Variobot variAnt Instructions Manual page 5

Table of Contents
A) Construction
1) Mounting the Spacers
2) Mounting the Motors
3) Prepping the Cables
4) Mounting the Boards
5) Installing the Long Cables
6) Connecting the Short Cables
7) Prepping the Top Body Component
8) Connecting the Body Components
9) Prepping the Drive Shafts
10) Putting on the Gears
11) Installing the Drive Shafts
12) Securing the Bushings and the Ball Joints
13) Assembling the Legs
14) Attaching the Legs
15) Defining the Step Sequence
16) Attaching the Sensors
17) Attaching the Mandibles
18) Attaching the Antennae
19) Installing the Battery
20) Mounting the Electronics
B) Startup Procedure
1) Charging the Battery
2) Configuring the Arduino-IDE
3) Installing variAnt's Library
4) Creating a Test Program
5) Testing the Walking Movement
6) Implementing Outputs
7) Checking the Sensors
8) Avoiding Obstacles
9) Notes on the Testing Environment
10) Additional Features of the variAnt Class
C) Appendix
1) Overview of the Components
2) Schematic Diagram of the variAnt Boards
We will continue to optimize and expand
sections B) and C) as well as the variAnt library.
We welcome your feedback so that we can
incorporate it into future updates if necessary.