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Confirming A Human Response

This is one of my most used scripts. It is often called after my robot asks a question that requires a verbal response. Positive responses = Yes, Affirmative, True, Okay, Correct Negative responses = No, Negative, Incorrect, False, Wrong Undecided responses = Maybe, perhaps, possibly It converts the various answers to either Yes, No, Undecided or...
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Face Recognition Script

When I ask for input for one reason or another from a human I use this script to check before I have my robot speak It returns a $Face_Found=1 (YES) if it finds a human after about 5-10 seconds. # ----------------------------------------------| # Visual Confirmation of Human Presence | # ----------------------------------------------| Print...
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Feeding The Fish

This one was written before I was the awesome automatic EZ-B fish feeder @Jstarne It needs the Confirmation script I posted earlier in the forum. #______________________________________________________ #init $Requests=0 $Response=0 Say("Have you fed your fish today?") ControlCommand( "Script Manager", ScriptStartwait,...
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Stating The Date

Just a small improvement on saying the date so that it includes 1st, 2nd and 3rd's and th's as well.... Print ("+---------------------+" ) Print ("| Announcing the Date |" ) Print ("+---------------------+" ) IF ($day=1 or $day=21 or $day=31) $day_txt=$day"st" goto (Say_date) ELSEIF ($day=2 or $day=22)...
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Bug With Virtual Robot

Bug With Virtual Robot

i found this bug when i added 10x the same digital output port in the virtual robot screen (for each led on the place i wanted), then i tried to delete one, worked. but then i...
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Can Ezb Read Emails Yet

i see it can do RSS feeds but can it do emails like yahoo using a passwork
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Help With Cloning Wall-E Remote

I finally found a used Ultimte Wall-e but he his missing the remote. I wrote Thinkaway, but they no longer have replacements. My only hope is finding another Wall-e owner! My plan, if it will work, even if somewhat clumsily, is to purchase a learning remote and have someone clone his commands from an original remote into the learning remote. If...
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Raspberry Pi ! Please Read Everyone! Asap!

Looking for a small computer that is no bigger than your iPod? check out the raspberry pi. It is great for all of us to use in our robots. And would be the smallest computer you could ever use.
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Sabertooth Hook-Up

Hi All. Could someone clarify the hook-up to a Sabertooth 2x12? Specifically, the EZ-B tutorial page says "The EZ-B connects to the GND, +5 and Signal to the Sabertooth. The Signal from the EZ-B connects to S1 on the Sabertooth." https://synthiam.com/tutorials/Help.aspx?id=173 I understand the 5V on the Sabertooth is providing 5V of power...
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Vertical Camera Tracking Question

Vertical Camera Tracking Question

I do not know if i'm in the right section. I built a boxbot as in the tutorial. I have a problem with the tracking function of the camera. For horizontal...
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Stuck!

Hello Everyone, I'm in the middle of my robot build ,and I need to calibrate the servos.I have two laptops. One has bluetooth, the other one doesn't. They both have the EZ download in them. When I go into the examples box to calibrate the servos, the computer without the bluetooth has the correct drop down box, and I see the servo calibration. When...