Roboboa™ from Wowwee, a cool sci-fi tech toy with mood and mobility. Combining advanced A.I. animations with lights, vision, and sound, Roboboa is a smart desk light, wake-up alarm, scanning room guard, disco marquee, roving tank, safety light, playful cannon, and friendly and attentive “alien”...
Miscellaneous directional pad functions p.11 Battery details Stop function Roboboa Hold function p.12 Remote controller Shutdown function Low Power Mode light function Roboboa overview Safety light mode p.13 Controller overview Remote flashlight mode p.13 Power on / off Mode functions p.13 Stop and reset Tail / Head function p.14...
Contents Alarm modes p.15 Sleep mode p.16 Guard modes p.16 Demo mode p.17 Party mode p.17 Volume control p.17 Program function p.17 Programming Roboboa p.17 Program Mode Back function p.18 Program play function p.18 Troubleshooting guide p.19 Support p.19 Notes p.20...
Getting started Roboboa’s remote controller is powered To use your Roboboa, insert batteries (see below), place him on a large level by 4 x “AAA” size batteries (not included). surface with his battery compartments facing downwards, turn him on, and explore some of his functions from the Button overview table (see page 6).
Signal indicator LED Mode button (small) Hold Mode button (large) Directional pad Tail / Head button Track button Explore button Alarm button Guard button Demo button Execute button NOTE: Always point the controller at the Roboboa’s face when controlling him.
Aware mode when he’s ready. Aware mode In Aware mode, Roboboa will pay attention to objects in front of him up to sev- eral feet away. He might react to these objects in one of the following ways:...
Mode Light button Remote controller functions overview You can press the Mode Light button on top of the Roboboa’s head to stop him Most of the Roboboa functions can be controlled from his multi-function in place, and then enter one of three different Lighting modes: Spotlight, Wide, remote controller.
Remote controller quick reference The following is a quick reference guide to remote controller functions: ACTION LED Roboboa remote controller quick reference •Toggles trackpad between Head/Neck and Body/Tail movements •Switches the LEDs between 4 modes. •(Hold for 2 seconds) Light turns on if sees Hold •Reset robot to default...
BODY DOWN BODY DOWN NECK LEFT NECK LEFT NOTE: Moving the Roboboa with the remote is like directing an actor on a stage: actions are opposite to the robot’s left and right, making him more natu- TAIL TAIL BACKWARD BACKWARD...
When Roboboa is in Hold mode, he will not power down on his in the program sequence see page 17.) own. Roboboa can last for many days in Hold mode on fresh batteries, but make sure to turn him off when not in use.
Mode light Firmly press the Mode button on the Roboboa will emit a Shutdown sound to confirm that he is completely shut remote controller once. Mode light- down. You can only wake him up by toggling the power button on the robot’s ing function turns your robot into a tail OFF then back ON.
Robot lifts and spins Robot lifts and counter-clockwise spins clockwise When Roboboa is in Safety mode, he will “autorange” his vision beam to the for a minute. Hold for a minute. nearest object about 5 feet (1.5 meters) away, counting in 6 equal beats. This means if you point him at a near wall or object, he’ll automatically figure out...
This function fires off a short ‘machine-gun’ round at whatever is directly in Hold front of the Roboboa’s face. Shoot light and sound at friends, toys, pets, or other Wowwee robots and watch them react! Secret codes embedded in the animations directly activate functions in prior Wowwee technology.
Set, Daily alarm and Test alarm. If your Roboboa finds nothing in view, then he will continue to look around with The following table describes the different functions of the Alarm modes: his lights on until he does find something to look at.
NOTE: This function times out after about 2 hours, then re-enters Aware mode. Sleep mode Put Roboboa to sleep so you can carry him around and all his programs and Sentry Press and hold the A spin-in-place-shooting mode, your robot scans the nearby area for alarm settings will be remembered.
Demo mode / Party mode / Volume control / Program function / Programming Roboboa / Program mode Demo mode Program function The following outlines the Demo function from the remote controller: The following outlines the Program function on the remote controller:...
2 - When a Hold mode Program Step is reached: Program execution waits until within 2 seconds return to the last physical position there is a light level change on the light sensor at the back of the Roboboa’s he was in before the cleared step neck.
Support upright. Just press the mode button on his head and he’ll stop struggling. If you have questions that are not answered in this manual, refer to the Roboboa Q: How can I use him as a regular desk light? support site: www.roboboaonline.com...
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