Arm Robot Car

Assembly Instructions

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Components
Studuino Unit

Servomotor

×3

×1
DC Motor

Battery Box

×1
Touch Sensor

LED (green)

Touch Sensor

×1
Half B (blue)

Green×10
Triangle A (clear)

×2
USB Cable

×1

Accelerometer×2
Basic Cube (white)

×1
Half C (light aqua)

Accelerometer

Half A (light gray)×3
Half D (aqua)

×25

×2
Triangle A (gray)

×11
Wheel

Hub×1

×2
O-ring×2×2

×2

Sensor Connecting
Cable(three-wire 15 cm)

Sensor Connecting
Cable(three-wire 30 cm)

Sensor Connecting
Cable(four-wire 50 cm)

×1

×1×102

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組立説明書のアイコンについてInstruction Labels

×1

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

Shows the parts needed
for assembly. Indicates thenumber of parts needed
for assembly.

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×2×4

Indicates when thedirection of a component
must be changed forassembly.

×3×2×10×2①Shows an image of thecompletely assembled
item.

Wider

14Indicates tips orwarnings when building
a speciﬁc item.

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Handling the Servomotor
1 Orientation
The photo to the right shows theservomotor facing you. There are two shafts,Wider(drive shaft)

Narrower(movable shaft)the one with the wider space is the drive
shaft and the one with the narrower spaceis the movable shaft.
★ When turning the drive shaft by hand, doso 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.
User stickers
and,,when building

your Arm Robot Car.

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Preparation

×1×1

×1×1 (three-wire 15 cm)

Sensor Connecting Cable×1 (three-wire 30 cm)

Sensor Connecting Cable×1 (four-wire 50 cm)

Sensor Connecting Cable

Connect the sensor connecting cable to each sensor.

①

GreenSensor Connecting Cable(three-wire 15 cm)

Sensor side②

Touch Sensor

Sensor Connecting Cable(three-wire 30 cm)③ Accelerometer

Sensor Connecting Cable(four-wire 50 cm)

Circuit board side

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!
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Body Assembly (bottom)

×1×4

①

Make sure the Studuino unit
is in the correct orientation!

②06

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Assembling the Motor×2×2×2×2

M1
M2① Connect the assembled DC Motor to M1.
Make sure the Studuino unit
is in the correct orientation!
M1

M1

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

Slip the O-ring onto the grooves of the wheel.
07Arm Robot Car② Connect the assembled DC motor to M2.

M2

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

M2

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

Co m p l e t e d M o t o r

Bottom08

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Body Assembly (top)×1×1×1×2×2×6×3①②09

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You should see thebattery box switch here.

the cables from the battery box⑤ Connect
to the POWER section.

－ ＋POWER
Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!
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Arm Robot Car⑦ Connect the cable from the LED (green) to A1.

A1

Make sure the cables
are inserted correctly!

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Assembling the Servomotor

×3×3×6×6WiderNarrower

Make three in total.

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Assembling the Arms
×2×4×3×2×10×2

①

Wider

14

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the cables from servomotor⑤ Connect
on your Studuino unit.

to their corresponding place

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

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Wider

the cables from servomotor⑦ Connect
on your Studuino unit.

to their corresponding place

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!
the outlined⑧ Turnpiece down.

17Arm Robot Car⑨Turn and insert servomotor block

sideways.

Widerthe cables from servomotor⑩ Connect
on your Studuino unit.

to their corresponding place

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!

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2.

⑫

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Assembling the Controller

×1×3×1×1①Touch Sensor

Accelerometer20Arm Robot Car② Connect the cable from the touch sensor to A0 and the cablefrom the accelerometer to A4/A5.

A0A4 A5

Connect to the accelerometer to both A4 and A5.
Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!
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Replacing the Batteries

①②③

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.
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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 Assembly Instructions again to conﬁrm
your robot has been assembled correctly.

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Operating Your Arm Robot Car

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 Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details.

Download the program ﬁle ArmRobotCar.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
to the Studuino unit byclicking theProgram/Transfer button.

Remove the USB cable from the Studuino unit.

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Turn the switch of the battery box on.
Immediately turn the switch to oﬀ if your robot does not begin moving 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.

⑦⑧

Hold the controller parallel to the ground and tilt it to make your Arm Robot Car move.

<Controls>
Tilt Forward

Go forward

Tilt BackwardReverse

Tilt Right

Turn right

Tilt Left

Turn left

Push Button

Move arms

Use your robot's arm to grab andmove the white cubes.

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