Four-legged Dancing Robot
Assembly Instructions

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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

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Attaching the Studuino Unit

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

×1×2×1×8⑤

Shows an image of thecompletely assembled item.

Connect the battery box
cables to the main unit.

Indicates when the directionof a component must bechanged for assembly.
Shows the sticker
number used for each
servomotor. Use themotor with the correct
sticker number.

Make sure the cables
are inserted correctly!

POWER

Indicates tips or warningwhen building a speciﬁc item.
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Handling 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 Servomotor

×8×8×16×16W
WiderN
Narrower

Make eight in total.

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Assembling the Front-right Leg×2×1×4①W
Wider

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②W
Wider

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Assembling the Rear-right Leg×2×1×4①W
Wider

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②W
Wider

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Assembling the Front-left Leg×2×1×4①W
Wider

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②W
Wider

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Assembling the Rear-left Leg×2×1×4

①W
Wider

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②W
Wider

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Assembling the Lower Half×4①②×1

Pay attention to theservomotor number!

Pay attention to theservomotor number!

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Pay attention to theservomotor number!

Pay attention to theservomotor number!

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Four-legged Dancing Robotturning the servomotor by⑤ Whenhand, turn in the direction of the picture.

When turning the drive shaft
by hand, do so very slowly andgently to avoid causing damage.

Top

Front

Front
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Attaching the Studuino Unit

①×1×2×1×8
You should see thebattery box switch here.

Pay attention to theservomotor number!

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Four-legged Dancing Robot②Make sure the battery box
is covered by the Studuino unit.

Align the holes asshown in the picture.

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Four-legged Dancing Robot⑤ 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 yourStuduino unit.

Make sure thecables areinserted correctly!

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Assembling the Head
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Four-legged Dancing Robot②×4③GrayBuzzer
BlackSensor Connecting CableSensor side

Circuit board side

④ Connect the cables from the buzzer to A0.

A0

Make sure the cables are inserted correctly!
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Four-legged Dancing Robot⑤Make sure not to get cables
caught between blocks.

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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.
FrontLeftRearRight

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Replacing 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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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/①②Connect 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 Four̲leggedDancingRobot̲1.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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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.

⑦ Your robot should take six steps and turn three times in the opposite direction.

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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/①Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit.

②

Download the program ﬁle Four̲leggedDancingRobot̲2.bpd from the URL

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

below in the ArtecRobo section.

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

Open the downloaded ﬁle.

Transfer the program to theStuduino unit by clicking theTransfer button.

Remove the USB cablefrom the Studuino unit.

⑥

Turn the switch of thebattery box on and yourrobot will start walking.

⑦

Your robot will dance to the melody.
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