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Thames & Kosmos Hoverbots With BalanceTech Experiment Manual

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  • Page 1 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames & Kosmos UK LP, 20 Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3HE, UK | 01580 713000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk...
  • Page 2 › › › SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information Notes on Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Components WARNING. Only for use by children aged 8 years and older. Instructions for parents or other supervising adults are included The electronic components of this product are recyclable. For the and have to be observed.

  • Page 3: Kit Contents

    › › › KIT CONTENTS What’s inside your experiment kit: Checklist: Find – Inspect – Check off Description Qty. Item No. Description Qty. Item No. Short anchor pin, yellow 5-hole flexible rod, white 7344-W10-C2Y 7432-W10-A1W Anchor pin, gray 7-hole flexible rod, white 7061-W10-C1S 7432-W10-A2W Fixed joint pin, magenta...

  • Page 4: Tips And Tricks

    › › › TIPS AND TRICKS Here are a few tips for assembling and using the models. Read them carefully before starting. A. The anchor pin lever In the box, you will find a little yellow tool called the anchor pin lever. End A of the part separator tool makes it easy to remove anchor pins from the frames.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    › › › TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information ..........Inside front cover Kit Contents ..................1 Tips and Tricks ................... 2 Table of Contents ................3 Robots with a Sense of Balance Getting Started ................... 5 About BalanceTech ................6 Downloading and Installing the App ..........

  • Page 6: Robots With A Sense Of Balance

    Robots with a Sense of Balance Robots are mechanical agents controlled by computer programs. They can be programmed to perform all sorts of tasks and movements. Robots can assemble cars, play soccer, vacuum floors, deliver packages, map terrain, climb mountains, entertain people, cook dinner —...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED There are three primary types of functional components to this kit that enable the robots to work: A. The balancing robotic base unit is the platform for all of your balancing robot creations. This robotic device contains a number of key functional components itself, including ...

  • Page 8: About Balancetech

    ABOUT BALANCETECH ABOUT THE BALANCING TECHNOLOGY A special technology keeps the robot models in this kit balanced whether they are stationary, or moving forward Parts of the balancing robotic base unit: or backward, or turning. The same technology is used inside hoverboards, Segways, and other personal transporters that balance on two side-by-side wheels.

  • Page 9: Downloading And Installing The App

    Programming the Robots DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE APPS DOWNLOAD THE APPS There are two apps that accompany this item. One app, called the control app, allows you to control, program, and adjust the balance settings of your robots. The other app provides you with 3D digital assembly instructions.

  • Page 10: Building The Test Robot

    TEST ROBOT BUILD THE TEST ROBOTS First, follow these instructions to build the balancing robot chassis that will be the base of all the balancing robot models in this kit. Build chassis 1 (below) first. Use it to test out the control app, following the instructions starting on pages 9–10.
  • Page 11 CHASSIS 2 CHASSIS 3 Done! Done! TESTING THE CHASSIS 1. Position the model with its wheels on a smooth floor (or large tabletop) in an open area, holding it upright with your hand but with all its weight resting on the floor, and slide the switch to the on position.

  • Page 12: Remote Control Mode

    REMOTE CONTROL MODE CONNECTING THE DEVICE To remotely control or program the models with the app, first you must wirelessly pair the app with the balancing robotic base unit. 1. Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your device. Open the app on your device.

  • Page 13: Balance Settings

    Programming the Robots BALANCE SETTINGS BALANCE SETTINGS Because the different models in this kit have different shapes and weights, and therefore different centers of gravity, they require different balance settings (A) to keep them perfectly balanced. There is a preset default balance setting for each model. This is indicated in this manual on the programming page at the end of the assembly instructions for each model.

  • Page 14: Programming Mode

    PROGRAMMING MODE BALANCE SETTINGS CONTINUED Set the balance settings in this order, testing them with the model after setting each one: 1. Angle P is a proportional value used to calculate how much the tilt angle of the model should be adjusted each time the calculation is run.
  • Page 15 Programming the Robots PROGRAMMING MODE BALANCING ROBOTS PROGRAMMING MODE To write and run programs for your balancing robots, use the programming mode (A). To program all of the robot models built in these instructions, use the balancing robots programming mode. 1.
  • Page 16 PROGRAMMING MODE Writing a Program To create a command step, press the circular plus sign button (A). The command step settings window will appear. There are three tabs on the command step settings window: motion (B), lights (C), and sounds (D). On the motion tab, use the sliders to set the values for the motor power (E) and duration (F).
  • Page 17 PROGRAMMING MODE GYROSCOPE SENSOR PROGRAMMING MODE You can also write programs that will perform different commands depending on the angle of the gyroscope sensor inside the robotic base unit. This programming mode is not used with the models in this kit. It is an extra experimental feature that helps demonstrate the functionality of the gyroscope sensor.

  • Page 18: Hoverbot And Rover

    HOVERBOT AND ROVER DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app. First, follow these assembly instructions to build the model. Then, you can use the model in remote control mode, or you can follow the instructions on the...
  • Page 19 HoverBot and Rover M1-14 M1-16 M1-22...
  • Page 20 HOVERBOT AND ROVER...
  • Page 21 HoverBot and Rover...
  • Page 22 HOVERBOT AND ROVER...
  • Page 23 HoverBot and Rover Done!

  • Page 24: Programming The Hoverbot In Rover Mode

    PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE HOVERBOT IN ROVER MODE 1. After you have built the model using the assembly steps on the previous pages, keep the model in rover mode to run the first sample program. Put the model on the floor in an open area and turn it on. Establish the Bluetooth connection with the app.
  • Page 25 HoverBot and Rover CHECK IT OUT Self-balancing scooters You have probably seen and maybe even ridden on a self- balancing scooter (also called a hoverboard or a self- balancing board). These personal transportation devices have two motorized wheels with a platform for a rider to stand on between them.

