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General Questions

Hi forum, I am a new owner of the JD robot and still trying to find my way around the many subject’s involving the workings of the software (EZ-Builder). I am using the iOS mobile version. The first thing that caught my attention is that in almost all lessons I opened is the need to open up the file JD bare. It seems that after downloading the...
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Favorite Skills Menu

Favorite Skills Menu

Add favorite robot skills to Synthiam ARC menu bar for instant access, with smart auto-population of common Camera, Script and Horizontal Servo skills
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Treat-O-Matic 2020 Live Hack Part #6 The Finale

Treat-O-Matic 2020 Live Hack Part #6 The Finale

Contactless Treat-o-matic: hack a candy claw with camera, PIR motion sensor, mic and Synthiam ARC to autonomously detect and...
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Is It Possible To Connect The EZ-B Directly To The PC Or Is Wi-Fi Required?

Is it possible to connect the EZ-B directly to the PC or is wi-fi required? Since laptops and single board computers have gotten both more powereful and cheaper, I want to use a separate Windows machine for each of my EZ-B robots. It would make my life so much easier if there existed a way to go from the laptop to the EZ-B, bypassing the wi-fi...
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Confirmed Working Highres Cams?

Hi, i am currently searching for a compatible Camera, that i could integrate into ARC, only for visual orientation, no special tracking features needed (i know of the limits in calculations with highresolutions..) Currently, i am building a prototype of a Rover-Robot, and i am using the integratet Camera from JDs Head. Its OK, but as i am using a...
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Relative Position Object Tracking

Relative Position Object Tracking

Hello I have the head all built and the eye mechanism with 2 servos too up/down , left and right. Which is the best skill i need to get teh eyes also...
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HBRC DJ Sures Presentation

HBRC DJ Sures Presentation

HomeBrew Robotics Club hosts a live Zoom demo of Synthiam's robot development platform on Oct 28 at 7PM PT; virtual meeting details included
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LOOMO Not Responding

I did a factory reset on LOOMO , now robot will not connect to WiFi . also red blinking light on both sides of LOOMO head? Tap LOOMO s head will not go to home apps.  Found a short cut screen , on LOOMO , volume up, brightness, home button, back page, press the home button nothing happens. Did I crash the software doing a factory reset? Any help...
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Com Error When Download Configuration For EZ-B V3

Trying to get up and running on my EZ-B v3. Couldn't get a servo to work so I took a step back and tried to make sure things were talking. Added Debug control. Looked good. Added EZ-B v3 Configuration control and tried to download configuration. Debug results: 2020/09/25 19:10:09 -04:00 - Attempting connection on COM4 2020/09/25 19:10:19 -04:00 -...
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Niek's Niek's Omnibot Hack & Restoration

Niek's Niek's Omnibot Hack & Restoration

Rebuilding Omnibot: fixing shoulders, wrists and claw, new head-servo mount, volt/ammeter panel, tidy wiring, battery replacement
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Joystick Control Only When Activated?

Joystick Control Only When Activated?

Hi,  i am playing around with the Joystick Plugin in ARC on EZ-B v4, and it works really good with my old PS3 Controller. But, as i am programming...
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EZ Robot JD Servo/Control Problem

EZ Robot JD Servo/Control Problem

Hi! Unfortunately, I have a strange problem with my EZ Robot JD.... my right arm Servos are having a strange behaviour! I try to explain: When i do the...