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"I build robots" Hoodie

"I build robots" Hoodie

This heavy hooded sweatshirt is perfect for robot builders. The material mix of cotton and polyester...
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Feetech RS485 Servo by FeeTech
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Feetech RS485 Servo

Control Feetech serial-bus servos via EZB UART or PC COM, mapping servo IDs to ARC virtual ports; supports position, speed, release, acceleration.

MEASURING DISTANCE TO OBSTACLE USING THE HC-SR04 by EzAng
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Measure distance in inches with HC-SR04 on Arduino using Synthiam ARC serial monitor; converts pulse microseconds to inches via speed of sound

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Isobot/Robi Robot

I am new to robot community but have been interested since I was a kid. I recently purchased two(2) Isobots from eBay. Only one works. Is there a mother board or robot controller that will fit inside of an Isobot? I put a Robi head on the one that works and was wanting to install a camera and a ez robot ez-bv4/2. Does anyone know if this will be...
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ARC Won't Let Me Merge Old Skill From Another Project

ARC Won't Let Me Merge Old Skill From Another Project

I've been trying to move some skills from an old project to a new one. I keep getting  a message that I need to...
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Ultrasonic; ADC Or Digital??

Ultrasonic; ADC Or Digital??

I looked up the only three tutorials I could find about ultrasonic sonar, and they all showed the ping sonars connected to digital ports. In the section...
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Constant Disconnection And Myriad Of Issues

Constant Disconnection And Myriad Of Issues

The system takes forever to connect, then it drops connection (have windows defender and allowed it through, shut down webroot)......
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Servo Command Code Through A Uart Port. EZB To Kangaroo/Sabertooth To DC Moto

The answer may be easy but the question is very hard to ask. I don't know why this happened... Anyway, here's my setup: * I have several servos on my robot and a DC motor controlled through a Kangaroo X2 attached to a Sabertooth 2X32.  * I have the Kangaroo attached to a uart port 1 on an EZB v4 (Digital ports 5 and 6 for Rx & Tx). * I usually...
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Can't Find The Script Manager To Install In ARC

I'm trying to find the Script Manager in ARC so I can add it to my project. Am I just missing it or was it removed for some reason?
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All Servos Jerk When First Used After A Release (Not Power Up)

I haven't seen this one before but there's a lot I haven't seen. lol. I'm using EZ Robot HDD servos for my first time. I've always mostly used analog servos. Here's my problem: *When I power up the EZ HDD servos I get no jerk. *However the first time I send a signal to move (either with a script or a servo control) they will jerk quickly opposite...
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Interfaz ARC Mbile

Interfaz ARC Mbile

Hi, From the mobile application I try to make my robot speak in blockly with the SayEZB block but I get the error that you see in the image Does anyone know how to fix it or what is...
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Struggling With Autoposition

Struggling With Autoposition

Not a fan of the autoposition, but I had to tackle it for the drink robot because unlike servo recorder, I needed the robot to precisely grab a cup and repeat...
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New To ARC App First Time Use Issues With Public EZ Apps Button?

I am new to my school and I am in charge of the robotics class. There are several EZrobots, and I am trying to setup the app. I have successfully logged in. I'm looking to get into the public EZ and I get this message Server was unable to process request.---> value was either too large or too small for an Int16.  Error, check application log. I...
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How To Have Aimlbot Speak Response

How To Have Aimlbot Speak Response

I have many programs that I created with the AimlBot / Bing Speech recognition programs. I would like the AimlBot to speak the response the same way the...
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Is Pandorabot Still Running

Is Pandorabot Still Running

Just was wondering , is anyone else using the Pandorabot ? Seems recently that when I try to use it, the Pandora replies that its unable to process request, please...