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Assembly Instructions

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in multiple countries including Japan, South Korea,
Canada, and the USA.

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Components
Studuino Unit

USB Cable

Battery Box

ｘ1
DC Motor

ｘ1

ｘ2

Basic Cube (white)

Reﬂective Infrared Sensor
IR Photoreﬂector

ｘ1
Half A (light gray)Sensor Connecting Cable(three-wire 15 cm)

ｘ1

Triangle A (gray)ｘ2

ｘ3

Half C (light aqua)

Half B (blue)

ｘ2
Hub

ｘ1

ｘ6

ｘ1

ｘ13

WheelO-ringｘ2

Half D (aqua)

Diskｘ2ｘ2ｘ2

Assembly Instruction Labels

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ｘ1Shows the parts neededfor assembly. Indicatesthe number of partsneeded for assembly.

Assembling the Motor

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ2

M1

Shows an image of thecompletely assembled
item.

M2

① Connect the assembled DC Motor to M2.

M2

M2

Indicates tips or warningwhen building a speciﬁc
item.

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

Indicates when thedirection of acomponent must bechanged for assembly.

Slip the O-ring onto
the grooves of the wheel.
0502

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Body Assembly (bottom)

ｘ1
ｘ4

ｘ2

ｘ1

①
Make sure the Studuino unit isin the correct orientation!

03

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Completed Body (bottom)

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Assembling the Motor

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ2

M1
M2

① Connect the assembled DC Motor to M2.

M2

M2

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

Slip the O-ring onto
the grooves of the wheel.
05Line Tracer② Conncet the assembled DC motor to M1.
M1

M1

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

Slip the O-ring onto
the grooves of the wheel.

Completed Motor

M1
M2

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Body Assembly (front)
ｘ1
ｘ1

ｘ1

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ6ｘ1①②07

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④ Connect the cables from the battery
box to the POWER section.

－ ＋POWER
Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

⑤08Line Tracer⑥ Connect the reﬂective infrared sensor( IR Photoreﬂector ) to A0.

Sensor Connecting Cable
Sensor sideBlack

Circuit board sideGray

IR Photoreﬂector

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

A0

Make sure to place the gray cablein the correct orientation!

Completed Body（front)
Make sure the sensor cables areon the sides of the car body.

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Assembling the Head and Armsｘ2ｘ2ｘ2ｘ5

①②1.

2.

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Replacing
電池の交換方法
the Batteries①②③④⑤

Use a screwdriver(Phillips #1) to open.

Insert batteries in thecorrect polarity.
Put the lid of the battery
box back in place.
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Be cautious of cables that could become entangled in the moving parts of themotor and cause the robot to disconnect. Take care when arranging cables.
Before operating your robot, check the assembling instructions again to conﬁrm
your robot has been assembled correctly.

Front

Left Side

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Making Your Line Tracer Run

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/①②

Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit.

Refer to 1.3 Studuino in Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details.

Download the program ﬁle LineTracer.ipd from the URL
below in the ArtecRobo section.

http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/artecrobo/

③

④

⑤

Open the downloaded ﬁle.

Transfer the program tothe Studuino unit by clicking
the Transfer button.

Remove the USB cable from the Studuino unit.

13Line TracerMaking Your Line Tracer Run⑥ On the last page of the instructions there is an A4 size printout of a run course foryour robot.

★ Your Line Tracer may have trouble detecting a course printed on glossy paper or using an inkjet printer.
If your robot is having trouble, try reprinting your course on non-glossy paper or retracing the course using a magic marker!

If you cannot print out the course, you can draw your own. Draw the lines of therun course using a thick, black marker and white paper.
The thickness of the lines should be 20 mm or more.
Your robot cannot make sharp turns.

⑦ Place the robot onto the course where the left and right reﬂective infrared sensor
can detect the course line.

⑧ Turn the switch of the battery box on and your robot will start walking.

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Sensor Calibration
Some sensors may not function properly after you run the program for the ﬁrst time.
If the sensors are malfunctioning, calibrate the sensor settings.

Click the corresponding
sensor and you will see abox to adjust the range
settings.
Drag the mouse left or
right to adjust the range
settings.
Refer to the Condition Icon sections in 4.4. The Attribute Field of the Studuino
Programming Environment Manual for more details.

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