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EZ-Robot Videos

1983 Computer and 2012 Wall-e Robot
Watch this video :) I think the title say it all! I hacked my 1983 Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 Portable "Computer" with a TTL Bluetooth Module...

EZ-Robot Complete Kit Introduction
The EZ-Robot Complete Kit includes the hardware and software you need to build the robot of your dreams. Our EZ-Builder Graphical Robot Control Software may...

Sure Dual Axis Compass Module in Wall-e
Watch the video and you'll understand :) EZ-Robot now supports the Sure Dual Axis Compass Module (DC-SS503). There is a graphical control for the module,...

EZ-Robot at Calgary Comic Expo 2012
EZ-Robot was invited to the Calgary Comic Expo 2012 to bring robots, robots and more robots! We had a wonderful time and met many new...

DJ Sures Introduces EZ-Robot
DJ Sures introduces his company EZ-Robot and the advanced robot platform he has created at the Calgary Chambers of Commerce for Demo Camp. Of course,...

Robot Art
I was playing around with the remote client server connection between two EZ-Builder instances and one EZ-B. I decided to make a little robot art....

Flying Robot Drone Stuck In Tree
The EZ-Robot Drone was outside running a few tests... Chasing its favorite red ball and such... When suddenly a gust of wind (we're going to...

Servos and EZ-B Technical Information
This is a short tutorial on how a servo works at an electrical level. The position of a servo is determined by the pulse, which...

Ramping PWM Duty Cycle Trick with EZ-Robot
Here's a neat trick to ramp the PWM duty cycle automatically by using the Servo Speed Control. Because the Servo and PWM share some code,...

DJ Sures: The EZ-Robot Story
DJ Sures on what inspires his passion to change the world by making robotics accessable to everyone. A rare complete presentation given by DJ...

Behind The Scenes of Shipping at EZ-Robot Start-up
When you work for a robot startup company, you have to enjoy yourself. It's not always fun and games - but when it is, we...

EZ-Robot Firmware 15.3 (Codename: HiFive)
Are you ready for the greatest EZ-Robot update? We have a huge list of features and enhancements for your robots! The Firmware, SDK and EZ-Builder...

Omnibot 2000 into a Robot Campanion
DJ Sures demonstrates his Omnibot 2000 that has been converted into a personal robot companion. Watch after the demo for tutorial clips on how to...

Servo Speed Demo from EZ-Robot
As of the latest firmware (15.3), the EZ-Robot Platform now supports up to 255 servo speeds, and double the servo resolution. Now your robots will...

Wall-e Robot Augmented Reality
Have you seen my Real Wall-e robot companion? Well, this is my latest addition! You can now experience life as Wall-e. Wearing Vuzix Virtual Reality...

Augmented Reality EZ-Robots at Telus Spark
EZ-Robot was invited to present at Telus Spark's Adult Only night. This is a video summary of the evening. We brought a few robots to...

Brookstone Rover Technical Details
Want to see what happens behind the scenes at EZ-Robot? After adding support to my software for the Brookstone Rover, I figured it was a...

Videos Aren't Easy
When you're a complete clutz, it takes longer than expected to make videos!

Brookstone Rover with EZ-Robot
The Brookstone Rover Robot is a neat little toy, but lacks features. EZ-Robot has added support to our software for the rover. All features of...

Powering your EZ-B Robot Controller
What to expect when you apply power to your new EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller.

iPhone/Android and your EZ-Robot
In this tutorial, DJ demonstrates how to configure the HTTP Server Control in EZ-Builder to control your robot. With this feature, you can control your...

Connect your Battery Container to Adapter
How to connect your battery container to the power adapter of your EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller. You will require a small philips screwdriver for this...

Your EZ-B Robot Controller
This is an intro to your new EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller. A quick intro to the digital/servo/serial and analog ports. Also the power, bluetooth module...

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
We demonstrate the PWM feature of EZ-Builder with the EZ-B Robot Controller. Int his demo, we connect the EZ-B to the 4 amp HBridge by...

EZ-Robot Takes Over Endeavor Arts
EZ-Robot took over Endeavor Arts with our robots during Calgary's First Thursday. We brought Omnibot 2000, Wall-e, Brookstone Rover, Flying AR Parrot Drone, Cookie Monster,...

EZ-Robot visits Endeavour Arts Studio
EZ-Robot was invited to Endeavour Arts Studio. DJ Sures brought a few of his most recent robots, and of course his famous Wall-e. The display...

