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Four-legged Dancing Robot Contents Studuino Unit Buzzer ×1 USB Cable Buzzer ×1 Basic Cube (white) Battery Box ×1 Half A (light gray) ×8 ×4 Half B (blue) ×1 Half C (light aqua) ×12 Sensor Connecting Cable (three-wire 15 cm) Servomotor Half D (aqua) ×8 ×1 ×17 Disk ×52 ×2 Assembly Instruction Labels ×1 Four-legged Dancing Robot Attaching the Studuino Unit Shows the parts needed for assembly. Indicates the number of parts needed for assembly.
Handling the Servomotor 1 Orientation The photo to the right shows the servomotor facing you. There are two Wider Narrower (drive shaft) (movable shaft) shafts, the one with the wider space is the drive shaft and the one with the narrower space is the movable shaft. ★ When turning the drive shaft by hand, do so very slowly and gently. Excessive pressure when turning may cause damage to the servomotor. 2 Calibration and Setting Connector Numbers Before building your robot, read 6.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Servomotor ×8 ×8 ×16 ×16 W Wider N Narrower Make eight in total.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Front-right Leg ×2 ×1 ×4 ① W Wider 05
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② W Wider 06
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Rear-right Leg ×2 ×1 ×4 ① W Wider 07
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② W Wider 08
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Front-left Leg ×2 ×1 ×4 ① W Wider 09
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② W Wider 10
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Rear-left Leg ×2 ×1 ×4 ① W Wider 11
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② W Wider 12
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Lower Half ×4 ① ② ×1 Pay attention to the servomotor number! Pay attention to the servomotor number! 13
Four-legged Dancing Robot ③ ④ Pay attention to the servomotor number! Pay attention to the servomotor number! 14
Four-legged Dancing Robot turning the servomotor by ⑤ When hand, turn in the direction of the picture. When turning the drive shaft by hand, do so very slowly and gently to avoid causing damage.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Attaching the Studuino Unit ① ×1 ×2 ×1 ×8 You should see the battery box switch here.
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② Make sure the battery box is covered by the Studuino unit. Align the holes as shown in the picture.
Four-legged Dancing Robot ⑤ Connect the battery box cables to the Studuino unit. Make sure the cables are inserted correctly! POWER + − ⑥ Connect the eight cables from the servomotor to their corresponding places on your Studuino unit.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Assembling the Head ×1 ×1 ×8 ×20 ① 19
Four-legged Dancing Robot ② ×4 ③ Gray Buzzer Black Sensor Connecting Cable Sensor side Circuit board side ④ Connect the cables from the buzzer to A0.
Four-legged Dancing Robot ⑤ Make sure not to get cables caught between blocks.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Completed Four-legged Dancing Robot Be cautious of cables that could become entangled in the moving parts of the motor and cause the robot to disconnect. Take care when arranging cables. Before operating your robot, check the Assembly Instructions again to confirm your robot has been assembled correctly.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Replacing the Batteries ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Use a screwdriver (Phillips #1) to open. Insert batteries in the correct polarity. Put the lid of the battery box back in place.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Operating Your Four-legged Dancing Robot (Walking) Install the software from the URL below to setup the Studuino Programming Environment. ★ Proceed to Step 1 when software installation is complete. http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/studuino/ ① ② Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit. Refer to 1.3. About Studuino in Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details. Download the program file Four_leggedDancingRobot_1.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Operating Your Four-legged Dancing Robot (Walking) ⑥ Turn the switch of the battery box on and your robot will start walking. Immediately turn the switch to off if your robot does not begin walking as shown in the picture below. Not doing so may damage the servomotor. If your robot does not move, the servomotor may be in the wrong position or the blocks may be improperly connected. Re-read the Assembly Instructions to make sure that your robot has been assembled correctly.
Four-legged Dancing Robot Operating Your Four-legged Dancing Robot (Dancing) Use the Block Programming Environment to make your robot dance to a melody. Install the software from the URL below to setup the Studuino Programming Environment. ★Proceed to Step 1 if the software on page 24 is already installed. http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/studuino/ ① Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit. ② Download the program file Four_leggedDancingRobot_2.bpd from the URL Refer to 1.3.