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Great Place To Buy Parts Until They Go Out Of Business

electrojoystick ,i got maxsonars at $10.95 brand new and the cost over $29 new so bought all they had (sorry) ,but they have a lot more other stuff at about 80 % off ,get it quick be fore everything is gone electrojoystick robot parts,boards and lot more
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Line Following Robot

Hi, Has anyone done a line following robot with EZ? Does anyone thing that you could possibly use the camera facing down and use the tracking mode?
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Where Is Fileread ?

I see FileWrite and that is very very good. Now, how do I READ the file I wrote?
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7 Hdmi Lcd Monitor For Embedded Pc

Hey all, Just noticed this monitor on SparkFun. Would work great for those larger embedded PC robots. Thought I would share. www.sparkfun.com/products/11612
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Robot Programs As Stand Alone Applications

does any body know if you can make your builder file into a .exe fileso its not changable or so it doesn't open up in the ARC gui? i have a brookstone rover and i was wondering if i could use this to like make an app for it so i could use it easier. thx for any help
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Color Tracking Questions

Color Tracking Questions

Hi all, I just got my ez-robot and figure a first good project would be a boxbot. I got it all going and everything seems to work correctly except the color tracking on the...
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How Would I Create A Simple Data Base

If I wanted Marti to "Remember" where she has been and what obsticals she has run into, how would I create a simple data base in EZ-Script. It doesn't have to be a large database, just a simple read/write to a file, etc. Of course if it could hold more information, it would be better. Is there a Function for that? I mean a Simple way?...
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Charging Without Disconnecting Battery

Hi Again. I need some help figuring out how to charge my robot's 12v lead battery without taking it out of the robot. This seems to be what should be done, but it's REALLY over my head: https://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=9993.0 I've seen people on the astromech forum mention that they simply added a switch to cut off the...
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Ir Protocol Interface

this looks like a good add-on to control IR devices,like TV,STEREO,X10 and more a learn fuction would be good too
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Script Command Move Inconsistant Information

In the script help, MOVE is specified as (port,numeric value). However, in the context pop-up, move is specified as (port,[forward,stop,reverse,left,right])
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I Got More Of My Machine Bench Tools In

radial arm saw for plastics and angle iron but the main item for this post is a low cost milling machine that came in,all you need is a drill press and this proxxon 27100 micro compound table ,mostly its a precision X-Y table the reviews are super good. And can easy make a CNC machine with it ,low cost on amazon $102.50 and shipping free,looking to...
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Random Scriptstart Using Ez-Script

The Program Generator does not always functions when the pause is lifted,? After many variations using the interval seconds high low there doesnt seem to be a consistent "start" of CC(script1,ScriptStart). I would really like to try an EZ Script program to GetRandomUnique and then use the random number generated to Start or exec my...