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Is There Any Way To Buy A Wall-E?

Today I watch the "Wall-E" video and I really love it but I don't know how to build my own, I try to watch some tutorials but I just don't understand and my english sucks...So that's why I wanna to know if is there any way to buy one from this site like the Wall-E on the video...
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Solarpanel

Hello. Got a 9.6V battery i use for my ez-B. If I shall charge the batterypack with a solarpanel, how much voltage should i go for? Should I use a solar panel with 10v? or more? And what about the ampere? Is it okay with a solar panel with 0.2amp for a 0.7amp battery? And would I need a charge regulator, or simply just a one-way diode on the...
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BT Question

I have a question, If i hook this up to my arduino, will i be able to configure it as a bluetooth COM-port so i can upload sketches to it via BT and send it serial data?
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Solarpanel

Hello. Got a 9.6V battery i use for my ez-B. If I shall charge the batterypack with a solarpanel, how much voltage should i go for? Should I use a solar panel with 10v? or more? And what about the ampere? Is it okay with a solar panel with 0.2amp for a 0.7amp battery? And would I need a charge regulator, or simply just a one-way diode on the...
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Share Bluetooth Connection With ARC

I wrote some VB code using EZ-SDK. I want to use the same Bluetooth connection ARC uses, so I don't need to rewrite every feature ARC already has. Is that possible?or did I miss it again? confused
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EZ-B Stops Connecting To Computer.

EZ-B Stops Connecting To Computer.

Hi everyone, I got my ez-b 2 weeks ago. I was able to successfully connect it to my computer, although it would sometimes take several attempt to have a...
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Embedded Computing

Embedded Computing

Some applications may be large enough to support an embedded PC motherboard. Mini-ITX motherboards are a great solution for this application. The Mini ITX motherboards are usually 17cm...
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Could Not Load File Or Assembly 'Microsoft.Directx' Or One Of Its Dependencies

Just for your reference, I was trying to add ez_b.dll to MS VB Express. It poped up a window shows "Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DirectX' or one of its dependencies". You need to install Managed Direct X, which you can find here. sims.ambertation.de/files/mdxredist.msi The problem may only apprear to XP user.
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Modify A Micro Servo For Constant Rotation

Modify A Micro Servo For Constant Rotation

I have learned a way to modify a micro servo I have many micro 9g servos Hextronik hxt900's. I bought a bunch of these from hobby king...
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Please Help

I'm not sure exactly what is wrong but I set up my EZ-B and connected everything via a bluetooth dongle but when I ARC and try to connect to COM11 (The EZ-B) It freezes and says could not connect to EZ-B ... Can anyone shine a little light on my problem??? Thanks, Kolton
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Increase Servo Speed

G'day Guys, I have installed 2 x HS-645MG ultra torque servos and have modded them for continuos rotation for my robot. I would like to know if there is anyway I can increase the speed beyound the standard limit for this servo. Please let me know if you have experience with this using Ezb. Thanks and loving Ezb Art
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CHEAP Servo Wires

I just bought 2 packs of 10 servo wires for only $5 (3!) at BuyInCoins First, i bought it from ebay and i left positive feedback so i got the 10% off coupon 10%eBay2011 I know this may sound as a advertisement but i just want to share this EXTREMELY cheap offer, you can also buy 15cm cables for even less money!