Working Arm Robot
Assembly Instructions

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Components
Studuino Unit

Servomotor

×1
Battery Box

×6
Reﬂective Infrared Sensor
IR Photoreﬂector

×1
Basic Cube (white)

Half B (blue)

Half A (light gray)×8×20
Half C (light aqua)

Half D (aqua)

×54
Rotor Axis C

×9Triangle A (gray)×28×8
Sensor Connecting Cable(three-wire 15 cm)

USB Cable

×2×1×1×102

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Assembly
組立説明書のアイコンについてInstruction Labels×1

Shows the sticker
number used for eachservomotor.
Use the motor with thecorrect sticker number.

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

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Attaching the Cargo Line×1×1×1×1×1×2×20×1×1①

Shows an image of thecompletely assembled
item.
Wider

②Indicates tips orwarnings when building
a speciﬁc item.

13Indicates when thedirection of acomponent must bechanged for assembly.

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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/robotist/) for instructions on how to calibrateyour 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 Working Arm Robot.

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Assembling the Base×1×1×10×7×6×15×11×4①

Make sure the Studuinounit is in the correct orientation!

②1.

2.

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⑥1.

2.

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Attaching the Articulated Arm

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Working Arm Robot②③ Install the end of the articulated arm into the rails of the base.

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Attaching the Cargo Line×1×1×1×1×1×2×20×1×1①Wider②13

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Sensor sideBlackCircuit board sideGray

IR Photoreﬂector

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

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Assembling Arm Servomotors

×3×3×6×6

Wider

Narrower

Make three in total.

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Assembling the Arms

×1×3×8×1×4×2

①
Wider

Wider

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Wider
Wider

Wider

Wider

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Completed Arm

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Wiring Your Robot

×1①

You should see the battery
box switch here.

② Connect the cables from the battery box to the POWER section.
POWER
Lift the arm.

＋ －Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!
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Working Arm Robot③ Connect the reﬂective infrared sensor to A3.

A3

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

④ Connect the six cables from the servomotor to their corresponding place on yourStuduino unit.

Make sure the cables areinserted correctly!

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Making Cargo×8×4×4

Line up four pieces ofcargo on the line.

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Replacing the Batteries①③②

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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Before operating your robot, check the Assembly Instructions again to conﬁrm
your robot has been assembled correctly.
Be cautious of cables that could become entangled in the moving parts of themotor and cause the robot to disconnect.

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RightBack

Left

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Operating Your Working Arm Robot

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 Studuino in Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details.

Download the program ﬁle WorkingArmrobot.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.

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Operating Your Working Arm Robot⑥ Turn the switch of the battery box on and your robot will start working.
● The clamp on your robot's arm should open

and close while the line moves up and down.

Immediately turn the switch to oﬀ if your robot does not begin moving as
shown in the picture above.
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.
● The cargo will slide down the line and the arm will pick up the piece that moves infront of the reﬂective infrared sensor and move it to the back of the line.

● The articulating arm will push any piece ofcargo placed in front of it onto the line.

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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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センサー値の条件設定
CalibratingYour Servomotor
Depending on where you're using your robot or the amount of power left in yourbatteries, the program you've downloaded for your Working Arm Robot may not work
properly the ﬁrst time.
If this happens you can use our software to calibrate the angles of your servomotors.

①②

Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit.
Open WorkingArmrobot.ipd and start Test mode by clicking on themode button.
★ TheTest

Program/Transfer button will turn graywhen Test mode has started.
★ Do not disconnect the USB cable during
Test mode.

③

Click on each Servomotor icon and check how the servomotor is positioned foreach angle. Adjust the angles, watching how the servomotors change position
in response.

Input angles from 0-180 degrees.
Choose from twenty levels ofspeed for the selected angles.

④

Click theTest button again once you have ﬁnished calibration to close Testmode. Once Test mode has closed, click on the
Program/Transfer button tosend the ﬁnished program to your Studuino and see how your robot moves.
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