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Unable To Establish Bluetooth Connection

Just got my EZ-B - I have tried different computers and and the controller cannot be discovered. I know the laptop is fine as it discovers other bluetooth devices - anyone can help?
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Just Got A Major Score At The Thrift Store

when in to goodwill thrift near my house and found 2 robots one was tthe small OMNIBOT in box for $15 and a RAD 2.0 no remote for $7 most these robots are hard to find on ebay or very high cost more hacking time
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H Bridge Voltage

Can I feed the h bridge sold here with 12 volts dc? From what I have read it will only take 5 volts. Thanks, Dave
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To Sfoy About Denise

I forgot to tell you that you can purchase the $100 version of Guile3D Denise and upgrade to the $180 later by just paying the balance. Pretty neat. If you decide to buy, don't forget to tell them that Mel (MovieMaker) sent you. They have been very good to me, and I want them to know that I appreciate it by spreading the word. Don't expect for...
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Servo Motors Disengaged

@DJ Just a heads up. I just went through the servos in my kit and found three of the 4 standard servos did not function correctly. They whined when plugged in. After closer examination, I found that the servo motors had shifted down in the casing during shipping causing the motor gear to disengage from the gear stack. I pushed them back into place...
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Starnes Free 50 Amp Esc And Axi  2800 Motor Contest

Starnes Free 50 Amp Esc And Axi 2800 Motor Contest

Starnes Free 50 amp esc and Axi 2800 motor Contest We have a special contest today , two new swift 50a esc and two New...
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Can't Connect To Bluetooth

Fresh batteries, connects through bluetooth config (ports 4 and 5), however, when I launch ARC and select port 5 (or port 4, seems to not matter), no dice. I've uninstalled the device and reinstalled, I've power cycled, etc. No dice. Any ideas? stress
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Score!

Score!

Went in for my old guy physical this week and walked out of the Doc's office with a Roomba for $10.00! After a thorough cleaning (After all it did spend a year cleaning the clinics floors), it works perfect....
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Cnc Machined Parts

Cnc Machined Parts

I'm seriously considering investing in a CNC mill, specifically a Probotix Fireball V90. It can machine plastic & wood in upto 12"x18"x2.5" pieces all day long and...
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Mindforth Artificial Intelligence For Robots

Mindforth Artificial Intelligence For Robots

just wondering if anyone thinks this would work with EZ-B somehow? Artificial Intelligence for Robots
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How To Get More Analog Ports From Ezb

here is a simple design to have more analog ports for EZB without using a second EZB pretty simple design and works perfect use a cd4051 or cd4052 multiplexer chip anone analog port and 3 or less digital ports can hook up as much as 8 analog devices,4052 does 4 analog devices circuit is super simple to make only chip and EZB SAME can be done with...
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Ar Drone 2

Hello from Nova Scotia. I've been watching for an update to EZ that would handle the new AR Drone 2 as well as the video from the Drone. The new SDK for the Drone 2 has been released so I'm wondering if there are any plans to update to accommodate the Drone 2? Your software seems very well thought out and offers a million possibilities and I could...