AR Parrot Drone Hack Color Tracking
EZ-Robot now supports the AR Parrot Drone. All visual tracking, voice recognition, remote device, web connectivty, etc. controls are supported. You may now turn your...

Client Server Robot Control
DJ Sures demonstrates how EZ-Builder can be controlled by remote connections. The TCP Telnet Server enabled telnet clients to connect to any EZ-B and control...

Robot Control by Web Browser
A tutorial on using the HTTP Web Server Control in EZ-Builder. This allows your phone, tablet, ipad or PC to remote control your robot.

Robot Control Software EZ-Builder v2011.12.26.00
This is an intro video to the version of EZ-Builder 2011.12.26.00 available from www.ez-robot.com. In this video, DJ Sures gives a quick overview of changes...

Robot Voltage Regulator Fan
If you are driving the i/o voltage regulators hard with hardcore servos on your robot - this is a sure way to keep things cool....

Relative Servo Robot Control
This is an intro tutorial to the Relative Servo Control for EZ-Builder Robot Control Software. Available from www.ez-robot.com The Relative Servo Control lets you assign the...

Testing Robot Software on Android Tablet
This is a demo of a Samsung Galaxy 2 controlling the EZ-B Robot Controller over Bluetooth. Well, looks like EZ-Robot is on its way to...

EZ-Robot Introduction
The age of Personal Robotics is rapidly approaching, don't be left behind! EZ-Robot has made building robots easy and fun! Canadian made by DJ Sures,...

Object Tracking with Robot Head
DJ Sures demonstrates Relative Position Object Tracking with an animatronic robot head. The EZ-Builder Robot Control Software can track objects by either camera center or...

Robot Head Controlled by Wii Remote
DJ Sures controls an animatronic robot head with the EZ-B Robot Controller, EZ-Builder Robot Control Software and a Wii Remote Control. A simple EZ-Script pulses...

Building a Robot That Sees, Reads, Listens and Lives
Clips from DJ Sures building one of his Personal Robots - Omnibot 2000 - This robot, like his others, can see and listen to commands....

Robot Movement Controlled By Wii Remote and Understands Glyphs
DJ Sures uses the Wii Remote to contorl movement and the robot's head. He also demonstrates the Glyph decoding. New features of EZ-Builder. Get it...

Robot Controlled By Wii Remote Control
DJ Sures uses a Wii Remote connected to EZ-Builder via Bluetooth to control the X and Y axis of one of his robots. Visit www.ez-robot.com...

Robot Reads Pictures/Gyphs
DJ Sures demonstrates the new EZ-Builder Software for EZ-Robot which can read and understand images. Code/Actions can be assigned to images for visual control.

Beakerhead Calgary - View from a Robot
DJ Sures brought his most recent robot to the 2011 Beakerhead Launch Party. Images have been resized larger for you humans.

Robot Control in Windows 8
DJ Sures demonstrates one of EZ-Builders new touch controls on Windows 8. DJ also uses the new Script Recorder control to record a short animation....

MMA7455 Accelerometer with EZ-B Robot Controller
DJ Sures demonstrates the MMA7455 Accelerometer connected to the EZ-B Robot Controller using the i2c interface. This is merely an expirement. So far, I think...

Greedy Robot Arm
I'm working on a new control for EZ-Builder. Automatically closes the hand and executes an EZ-Script when an object is placed in the hand. This...

SparkFun MP3 Trigger Robot Tutorial with DJ Sures
In this tutorial, DJ Sures shows how to connect a SparkFun MP3 Trigger to the EZ-B Robot Controller. He uses audio samples from his Wall-E...

Real Wall-E chasing his ball and falls over
We were working late tonight and decided to play with my homemade Wall-e Robot for a bit. He chased his ball around... until disaster struck!...

The REAL Wall-E Robot
Visit http://www.ez-robot.com/Robots for more of my robots :) This is the a robot built by DJ Sures using the EZ-B Robot Controller and the EZ-Builder Robot...

Embedded Computing in Robots with DJ Sures
DJ Sures shows his Mini ITX motherboard that he'll use for an embedded computer to control the EZ-B from within the robot.

Facial Tracking Robot Tutorial with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstrates how to use Facial Tracking with EZ-Builder on the EZ-B Robot Controller. His hacked Omnibot helps him out. The facial tracking for...

Speech Recognition Robot Tutorial with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstrates a few simple methods of adding the Voice Recognition Control in EZ-Builder to your robot. He controls a single servo and an iRobot...

