Transforming Robot
Assembly Instructions

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Components
Servomotor

Studuino Unitｘ6

ｘ1
Battery Box

DC Motor

ｘ1
BuzzerBuzzerLED (blue)

ｘ1
Half A (light gray)

Blue

ｘ2

ｘ2

ｘ1

Half D (aqua)

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Wheel

Hub

ｘ2
Sensor Connecting Cable(three-wire 15 cm)

USB Cable

ｘ2

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ｘ11
Triangle A (clear)

Basic Cube (clear)

ｘ11
Half C (light aqua)

Half B (blue)

ｘ5
O-ringBasic Cube (white)ｘ1

ｘ11
Triangle A (gray)

ｘ1ｘ2

ｘ4
Extension Cable forServomotors

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Assembly Instruction Labels

ｘ1

Shows the sticker
number used for each
servomotor. Use themotor with the correct
sticker number.

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

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Assembling the Left Leg
ｘ1

ｘ3
ｘ13
ｘ1

ｘ2

①

Indicates tips or
warnings when building
a speciﬁc item.

Wider

②

Wider

Shows an image of thecompletely assembled
item.

Wider

③④08

Indicates when thedirection of acomponent must bechanged for assembly.

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Transforming RobotHandling the Servomotor
1 Orientation
The photo to the right shows theservomotor facing you. There are twoWiderNarrower(drive shaft） （movable shaft）

shafts, the one with the wider space isthe drive shaft and the one with thenarrower 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. Using Servomotors in the Studuino
Icon Programming Environment Guide (download fromhttp://www.artec-kk.co.jp/artecrobo/) for instructions on how tocalibrate your servomotor.
Building your robot without calibrating your servomotor may cause
damage or improper functionality.
★ Do not change the connector or the servomotor after calibration.
Servomotor calibrations are unique to each servomotor.

Attaching Number Stickers
After calibration, we recommend putting a sticker on the connector used
for the servomotor so it can be easily identiﬁed.

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Assembling the Servomotorｘ4ｘ4ｘ8ｘ8

WiderNarrower

Make four in total.

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Assembling the Right Legｘ1ｘ3ｘ13ｘ1ｘ2

①

Wider

②Wider

Wider

③④06

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Completed Right Leg⑩07

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Assembling the Left Leg
ｘ1ｘ3ｘ13ｘ1ｘ2

①

Wider

②

Wider

Wider

③④08

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Completed Left Leg09

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Assembling Torso A
ｘ2ｘ5

①ｘ4ｘ6

②

③④10

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Completed Torso A

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Assembling the Lower Halfｘ1ｘ3ｘ2ｘ2ｘ4ｘ1ｘ3ｘ1ｘ2①RightLegTorso ALeftLeg12

Transforming Robot②③Do not connect this stud to any blocks.

④You should see the battery box switch here.
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Transforming Robot⑤⑥ Connect the extension cables to points

andServomotor side
GrayBlackas shown below.

Extension cable side
GrayBlack

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!
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Transforming Robot⑦ Line up the robot and the Studuino unit as shown here.
Cables for the servomotor and battery
box should be facing the Studuino unit.
Look at the pictures and make surethat your robot's body is facing in
the correct direction.

⑧ Connect the servomotor's four cables to their correct places on the Studuino unit.

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!
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Transforming Robot⑨ Connect the cable from the battery box to the POWER pins.
＋ －POWER

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!

⑩ Lift the Studuino unit parallel to your robot's body.

The servomotor cables will run
between the Studuino unit andyour robot's body.
16Transforming Robot⑪ Look at the picture below to see how you should connect your Studuino unit.
Left

Right

Make sure not to get cables
caught between blocks.

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Completed Lower Body

Replacing the Batteries①②

Use a screwdriver(Phillips #1) to open.

③④

Insert batteries in the correct polarity.

⑤

Put the lid of the battery box back in place.
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Transforming RobotMaking Your Robot Walk

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. About Studuino in the Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details.

Download the program ﬁle TransformingRobot_1.ipd from the URL
below in the ArtecRobo section.

http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/artecrobo/③④⑤

Open the downloaded ﬁle.

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

Remove the USB cable from the Studuino unit.

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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 beenassembled correctly.

Front

Left

BackRight

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Assembling the Right Arm

ｘ1ｘ2

ｘ1

ｘ3

ｘ1

①

③②

Wider

Completed Right Arm

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Assembling the Left Arm

ｘ1

ｘ2

ｘ1

ｘ3

ｘ1

①

③②WiderCompleted Left Arm

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Assembling the Head
ｘ1
ｘ1

ｘ2
ｘ2

ｘ2
ｘ1

①

Blue

②③ Connect the sensor cable to the LED.

BlackMake sure the cables
are inserted correctly!

Gray23

Transforming RobotAssembling the Upper Half
ｘ1

ｘ2

ｘ1

①

②

Right Arm③

HeadRightArm

Left Arm④LeftArm24

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BlackGray

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

Completed Upped Half25

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Assembling Your Walking Robotｘ1

ｘ1① Prepare the upper and lower halves, arranging the cables as shown below.

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Transforming Robot② Connect the two cables from the servomotor to their corresponding place on yourStuduino unit.

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!

③ Connect the cable from the LED to A2.

A2

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!

④ Connect the cable from the buzzer to A3.

A3

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!

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Transforming Robot⑤⑥

Make sure not toget cables caught
between blocks.

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下 半 身 の 完成

Making Your Robot Walk

① Transfer TransformingRobot_2.ipd to your Studuino.

See page 19 of this guide for instructions on how to transfer data.

② 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 orthe blocks may be improperly connected.
Re-read the Assembly Instructions to make sure that your robot has beenassembled correctly.
Front

Left

BackRight

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Assembling Your Transforming Robot

ｘ1

ｘ1
ｘ4ｘ2
ｘ3

ｘ2ｘ2

Slip the O-ring onto thegrooves of the wheel.

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Assembling Your Transforming Robot①② Connect the DC motor to its corresponding place in the picture.

M2Be careful of the cable's placement.
The cable may disconnect if it becomes caught in a movable part.
If you're having trouble connecting the cable, remove the upper half of yourrobot and try again.

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Completed Transforming Robot
Check the Assembly Instructions again to conﬁrm your robot has beenassembled correctly before operation.

Front

Left

BackRight

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下 半 身 の 完Operating
成Your Transforming Robot① Transfer TransformingRobot_3.ipd to your Studuino. See page 19 of this guidefor instructions on how to transfer data.

② Turn the switch of the battery box on and your robot will start walking.

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