's just been used incorrectly. Think of it (and any of the other Get commands) as data than as a command. Similar to...
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Power Of ARC Scripting And Plans For Grahical Scripting Interface

1)Can anyone help me understand how the capabilities in the ARC scripting language compare with those available in robots which can be programmed with SNAP 4.0 (aka Build your own blocks). I have looked up the scripting capabilities of ARC and it seems very rudimentary, at least as compared to SNAP 4.0. Of course I may be missing something or even...
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What Methods Have You Used To Physically Attach Your Robot To A Wheelchair Base?

I would like to hear from anyone attaching their robot to the wheelchair base. I have a big iron bracket or a pipe sticking up from mine. Pictures are welcome. Thanks, mel
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Basic 123D Design Setup, Need Help!

Basic 123D Design Setup, Need Help!

Ok. So. I started to make my trek towards a 3D printer today by attempting to make a simple notepad holder in 123D design. I followed the technique...
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Camera Not Responding. Help!

I have this message shown below when I connected to my ar drone 1.0 and started the camera (tracking) AR Drone Picture Socket Exception A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond
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Cooling Grill

hi.does any have a link from the coolong grill (part) thats on the ez-b4 . i dont mean the fan ;but the part where the fan comes on. fan grill