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Miscellaneous Utility Plugin by ptp
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Miscellaneous Utility Plugin

ARC utilities: DataQuery for SQL/ODBC/OLEDB/Excel with parameterized queries returning array variables; Ticks/Millis timing functions.

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Robot shell built with students using an electric scooter chassis and shovel attachment to perform outdoor work while the operator stayed warm.

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Contests

DJ you should have contests and whoever wins gets some robot part or something but i understand if yall arent able to
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On Ebay I Am Selling A Neato Xv-11 And A Contest

neato xv-11 LIDAR LASER IT IS A SMALL VERY ACCURATE LASER ,about same accuracy as $1000 unit i and selling it near $120 plus postage and ebay a nd paypals fee's HERE is the contest and you get 50% off or back from the price of it there is much info on the internet on hacking it,with API CODES and more it has a program for ROS and works perfect This...
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Continuous Sevro Iam Not Able To Adjust Speed

i need adjust speed on wheels to fast i set up speed control for each wheel it didnt . i was able to adjust on the std servo np not sure why the contiuous.. ty cory
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Chatbots

i am buying a omnibot right now and i want to put a chatbot that is smart and has a good personality any suggestions?
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Can The Bluetooth Camera Take A Usb Input

looking to have a very stable connection without using bluetooth so the bluetooth camera that comes with EZB kit can it take USB
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Radio Shack - The Great Creation

Radio Shack - The Great Creation

Have you built a robot from a radio shack toy? Have you used any Radio Shack parts in your robot? If so, get exposure of your robot by posting a video,...
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I Am Making Controlled Leopard Gecko Cage Using Ezb

I Am Making Controlled Leopard Gecko Cage Using Ezb

Mostly to monitor 5 temperatures in 2 different aquarium tanks one 40 gallon and one 20 gallon ,plus one for my...
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Best Battery Power For Ez-B In A Compact Form

Best Battery Power For Ez-B In A Compact Form

As all of you know when building a robot it consumes major power. AA batteries just don't cut it. I understand that I can use up...
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Ez-Robot Wireless Camera Driver In Linux

Hi there, I would like to use EZ-robot wireless camera for my project. I use Linux (Ubuntu Distro) platform for development of my robot's algorithms. I wanted to know if Ez-Robot wireless camera can be used with Linux OS? If so, how?
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Omnibot 2000 Fingers

Hey Guys, You may have seen my omnibot tires that I make, but here is something else I'm working on I need to remake the mould as I got way too many air bubbles in (might have a go at making a vacuum chamber) but I know what I need to change to get perfect reproductions. Coming to an eBay near you soon
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Check Out This Robot Design With Emotions

Check Out This Robot Design With Emotions

robot with emotions video
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Need Help Configuring Servos

I am trying to get the servos to turn on the ez-b robot. I have connected the bluetooth, plugged in the servos connected to pins D12, and D13. I went to the configure menu and assigned them accordingly. I am still unable to get the servos to turn. If use connection 0 to connect with com3 and i attempt to turn the servos the bluetooth disconnects.