Robot Servo Tutorial with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstrates how to connect a standard servo to the EZ-B Robot Controller. He then controls the servo with a joystick, and voice recognition. At...

Remote Control Roomba Robot Tutorial with DJ sures
DJ Sures demonstrates how to connect an EZ-B Robot Controller to a Roomba. He then remote controls the iRobot Roomba with a remote control and...

EZ-Robot... Who Is DJ Sures?
DJ Sures has a quick talk about the EZ-Robot project and shows off some of the robots he has made with the EZ-B Robot Controller....

Robot Color Tracking and Scripts with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstreates how to add scripts to the Color Device control of EZ-Builder on the EZ-B from the EZ-Robot Project. When a color/object is...

Robot Dog Chases Ball
This robot "Digger" was originally a $5 plastic toy from Walmart. I added Modified Servos to move the wheels and an eBay Wireless Webcam in...

Joystick Control Robot Tutorial with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstrates how to control your EZ-B robot with a joystick using EZ-Builder software from the EZ-Robot Project.

Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Robot Tutorial with DJ Sures
DJ Sures demonstrates how to connect an Ultrasonic Ping Distance Sensor (HC-SR04) on the EZ-B. He uses the Ping Radar Control and a Tamiya Bulldozer...

ADC Tutorial on the EZ-B
DJ Sures demonstrates how to read ADC Voltages on the EZ-B using a Sharp IR Distance Sensor.

EZ-B Speaker Tutorial
DJ Sures demonstrates how to connect a speaker to the EZ-B to play simple notes.

EZ-Robot Modified Servo Tutorial
DJ Sures demonstrates how to use a Modified Servo with the EZ-B

Update EZ-B Firmware Tutorial
DJ Sures walks through the EZ-B Firmware Update Utility

EZ-B Connect Tutorial
DJ Sures demonstrates how to connect the EZ-B to your computer over Bluetooth

Camera Color/Motion Tracking Demonstration
Omnibot is featured in this video to demonstrate the EZ-B Firmware v12 and 2011.06.28.00 EZ-Builder. In this video, DJ Sures demonstrates how Omnibot can easily follow...

DJ Sures introduces the EZ-Robot Project
The EZ-B Robot Controller was designed by Canadian Roboticist DJ Sures, who is the creator of popular robots: Autonomous Wall-E, Award Winning 3-D Environment Mapping...

EZ-B Robot Controller Intro
Canadian made, the EZ-B offers a new method of building DIY robots and electronic projects. The EZ-B is a circuit board that connects to your...

Bay Area Maker Faire 2011 - DJ Sures' Omnibot View
DJ Sures was invited to Maker Faire 2011 and brought his Omnibot. This is a collection of photos that the Omnibot had taken during the...

Dalek Robot from Doctor Who
This robot was built with the new EZ-B V3 robot controller. The EZ-Builder application has the servos and movement configured with the joystick. The voice...

2.4Ghz Wireless Camera EZ-B Tutorial
This video demonstrates how to connect the EZ-B to the popular No-Name 2.4Ghz Wireless Camera. The EZ-B will charge and power the camera. While the signal...

EZ Robot Version 3.0 Intro
This is the video for the Version 3.0 EZ Robot Bluetooth Controller. The latest version has many physical enhancements over the previous 2.1 version. This...

How to wire Sparkfun HBridge to EZ-B Robot Controller
This is a video that demonstrates how to connect 4 of the 3 wire servo cables to the sparkfun hbridge (TB6612FNG breakout board).

Robot Dog Chases Ball
This is a robot dog that I made using the EZ-Robot project. The brain is the EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller Version 3. The software is...

Omnibot Takes His First Road Trip
This is my hacked omnibot robot. It runs the EZ-B Bluetooth Controller and an AI that I developed over the past few weeks. The camera...

EZ-B Visual Basic SDK Example
This is a video for the EZ-B Robot Controller SDK in Visual Basic .Net. This example demonstrates how to begin using the SDK to control...

BOXEE CRASH AGAIN
Boxeebox crashed again today. TWICE in one day. I'm returning this open source hippy peice of crap or it's going to be thrown out the window...

Hacked Omnibot Robot Watching TV
This is my very modified omnibot running EZ-B 2.1 with the new motion tracking algorythm watching TV. I tweaked the motion tracking algorythm a bit for...

