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Run scripts automatically when specified ARC variables change; define variable-to-script pairs, monitor status, and trigger actions.

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Wall-E style robot build with servo-driven expressive eyes, hinge neck using a pushrod and stock pivot, ezB on back, I2C gyro planned

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How Many Lines Can Be Added To An EZ-Script

i have a design that works perfect but uses arduino board (i know you care for it ) but here is the problem been looking to slove for a long time its a SPECTROMETER i guess you know what it is now it uses 7 leds of differnet color of the spectrum including IR AND UV and photo dide to ADC input that look easy now hard part the code from arduino...
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Linking With Arduino

Hi all... I am reluctant to bring up this subject again in the earshot of so many devoted fans of EZ-Robot.... but I need a solution to an irritating problem Before I stumbled on the awesomeness that is EZ-Robot I had purchased a number of Arduino resources for teaching students at my school. Trouble was they required quite a step up for...
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[For Sale] Configurable Robot Gripper Finger Kit For Use With Lynxmotion Bracket

For anyone who has not been following along on my OmniMC project, I made some custom gripper fingers that are really quite flexible for use with the standard Lynxmotion brackets. When I had them made, I had to get quite a few done, so thought I would sell the rest on. Checkout my ebay page for more info. Robot Gripper Finger Kit for use with...
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Different Servo For Ez-B

Different Servo For Ez-B

Hi, I was looking at some Lynxmotion robot accesories, and I was wondering if the Hitec HS-422 or HS-311 servo is compatable with EZ-B/EZ-Builder. If it is, is it the same...
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What Gift Do You Get For The Guy Who Has Everything

What Gift Do You Get For The Guy Who Has Everything

Christmas present ideas for Dj any ideas ? Find somthing cool post a link. Keep it under 100 dollars
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Ez-Robot Serial Protocol

I'm curious if the EZ-Robot serial protocol is published. I understand why it wouldn't be but I figured that I would ask. BTW, EZ-Robot is an amazing platform.
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Sittin In The Chat Room

Hello all today im sittin in the chat room "trying" to do some scripting i ment to some time ago them life/work kinda messed up for me so im getting to it now kinda lol Not getting much done as my old scripts are all over the place so its taking me some time to find them making hard to remember what codes i need to do what lol
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Hard Of Hearing Robots(Like Sum Humans)

Hard Of Hearing Robots(Like Sum Humans)

I had an amazing(dumb?) idea for those robots who are hard of hearing, like most. VR can be frustrating with a mic let alone with the builtin...
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H Bridge Movement

Hi All. How do I move a robot forward a certain distance (or time, since distances are going to depend on wheel size), then stop? I couldn't see an obvious way from the H bridge control panel. thanks in advance, Frank
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Declaring Variables In Ez-Script

When I get my EZ-B and start building my robot "Experiment 333" I am going to be using some variables from encoders to calculate distances. What I am wondering is to declare a variable you always need a $ at the start of it correct? Also can you set up a variable to get info directly from an input like an encoder count? Thanks for the...
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Movement Envelopes? Think Animation.

So I'm looking at the servo automated movement stuff, and thinking to myself; hey Cyberdude, what I would love to have are traditional animation controls such as "ease in" and "ease out" with programmable envelopes. (OK, truth be told, I don't actually call myself Cyberdude.) In this scenario, I have a...
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File Read Question

I see you added read file and others to read txt files (good job) but can it read jpg files too,or do you have another command that does or will you be addin on in the future.