KIBO 21 kit Manual

Getting started with KIBO
If this is your first time using 2. Choose the motors, wheels, and sensors
1.
your KIBO, insert 4 AA batteries that you want to use. Insert the motors
into the battery case. The red so that the green dot shows through
KIBO's transparent bottom.
scanner light will start blinking.
Screwdriver and batteries not included
4. Push KIBO's triangular 5. Use KIBO to scan the bar codes on the
button to turn KIBO on. The programming blocks, left to right, one at a
red scanner light will blink. time*. If your scan was successful, KIBO will
beep and the scan indicator LED will glow
red scanner light blinks
green after each block.
through front of KIBO
(A red scan indicator LED indicates a scanning error.)
KIBO will turn itself
off if left alone for a
few minutes.
6. Push KIBO's triangular 7. Decorate KIBO with the round or rectangular stage.
button to tell KIBO to go!
To re-run the
program: push
KIBO's button again.
To change your program: re-arrange the
stage
blocks, re-scan, and push KIBO's button.
support
Watch KIBO go!
3. Sequence some blocks
into a program. Every
program needs a BEGIN
block and an END block.
green dot
*See scanning tips on the back of this guide.
Insert stage support or motor
Insert the wood stage onto the stage
module into stage pedestal
pedestal buttons
stage pedestal "buttons"
stage
pedestal
motor
module
Insert stage assembly into middle
motor socket. Decorate and play!
Sound Record/Playback Module
The Sound Record/Playback Module
contains a microphone and a speaker. The
microphone records sounds that you want
to use in your program. The speaker plays the sounds
that you recorded.
Insert the module and turn KIBO on. Record a sound by
pressing and holding one of the three buttons (
Let go of the button to stop recording. You can record up to three
sounds ( ). Each sound can be up to 10 seconds long.
Create your program. Include the "PLAY"
blocks that match the buttons you pressed
to record your sounds.
Scan and run your program. Listen for the sounds you recorded.
Play them as many times as you like, by adding the appropriate
blocks to your program.
blinking red
Good things to know
scanner light
scan indicator LED
KIBO's lights can tell you lots of useful things:
° KIBO's red scanner light and triangular button will blink when
KIBO is ready to scan a program – OR – when KIBO is ready to run
a program. The button will stop blinking while KIBO is scanning
a program; the red scanner light will stop blinking while KIBO is
running a program.
° When KIBO's triangular button blinks, it means that KIBO has a
program stored in its memory. The triangular button will go dark
while KIBO is scanning a new program, and also after inserting
new batteries.
"buttons"
° You can put KIBO to sleep by pressing and holding the
triangular button for several seconds.
Expression Module
microphone
for recording ~ Express yourself!
speaker
for playing
back
KIBO's Flagpole and Whiteboard are a fun
way to add to a story!
To make a flag, decorate some paper or
cloth, make a loop, and hang your flag on
).
the Flagpole. Insert it on the Stage Support
for a stationary flag, or mount the Flagpole on a Motor
Module, and KIBO will wave your flag!
Use the Whiteboard and dry-erase
marker to draw a picture or make a
sign. Insert the white board into the
Flagpole "hooks" horizontally or
vertically and display your art work!
Fun things to try
Try inserting the motors "upside-down, " with the green dot
*not* showing, and see what happens.
Or, insert the motors into the wheels so that the motors'
axles are off-center, and see what happens!
Outside of wheel with motor hub showing through:
motor hub,
center of wheel
Check out more fun challenges
and activity guides at
resources.kinderlabrobotics.com.
motor hub,
off-center