Boxeebox Crashed Again
Boxee on Boxeebox locked up and crashed... again

Boxee Crash
Boxeebox crashed again

EZ-B Version 3.0 Sneak Peak
The prototype EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller Version 3.0 rolled off the press. A late night at Solarbotics for beta testing: Success! The new version 3.0 includes...

Robot Snowman
It was a snowy day up here in Calgary Alberta Canada today. So what do roboticists do in the snow? We build robots snowmen :) This...

Creepy Robot
This robot was a scarab that I modified to fit the EZ-B Bluetooth Robot Controller. I used the existing hbridge circuit that is now controlled...

Omnibot Robot Hack Version 3
Jeremie @ solarbotics had a great suggestion for the occasional ultrasonic ping sensor failure. He suggested load monitoring on the DC motors. Smart idea! Since the...

Bluetooth iRobot Roomba with the EZ-B
This video shows how to use an old PS2 mouse/keyboard plug to connect the EZ-B to a iRobot Roomba. With EZ-Builder or the EZ-SDK, you...

Modded Tomy Omnibot Robot V2 - Bluetooth, Voice, Camera
This is in response to the emails I received from my hackaday feature regarding this robot, camera recognition, color recognition, voice recognition and head assembly. Check...

Hacked Tomy Omnibot Bluetooth Robot Version 1
I bought this original 1980's Tomy Omnibot from EBay. While I waited for it to arrive, I planned out what I was going to do...

Teddy Ruxpin Bluetooth Robot
I purchased this broken 1980's Teddy Ruxpin from ebay. I removed the face motor and casette mechanism. Replaced the internals with servos and the EZ-B...

Robot: Bluetooth Master Blaster
I found this plastic robot in china town. It is made to look like one of the old retro robots from the 80's. Being that...

EZ-B Tutorial - Ping HC-SR04 Sensor
A short video of how to wire up the HC-SR04 Ping sensor to hook up to the EZ-B. The HC-SR04 Ping sensor is a great addition...

EZ-B Tutorial - Modifying A Servo For Continuous Rotation
This is a DIY video tutorial on how to modify a servo for continuous rotation... modified servos can be used to drive your robot wheels....

EZ-B Bluetooth Servo Tamiya Bulldozer Robot
This is a tutorial video on how to assemble and modify a Tamiya Bulldozer into a bluetooth servo controlled robot. The brains of the robot...

Bluetooth Robot Voice Recognition Controlled Cookie Monster
This is a demo of a new module for the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. This new voice recognition and speech module allows voice control over...

Robot: Vision Color Tracking Bluetooth Robot
This is a robot I built to test my new Camera module in the EZ-B SDK. This module contains object recognition based on colors. The...

Bluetooth Attacking Robot Spider
This spider uses the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. The C# .Net app that controls it uses a few random timers for the jerky attack movement....

Bluetooth Robot Cookie Monster
Hello Sesame Street Fans! This is my Autonomous Cookie Monster shell running the EZ-B Robot Board. It's connected to my PC via a Bluetooth Connection....

EZ-B Tutorial 9: Radar Scanner
This tutorial is a radar scanner with the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. The EZ-B is connected to a standard servo with a Sharp IR Distance...

EZ-B Tutorial 10: TellyMate Maze
This is tutorial #10 of the EZ-B from www.ez-robot.com. In this DIY Project, I connect a TellyMate to a C# .Net application over the EZ-B....

EZ-B Tutorial 8: TellyMate ADC
This is a video tutorial #8 of the EZ-B connected to a TellyMate video module displaying on an LCD screen. The EZ-B is available at...

EZ-B Tutorial 7: TellyMate
This is the tutorial 7 demonstration of the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. In this tutorial, the EZ-B is connected to a TellyMate board. The EZ-B...

EZ-B Tutorial 5: Mouse Glove
This is the tutorial video #5 of the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. In this video, 2 sensors are attached to a glove for a crude...

EZ-B Tutorial 4: ADC Head Follow Object
This is video tutorial #4 of the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com. One of the EZ-B robots was modified with a simple function to follow an...

EZ-B Tutorial 3: ADC Moves Servo
This is the tutorial video #3 for the EZ-B available at www.ez-robot.com

Watch this video :) I think the title say it all! I hacked my 1983 Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 Portable "Computer" with a TTL Bluetooth Module to control my hacked Wall-e. Why? Because it's awesome- that's why! :) Oh yeah, and Wall-e has wicked dance moves! For source code and more info, visit our website. The project source is in the EZ-SDK download. Enjoy!