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Camera

Hi everyone .... just wanted to know if the camera shown in the store (shop) is bluetooth like the one in the kit?
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Which Interface Has Sout,Sin,Vcc,Ground?

which interface has Sout,Sin,vcc,ground? And how would it hook to the EZB? if this already has a tutorial, please advise. Thank You!
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Wireless Camera Does Not Work.

The only thing my wireless camera display is a black screen. I'm using Windows 7. It says it has been initialized. Actually...I'm not sure if it's working or not. Maybe its just a big blur. But, it sure a heck doesn't look like the tutorial video.
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Using The V3 And V4 Ezb's Together

I can't find it but I think there was a post about this. I have two of the EZB V3's and wanted to know if I get a V4 will I be able to use them together on a build. If I download the latest ARC, will it mess up my project I already have for V3?
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To Wii Remote Or Not To Wii Remote

Last week I started a discussion about some problems I was having using EZ- software. I noticed that the tutorials didn't track with the new software. The EZ robot staff insured me that, that was a temporary problem to be fixed as time permits. So, I concluded my Wii remote didn't work because the software was different than the tutorial. But........
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Dj Have You Seen This Camera?

I stumbled across this awhile back. It's called Pixy. Made by Charmed Labs and Carnegie Mellon University. It not only can track multiple colors but can track 100 objects at the same time. Very fast and can use color codes to identify objects. $75 including shipping Just thought you might be interested. Click To Watch Video Pixy
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Need A New Chip For My Ezb Board - I Think.

My D0 port seems to be dead....I have tested with a few servos/devices and I get nothing. How can I get a replacement? Thanks, Wayne
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Roomba 400 Series Scripting Commands , Verbage To Use

I have has excellent success in this hack thanks to EZ- Robot and now I need a little assistance. The movement panel works great, but ultimately it must be a autonomous script. I need to know what verbage / language to use when scripting. I will give example of some things that must happen. To Dock - INIT ( initialize) Select Clean Select Seek Dock...
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Robot Toy

I think every boy likes robot toys. My son is 6 year old. It is unbelievable but I bought 3 in one DIY solar transforming robot only for $6. He was playing all day long. I found it on the site https://www.ankaka.com/3in1-diy-solar-transforming-robot-educational-toy_p48199.html I think they have a cheapest price for many products
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Reliable Regulators That Are Affordable-Where?

I have been using the BUCK regulators. They have been a little flakey. What regulators have each of you used with success on the larger arms like the Lexi? I checked the Buck Regulators and they are rated at 2A. I was running the 12.6v-13v to ONE regulator and to the H-Bridge, then to the ServoPowerBoard, then to the Servo. i am also powering the...
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Gps Functionality

Any plans to expand on the GPS functionality of the software? Navigation... In the near future? Thanks for your hard work, and a great product!
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Cyberdyne Inc Robotic Suite And Ratheon 3 Robotic Suite

You can YouTube videos of this and it's pretty cool. There's also a Ratheon 3 suite from USA that tracks body movement with enough speed and precision that you can see a video of it boxing. Super cool. I will link a couple videos. They are very inspirational projects. When you research the beginnings of where both these suites started they used off...