  • Page 26: Transform Rover Into Hoverbot

    TRANSFORM ROVER INTO HOVERBOT Done! Attach the decals to the model.

  • Page 27: Programming The Hoverbot

    Programming the Turtle Robot Programming the HoverBot PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE HOVERBOT 1. Convert the Rover into HoverBot mode using the instructions on the previous page. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on.
  • Page 28 CHECK IT OUT Robotic Cars The HoverBot Rover model is a self-driving robotic automobile. Can you imagine drivers watching a movie or reading a book while they drive around town? Or texting their friends while driving — completely safely? Well, you can’t do that in conventional cars today, but self-driving cars appear to be the way of the future.

  • Page 29: Pendulum

    Pendulum PENDULUM DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app.
  • Page 30 PENDULUM Done!

  • Page 31: Programming The Pendulum

    Programming the Turtle Robot Programming the Pendulum PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE PENDULUM 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2.
  • Page 32 CHECK IT OUT Pendulum A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot that can swing freely. When the pendulum swings to the side from its central resting place — called the equilibrium position — gravity pulls it back toward the equilibrium position. But because of the inertia of the weight, the pendulum doesn’t just stop at the equilibrium position.

  • Page 33: Balancing Bird

    Balancing Bird BALANCING BIRD DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app. M3-3...
  • Page 34 BALANCING BIRD...
  • Page 35 Balancing Bird...
  • Page 36 BALANCING BIRD Done!

  • Page 37: Programming The Balancing Bird

    Programming the Balancing Bird PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE BALANCING BIRD 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2. Establish the Bluetooth connection with the app. Open the Balancing Bird program.
  • Page 38 CHECK IT OUT The balancing bird model in this kit was inspired by the classic physics toy pictured here. The bird appears to “magically” balance on the tip of its beak. But it’s not magic that causes this. The bird is able to balance on its beak because its center of gravity is positioned exactly at its beak.

  • Page 39: Robotic Waiter

    Robotic Waiter ROBOTIC WAITER DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app.
  • Page 40 ROBOTIC WAITER...
  • Page 41 Robotic Waiter...
  • Page 42 ROBOTIC WAITER Done!

  • Page 43: Programming The Robotic Waiter

    Programming the Robotic Waiter Programming the Turtle Robot PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE ROBOTIC WAITER 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2.
  • Page 44 CHECK IT OUT Helpful Robots Wouldn’t you love to have a robotic waiter who could pick up the clothes in your room and put them in the closet or bring you an ice cream sundae when you want one? Well, most people don’t have sophisticated robotic waiters in their homes today, but as technology gets more affordable...

  • Page 45: Target Practice Robot

    Target Practice Robot TARGET PRACTICE ROBOT DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the + Robotic product web page. Then, tap Waiter model the link to access the digital assembly instructions app.
  • Page 46 TARGET PRACTICE ROBOT...
  • Page 47 Target Practice Robot Robotic Waiter model...
  • Page 48 TARGET PRACTICE ROBOT Done!

  • Page 49: Programming The Target Practice Robot

    Programming the Target Practice Robot Programming the Turtle Robot PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE TARGET PRACTICE ROBOT 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2.
  • Page 50 CHECK IT OUT Self-Balancing Robots How does a robot know its position and orientation in space? How does it know if it is falling over and in what direction? Robots use different types of sensors to provide data to their processing units.

  • Page 51: Balancing Dino Robot

    Balancing Dino Robot BALANCING DINO ROBOT DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app.
  • Page 52 BALANCING DINO ROBOT...
  • Page 53 Balancing Dino Robot...
  • Page 54 BALANCING DINO ROBOT Done!

  • Page 55: Programming The Balancing Dino Robot

    Programming the Balancing Dino Robot Programming the Turtle Robot PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE BALANCING DINO ROBOT 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2.
  • Page 56 CHECK IT OUT Tyrannosaurus Rex Tyrannosaurus rex is a type of theropod, which means “beast-footed.” Theropods are bipedal — they walk on two legs. Instead of two legs, your balancing dino robot has two wheels!

  • Page 57: Personal Transporter

    Personal Transporter PERSONAL TRANSPORTER DIGITAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Scan this QR code to open the product web page. Then, tap the link to access the digital assembly instructions app. M6-1...
  • Page 58 PERSONAL TRANSPORTER...
  • Page 59 Personal Transporter...
  • Page 60 PERSONAL TRANSPORTER Done!

  • Page 61: Programming The Personal Transporter

    Programming the Personal Transporter PROGRAMMING SAMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE PERSONAL TRANSPORTER 1. Assemble the model using the instructions on the previous pages. Put the model on the floor in an open area. Hold it upright and turn it on. 2. Establish the Bluetooth connection with the app. Open the Personal Transporter program.
  • Page 62 CHECK IT OUT Self-Balancing Personal Transporters The Segway is self-balancing vehicle with two wheels that transports a single person. It was first manufactured in 2001. The rider stands on a platform and holds onto a handlebar used for controlling speed and direction. The Segway works a lot like the balancing robotic base unit in this kit.
  • Page 63 Kosmos Quality and Safety More than one hundred years of expertise in publishing science experiment kits stand behind every product that bears the Kosmos name. Kosmos experiment kits are designed by an experienced team of specialists and tested with the utmost care during development and production.

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