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Motor Controller

Motor Controller

Have an idea. USE DRILL MOTORS TO DRIVE ROBOT. To do this i need a motor controller that will provide the 12-18v's the motors will need. 2. Have a rc car that i want to ez-fy. motors will...
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Long Range Connection

Hello I wanted to know if there is a way to establish a long range connection between the B-EZ controller and computer, a range superior to wifi. thx.
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Wall-E Using Coke Cans.

Hi everyone, I'm building a Wall-e using Coke cans and other scrap... But I need to find a way to design wall-e wheels.... Can anyone gimme some ideas....
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1 Motor Controller Controlling 4 Motors

1 Motor Controller Controlling 4 Motors

i was thinking of building a tank of some sort using 4 motors from old rc cars. however, dont want to deal with the 2 hbridge problem. came up...
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Hi From Louisville, Ky!

Hi everyone, my name is Wayne and I am from Louisville, KY with my wife and 3 daughters. I work as IT guy for a financial company (mainly doing network maintenance, but some software development, etc.). I was trained as an engineer at the University Of Louisville Speed School Of Engineering and studied application development at Sullivan...
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Merge Button Not Working Correctly

Just to let you know, Downloaded the new version, and when I click on the Merge button, it opens the same window as the Open button does. It does not open to the correct screen. I reinstalled, and it does the same thing. I am using Windows 8. Everything else seems to be working so far. Thanks, John
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Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Mounting Question

going to put my distance sensor on my wall-e in the chest, on a servo. However, there is limited space so i was thinking of ounting it upside down. will this mess up the radar with it scanning backwards? Just a question.
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Pandorabot Config Crash

Pandorabot Config Crash

Release 2013.03.11.00 PandoraBot UI. After opening the new PandoraBot control, I selected the config button. I made no changes to the config and closed it using the...
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Sdk Tutorials

Hello everyone I was wondering if is there any kind of tutorials regarding how to use the SDK in order to make your own controls and own interface. I Know Arduino you can find tutorials and code to program your microcontroller, but I'm having a difficulty finding tutorials and information regarding the coding and programming of the EZ-B. any...
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12V 1500Mah Battery Vs A 7.2V 2200Mah Battery

i thought i should be looking for a battery with high mAh (2200mAh) vs high Voltage (12v VS 7.2v) i see a lot of people getting higher Voltage with lower mAh, and having to add a voltage regulator or something. wondering if there are benefits im missing in reading all the posts. I'm a noob...can anyone clarify?
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Another Brookstone Rover Project

I just got another brookstone rover at a very good price of $60 including shipping and should get it in 2 says or so,going to control both rovers with only one ARC plus a some other hacks Will be posting my design up in less then a week.
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Ez Board Mac Address

Ez Board Mac Address

I would like to use and connect my robot to my school network, but since they have restrictions I have to provide them with the E-Z board MAC address, in order to connect and be...