Summary of the content on the page No. 1
USER’S MANUAL
WWW.ROBOPETONLINE.COM
ITEM NO. 8096
AGES: 8+
™
R O B O P E T
A Fu s i o n o f Te c h n o l o gy a n d P e r s o n a l i t y
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Table of Contents • Robopet™ Diagram ................................................................. 2 • Controller Diagram .............................................................. 3 • Battery Installation ............................................................. 4 • Basic Operation Movement Controls ................................................... 5~6 Trick Selection ........................................................... 6~7 • Advanced Operation Programming Your Robop
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Robopet Diagram ™ Robopet™ Infrared Vision Sensors Edge Detection Sensor Sound Sensor Battery Compartment Off ED: On with edge detection ED: On without edge detection Bottom View 2
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Controller Diagram Controller Forward Stop/ Sleep Tricks Execute Right Left Turn Turn Program Guard Mode Backward Demo Top View Good Pet Battery Bad Compartment Pet Front View Back View 3
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Battery Installation Battery Requirements: Your Robopet is powered by 4 x “AAA” ™ size batteries (not included). Your remote controller is powered by 3 x “AAA” size batteries (not included). Battery Installation: 1. Before installing or changing batteries, ensure the robopet ’s ON/OFF switch is ™ in the OFF position. 1.5V 1.5V 1.5V 1.5V LR03 LR03 LR03 LR03 2. Remove the battery compartment covers UM4 UM4 UM4 UM4 “AAA” “AAA” “AAA” “AAA” using a Phillips or crosshead screwdriver (not
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Basic Operation Turn Robopet™ on using the Power Switch next to the battery compartment. You can turn him on with or without Edge Detection. (See Robopet™ Diagram on page 2 and Edge Detection on page 12.) A MIND OF HIS OWN Robopet is a naturally active robot with a strong personality and a ™ mind of his own. When you turn him on he will autonomously explore his environment and perform actions and tricks as he wanders around. You can train his behavior with the training buttons on the remot
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Basic Operation • Push Stop to make Robopet stop after completing his ™ current action. Robopet will wait for about 10 seconds before ™ returning to his Autonomous Behavior Mode. If you push Stop when Robopet is standing still he will sit down. If you push ™ Stop when Robopet is sitting he will stand up. ™ • Push Demo to make Robopet perform a demo sequence. ™ TRICK SELECTION • You can make Robopet perform tricks using the Tricks button ™ and the Execute button . • Press
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Basic Operation • Press Execute to tell the Robopet to perform your selected ™ trick. • Robopet™ performs tricks best upon smooth, hard, flat surfaces and when his batteries are fresh. If he has difficulty performing tricks or is too slow, move him to a different surface or change his batteries. 7
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Advanced Operation PROGRAMMING YOUR ROBOPET ™ You can program a sequence of up to 20 moves and tricks using the controller. 1) Press Program to enter Program Mode. Robopet will make a ™ small noise. 2) Enter movement and trick commands as usual. a) Forward and Backward will make Robopet move forward or ™ backward. b) Turn Left and Turn Right will make Robopet walk an arc. ™ c) Stop will make Robopet wait for 3 seconds. ™ d) You can enter tricks into a program sequence, press Tricks a n
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Advanced Operation GUARD MODE 1) you can tell robopet to guard his environment by pressing the ™ guard mode button . Robopet will make a sound to confirm ™ the command and then sit down. 2) in guard mode, robopet will use his sound sensor and infrared ™ vision sensors to react to movement and sound nearby. 3) when he detects a disturbance robopet™ will react by standing up and making a lot of noise. after this display he will sit down again and continue to guard. 4) guard mode lasts 3
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Advanced Operation TRAINING YOUR ROBOPET™ While Robopet is wandering around autonomously he will perform tricks. ™ You can encourage and discourage the tricks that he performs using the buttons on the controller. 1) Good Pet : If you want him to perform a trick more often, press the Good Pet button within 4 seconds of the trick being performed. Robopet will respond with a pleased action. You can press the ™ button again within 4 seconds to really encourage Robopet to ™ perform the
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Advanced Operation ROBOPET’S™ SENSORS Robopet is equipped with multiple sensors that allow him to explore ™ his environment and respond to human interaction. SOUND SENSOR Robopet can detect sharp, loud sounds. He only ™ listens when he is sat down and not moving or making a noise. When he hears a noise he will stand up and walk forward or perform a trick. The Sound Sensor is also used in Guard Mode (see Guard Mode, page 9.) INFRARED VISION SENSORS Robopet has Infrared Vision Sensors that enable
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Advanced Operation ROBOPET’S™ SENSORS OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE Robopet uses his vision sensors to ™ avoid 0bstacles while wandering around. He will stop and back up when he encounters an obstacle. While walking he will not be able to detect movement so he will react to you as if you are an obstacle. Press the stop button before trying to interact with him. EDGE DETECTION Robopet has additional sensors to detect the ™ edge of tables when he is walking. When he comes to the edge of a table he will know
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Advanced Operation ROBOPET’S™ SENSORS FALL DETECTION Robopet has tilt sensors built into him that allow him to sense if he falls ™ over. If he falls onto his side or his back during operation he will make a small noise and attempt to pick himself up. If Robopet™ cannot pick himself up after a few attempts, he will give up and power down into sleep mode. You can wake him up by holding the Stop/ Sleep button for 5 seconds. Fall detection does not work during demo and program execution, if Rob
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not insta
