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ASSEMBLY GUIDE STAGE 7: CONTINUE ROBI’S HEAD, THEN TEST ITS MOVEMENT In this stage you will take another step towards completing Robi’s head by adding his left ear, together with the right ear you assembled in Stage 4. You will then test Robi’s head movement using the neck stand and servo.
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ASSEMBLING THE LEFT EAR Line up the left ear backing with the inside of the left ear base. Fit an M2 x 4.5mm countersunk screw into the The countersunk hole in the centre of the ear backing should hole and tighten with the screwdriver to secure be facing you.
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ATTACHING THE HEAD Notch Back Take the neck stand you assembled in Stage 6 and With Robi’ s head facing the same way as the neck stand, fit it locate the small notch in the servo shaft. This should carefully into place so that the servo shaft slots into the small be facing the back of the stand.
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ASSEMBLY GUIDE STAGE 8: FIT ROBI’S EAR TRIMS AND SET UP AN ARM SERVO Add the two ear trim panels to complete the outer casing of Robi’s head. Then prepare the servo motor that operates Robi’s right forearm, and give it the correct identification (ID) number. When first supplied, all the servos have To move his arms, legs and head, Robi is fitted with 20 servo motors (a...
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TIP! FITTING THE EAR TRIM PANELS √ The outer surface has a rough texture. The smooth surface is designed to face inwards. Take the head assembly from Stage 7 and the left ear trim provided with this stage. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to fit the right ear trim panel that Align the trim with the recess and secure it with one was provided with Stage 1.
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HANDLE WITH CARE! The servo cables carry the electrical signals that operate Robi’s motors. It is essential that each one is connected properly, and not placed under strain. If a cable is damaged, you may find that one of Robi’s motors won’t work at all, or stops working after a time. Check the contacts Even if the connector appears to have made...
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BE CAREFUL! CONNECTING THE SERVO CABLE Try to avoid touching the circuit board or electronic components when you remove the cover from the servo. Use a screwdriver to undo the four screws securing the Carefully lift the cover away from cover of the servo, and take each one out.
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SERVO ID NUMBERS Each of Robi’s servo motors is given a unique ID number. If one has the wrong ID, Robi will not work properly – but there is no need to worry, because for every servo you receive, the Assembly Guides will show you how to set and check its number.
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CONNECTING THE SERVO Take the right forearm servo with its cable attached. Take the neck stand and make sure the power pack is turned OFF. Carefully unplug the black servo cable from the socket on the left of the test board. Press the TEST/SET switch briefly to run the servo test.
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SETTING THE ID NUMBER To set the ID number of the right forearm servo to 18, press the UP button Confirm the setting by pressing the 17 times. Confirm the setting by checking that the 10 and 8 LEDs are lit, TEST/SET button.
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ASSEMBLY GUIDE STAGE 9: BUILDING ROBI’S RIGHT FOREARM In this stage you will assemble the main part of Robi’s right forearm, and add his elbow and thumb. The assembly includes installing the servo motor that forms Robi’s elbow joint. To give Robi arm movements similar begin putting together Robi’...
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THE FINGER MOUNT Align the right forearm frame and finger mount as Press the tongue of the finger mount into the long slot shown. The mount can be fitted either way up. in the end of the forearm frame. Turn the forearm frame over to check that the holes in Fit two M2 x 10mm pan-head screws through the holes the finger mount are in line with the two screw holes in and carefully tighten them to secure the finger mount.
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Turn the forearm frame over and check that the hole in Fit an M2 x 5mm pan-head screw through the hole and the thumb is in line with the remaining screw hole in the carefully tighten it to secure the thumb. forearm frame.
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Press the servo into place, making sure it fits flush and Using the four screws you removed in Step 9, secure that you do not trap the lead. the servo to the forearm frame. ELBOW JOINT If you examine the servo front panel you will see that it Align the flat on the recess in the servo front panel with has a recess that matches the shaft projecting from the the flat on the servo shaft.
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Elbow joint Servo front panel Ensure that the servo front panel fits into the recess in Use two M2 x 8mm countersunk screws to fix the front the elbow joint, as shown. panel to the elbow joint. THE RIGHT FOREARM With the forearm fitted in place, the assembly should Take the right forearm and fit it over the assembly as look like this.
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ASSEMBLY GUIDE STAGE 10: CONTINUE BUILDING ROBI’S RIGHT ARM In this session, you will attach Robi’s right upper arm frame, which will hold the servo used to give him shoulder movement, to the right forearm assembled in the previous stage. The upper arm frame will join to the important that the cable fits through forearm assembly at the elbow, which...
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FITTING THE RIGHT ELBOW BACK PANEL Holding the servo cable in place within the recess, press the right Take the right forearm assembly elbow back panel into position, so that its curved edge matches that of (Stage 9) in your hands and gently the forearm (see red arrow).
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45° 45° With the parts held at a 45° angle to one another, line Once you have the screw holes lined up, hold the parts up the three circled screw holes with those of the together in one hand, making sure that they do not slip forearm beneath.
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COMING IN PACK 4 Your next FOUR complete Stages, as Robi starts to come to life! Stage 11 Add another servo to Robi’ s right arm PARTS PROVIDED The servo that will operate Robi’s right upper arm. Stage 12 Adding Robi’ s right shoulder joint PARTS PROVIDED Components to build up Robi’s shoulder joint,...
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