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Modular Robotics Moss Zombonitron 1600 Manual To  Getting Started

Modular Robotics Moss Zombonitron 1600 Manual To Getting Started

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Guide to Getting Started

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  • Page 1 Zombonitron 1600 Guide to Getting Started...
  • Page 2 MOSS is designed and assembled by Modular Robotics in Boulder, CO USA from components made all over the world. Modular Robotics 3085 Blu Street Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 656-9407 For questions and more robots, visit: www.modrobotics.com Ver. 3.0...
  • Page 3: Getting Started

    1. Getting Started Extended Proximity Motor Battery Sensor Every MOSS robot needs a Battery Block. The Zombonitron 1600 kit includes one Extended Battery Block. Flip the power switch on and the green LED will tell you that your Extended Battery Block is charged. It’ll turn red when it’s getting low, but you can recharge it using the included Micro USB cable.
  • Page 4 2. Face Colors Understanding the colors of MOSS faces is essential to building robots. Power and Data must ow through your construction without mixing. If they do, you won’t hurt MOSS, but your robot may misbehave. Power Data In Green faces route power Brown faces listen for data throughout a MOSS robot.
  • Page 5 The Kapreblewrongtron is a reactive MOSS robot inspired by the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse, a species endemic to the area around Modular Robotics HQ in Boulder, CO. Its front-facing Proximity Sensor causes it to stay close to large animals but not too...
  • Page 6 Extended Brightness Proximity Corner Motor Battery Sensor Sensor Robot 347: Kapreblewrongtron page 1 of 3...
  • Page 7 Wheel Long Flexy Corner Motor Robot 347: Kapreblewrongtron page 2 of 3...
  • Page 8 Wheel Arch Brace Short Brace What happens when you rotate the Motor Blocks so the brown Robot 347: Kapreblewrongtron faces switch positions? page 3 of 3...
  • Page 9 Robot 347: Kapreblewrongtron...
  • Page 10 Robot 1031: Zombonitron The Zombonitron is a kinematic MOSS robot that uses joints and hinges to create a crocodilian crawling robot. It might look a bit slithery and creepy but this revolutionary robot is just curious. The Proximity Sensor on the front will keep it from getting too close.
  • Page 11 Extended Motor Battery Robot 1031: Zombonitron page 1 of 3...
  • Page 12 Long Flexy Proximity Brightness Short Brace Sensor Sensor Robot 1031: Zombonitron page 2 of 3...
  • Page 13 Corner Arch Brace Try swapping the Proximity and Brightness sensors. Shine a ashlight on the Brightness Robot 1031: Zombonitron Sensor for best results! page 3 of 3...
  • Page 14 Robot 1031: Zombonitron...
  • Page 15 Robot 65: Paranoid Robosaurus The Paranoid Robosaurus is a nervous little robot which uses a feedback loop to scoot with a momentum-driven shu e. 65 million years ago, its dino-relatives ruled the world. Now this twitchy terror is the king of the kitchen oor. It’s still not a fan of anything hovering above it, especially asteroids.
  • Page 16 Corner Extended Proximity Battery Sensor Arch Brace Motor Robot 65: Paranoid Robosaurus page 1 of 3...
  • Page 17 Long Flexy Wheel Corner Motor Arch Brace Robot 65: Paranoid Robosaurus page 2 of 3...
  • Page 18 Long Flexy Brightness Short Brace Arch Brace Sensor Robot 65: Paranoid Robosaurus page 3 of 3...
  • Page 19 Robot 65: Paranoid Robosaurus...
  • Page 20 4. Available Blocks The MOSS robot construction system is comprised of blocks that you can combine to build a multitudinous variety of robots. Use the following index of blocks to see what is available or visit www.modrobotics.com/moss to discover new MOSS robots. Double Brain Brightness Sensor Extended Battery...
  • Page 21 Pivot Motor Flashlight The Motor has a rotating end The Flashlight glows brightly The Pivot provides a powered that can be used to power a articulation to robot when activated. Use it to construction. Use it to create rolling wheel. Experiment with light your path or trigger a the orientation of your motor Brightness Sensor.
  • Page 22 Long Flexy Short Flexy The Hub is a connective block The Long Flexy is a connective The Short Flexy is a that can link nearby faces. The block that allows you to connect connective block that humble Hub is one of the most power or data across four allows you to connect versatile pieces of MOSS...
  • Page 23 Important Information About MOSS: General: Not for use by children under the age of 8. Do not get MOSS wet! Do not submerge, burn, puncture, crush, microwave, or expose MOSS to extreme heat or re. Keep MOSS out of the dirt - magnetic particles will stick to the connectors and may cause damage.
  • Page 24 You’ve just begun your journey to the summit of Mount Im’awesome’Atbuilding’robots. To reach its wonderful peak you need only let your imagination run wild. The robots you’ve built in this guide are a tiny portion of the creations available to you. Let your intuition and imagination guide you and create the robot you’ve always wanted to build.