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Microbric Edison Robot Manual

What is an Edison Robot?

Edison is a coding toy for

children aged 4+ with adults

help

Can be programmed by using

pre-loaded barcodes that

activate functions like follow a

line or avoid obstacles

The barcodes tell Edison to run

the correct pre-set program

when the triangle "play" button is

pressed

Table of Contents

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Page 1 What is an Edison Robot? Edison is a coding toy for children aged 4+ with adults help Can be programmed by using pre-loaded barcodes that activate functions like follow a line or avoid obstacles The barcodes tell Edison to run the correct pre-set program when the triangle "play"...
Page 2 Get to Know Edison Robot To use your Edison, you’re going to need to know where all of the robot’s sensors are and what the three buttons do. Have a look at the images below.
Page 3 Get to Know Edison Robot Play (triangle) button - Press to start a program Stop (square) button - Press to stop a program Record (round) button – Press 3 times to read a barcode...
Page 4 Getting Started Turning Edison on Turn Edison on by sliding the power switch to the ‘on’ position. Push the switch towards the ‘on’ symbol. Edison will make a chirping beep, and the robot’s red LED lights will start flashing when the robot is powered on. Scanning Barcodes Put Edison in the outline on the activity barcode sheet.
Page 5 Explore with Edison Place Edison safely on the floor and follow the "What to do with Edison" directions on the activity barcode sheet. Turning Edison off Turn Edison off by sliding the power switch to the ‘off’ position. Push the switch away from the ‘on’ symbol.