Servo - January 2014

One Man and an Idea

DJ Sures Helps Ensure the Future of Robotics Innovation

Roboticist and CEO of EZ-Robot, DJ Sures designs, creates, modifies, and updates his platform largely from a lab in his home. This highly adaptable modular base has come a long way while sticking to its roots.

EZ-Robot Revolution

EZ-Robot Revolution robots use a specially designed souped-up controller. The EZ-B v4 Wi-Fi robot controller brain runs a 32-bit processor at 120 MHz and uses a communication module that is a 32-bit processor running at 80 MHz. The camera uses a 32-bit processor, as well. “The platform also has fuse protection, so that if you over-drive the servos, you can reset the fuses simply by unplugging the power and plugging it in again,” says Sures.

The EZ-Robot Revolution modular robot platform is versatile and customizable, while remaining extremely comptetively priced. It is small and precise, and comes with (smaller) parts such as adapters, extensions, and cubes. Roboticists can also design their own parts and print them on 3D printers. “We have two years of community crowd-sourced features built into every EZ-Robot Revolution product,” explains Sures.

EZ-Robot uses an open hardware model that

EZ-Robot Revolution is a new platform that enables creative types and innovators to design and build robots with little or no knowledge of robot building or programming. This enables people to bypass the roadblocks of what they don't know how to do so they can see their idea come to fruition. Plus, it’s always easier to start with the published work of other roboticists, which comes in the form of new parts and programming.