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Talk Servo v2 by Synthiam
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Talk Servo V2

Animate servos to simulate jaw/mouth with ARC text-to-speech; configurable vowel/consonant timing, start sync, multi-servo control, pause/stop.

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Ultra Prt Heathrow

Nothing to do with EZ-B for once but a very cool robot transport system that I used recently at Lomdon's Heathrow Airport. Worth parking in the Exec Car Park just for the ride Click To Watch Video Click To Watch Video
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Firmware Update Starts But Doesn't Finish

I've been trying to update the firmware on the board. It seems to start just fine, the progress-bar goes all the way to the end... But it never actually seems to finish. I've tried rebooting my box, re-running the firmware updater, etc... But seem to always get the same results. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Questions About Movement Script And Ping Sensor

Hi All, I've now played with all the equipment that came in the robot build kit and having a great time of it. I made a little proof of concept bot on the super cheap. I used a free paint stir stick from hardware store as his chassis, so I've named the little guy stirstick 1:) I have some questions about the ping sensor and the movement scripts. 1....
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Ok To Post Trade Offers?

Hey DJ -- I wanted to be respectful of your board and was wondering how you felt about users posting trade offers. I'm sure many of us have a ton of extra bits lying around because buying 100 LEDs from eBay was the same price as buying 2 from Radio Shack. What about setting up a section on the forum for trade offers?
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Connecting Ultrasonic Distance Sensor With Android Device

hi.. i am making a project on android platform. i want some help in connecting the ultrasonic ping sensor to the android smartphone. i am not getting any tutorials . pls help..
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Speech Recognition Problem

Speech Recognition Problem

Hello all, This is my first post here, hence my first real big problem with the EZ-B. We are using the EZ-B as a college project and are finally in the final stages of...
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Omni Wheel And Mecanum Wheel Control Panel Idea.

This one is for DJ, I'm working on a Wowwee Tribot with three omni wheels mounted 120 degrees apart. I was wondering if you have any plans on putting and Omni wheel control panel in ARC, I was thinking you could select between a three or four wheel configuration. It would have forward, reverse, left, right, and stop like the other movement panels,...
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Four Wheel Robot Base

Hi, I'm looking at using something like this for EZ-B https://www.robotshop.com/4wd1-robot-aluminum-kit-3.html Will EZ-B power it? Is there another suggestion? jc
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Speaker Tone Random Notes Causing Bt Connection To Drop

When I hit the Random Notes button in the Speaker Tone panel, it causes the Bluetooth connection to drop. Anyone else experiencing this? Settings are on the default: Keyboard Note Length = 100 Random Note Length = 25 Random Note Count = 20
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Haywire Servos When First Using Bv4113?

I noticed an unusual reoccuring glitch while I played with the BV4113 last night. For some reason, the servos attached to D1 and D2 would go crazy the first time I did anything with the BV4113 (which was connected to D0). The problem would go away after I moved the D1 and D2 servos but reappear each time I rebooted the EZ-B but only during the...
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Axlon Andy Robot

Someone HAS to get this and turn it into an EZ-Robot... UNREAL! www.ebay.com/itm/Axlon-Andy-Robot-Rare-Topo-Head-Androbot-Pedigree-Vintage-Computer-Atari-800-/110773099146?_trksid=p4012.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D8%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4223645895891923578
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After Market Battery Packs

After Market Battery Packs

Hello, I'm a little confused on which battery pack to get for a EZ-B I see that the stock battery pack is 8.5 volts so im assuming that I should look for a pack around...