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Roli Don't Move

Roli Don't Move

l followed the course of Roil.The arms and camera are ok,but it don't move.
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Comments Or Notes To Self In Scripts?

When working in scripts I like to leave notes to my self, IE what is going on or other information that I may need latter. Is it possible to do this in ez scrips? like in Arduino we use /
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Roli Not Powering On

Roli Not Powering On

Just purchased Roli and Six for my classroom. Six is up and running, actually dancing. Roli will not power on. We have taken him apart and put him back to together multiple times....
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Help With Servos

Hello I'm new to EZ-Robot. I have been on the boards for some time but just recently purchased 3 EZ-B4 boards. I have been playing with them and cant get a servo to a darn thing. I'm using standard servos. My servos are rated up 6 Volts. So I'm running the EZ-B4 on 5 volts. The EZ-B4 reports low battery constantly and no matter what I do I cant get...
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Wall-E Project Help

Hello again. I came across a certain part that I require for my Wall-E project and was wondering what the specific piece inside Wall-E's right eye is called. I am hoping to buy one soon. (Credit to DJ Sures for the image I used). https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/1532
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Monday I Started Teaching Robotics To 4Th And 5Th Grade Students

My first class on Robotics was last Monday. This class is currently for 4th and 5th grade students and is using EZ-Robot products. The class is strictly voluntary and is taught after school. 50% of the students that are in the 4th and 5th grade have chosen to stay at school an extra hour to learn about robotics through this program. We have called...
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Need A Wifi Microphone

Need A Wifi Microphone

Hello, I need a wifi microphone and I don't know which to choose and above what results. Do you have some suggestions? I want to put it in my robot. I used a mini-ITX board...
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Car Bumper Sensor

Car Bumper Sensor

Cheap sensors First, Thank you @toymaker. Oops I have been working on getting one of these sensor arrays working with a EZ-B V4. The sensor box communicates with bit-bang serial...
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Custom Voice Modulator

Custom Voice Modulator

Does any one knows what A.I. operating system that XLRobots.com uses. I am wanting to have an a.I that I can customize the voice modulator to any voice you choose. any ideas...
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Colour In Scripts

Hi guys, Is there a way where I can set different colors for different parts in a script so that each individual parts can be easily identified? It is so that when I explain parts of my script to others, I don't have to burn time searching for them in the big script chunk. Is is already in existence (in which case I'd be happy if someone could...
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Led Voltage

Led Voltage

I have installed white high intensity LEDs into 10 illuminated switches as per the image below. I am using a 12 volt power supply and I have the correct resistors to run the LEDs but my question is,...
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Rgb Array Tutorial

Rgb Array Tutorial

I've added a video to the 18 RGB LED Block, Humanoid Head with Camera & RGB Eyes and 18 RGB LED PCB to explain how to use them. There have been questions in the past on how to set...