ELEGOO Penguin Bot Biped Robot Kit Instruction Manual
- June 6, 2024
- ELEGOO
Table of Contents
- Material List
- Assemble the legs
- Assemble the controller board
- Assemble the speakers
- Assemble the Ultrasonic sensor
- Assemble the Cell Box
- Stick foot pads
- Calibrate the servo
- Making Head Covers
- The function of each component part
- Upload Penguin Bot Program
- Control the Penguin Bot with the Bluetooth APP
- Precautions
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Material List
Assemble the legs
After finishing assembling the legs please do not rotate the servo to its limits in case of damage.
Assemble the controller board
Pay attention to the side of the baseplate (ON and OFF are the back).
The wiring of 4 servos is as shown in the picture.
Assemble the speakers
Assemble the Ultrasonic sensor
Assemble the Cell Box
Stick foot pads
Take off the protective film on the footpads, and stick the pads to the bottom of the robot feet.
Calibrate the servo
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Put the Penguin bot upside down and put the 2 legs on each side.
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- The leg is not vertical to the footpad and is inclined after the music and starting moves,
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Remove the leg stand slightly from the servo.
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Install the leg stand as shown in the picture and make sure it is 90″ vertical to the footpad (allowable error 5º.
Do not rotate the servo while the power is on in case of damage. -
Correction of the right foot SG90 is completed and the screws are locked. Use the same way above to cahorate the left foot.
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Install the 2 legs as shown in the picture and make sure they are vertical to the baseplate (allowable error 5º).
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Turn off the power and rotate the servo to the inner side as shown in the picture and then fasten the screws. Use the same way to operate the other leg.
Only rotate the servo after the power is off in case of damage.
Making Head Covers
It comes with 6 different kinds of headcovers and among them, there is a blank one and one with lines alone, which you can draw and paint based on your preferences of the colors or patterns and so on.
The function of each component part
Upload Penguin Bot Program
Notice We have uploaded some necessary programs before, thus you can skip
uploading the programs. However, if you change the codes, you will need to
upload them.
First of all, please go to our website below to download the Penguin Bot
tutorial: http://www.etegoo.com/download/.
And then select the tutorial files based on your computers’ running systems
For the Windows system, please refer to ” Upload Penguin Bot program for
Windows.pdf “.
For the macOS system, please refer to ” Upload Penguin Bot program for
MacOS.pdf “.
Control the Penguin Bot with the Bluetooth APP
STEP1: Install the application You can download the latest version of the ” ELEGOO BLE TOOL” app on the App Store and Google Play.
STEP2: Application Settings, First of all, switch the mode of Penguin Bot to Bluetooth mode.
Tap the ” ” icon to enter the Bluetooth searching interface.
You can also open the Bluetooth device list by tapping the menu icon ” ” in
the upper left corner and selecting “ELEGOO BT16” to connect the Penguin Bot
manually.
Put your phone close to the Penguin Bot (within 10cm), the app will connect to
the Penguin Bot automatically.
The Bluetooth status icon will turn blue when the Penguin Bot is connected.
The Rocker Control panel of the “ Plegoo BLE Tool “App.
Direction control mode: When pressing the 4 direction button, the Penguin
Bot will enter the Direction Control mode, and the bot will move accordingly
to the direction you pressed, you can press the middle stop button to make it
stop.
Servo adjustment function: You can use this function to adjust the
correct angle of each servo separately.
After pressing the servo correction button, four servo icons will appear above
the button. The corresponding icons of the four icons are as shown:
If the bot’s feet and legs are not perpendicular to each other as shown in the
right picture, and the offset angle is within ±15°, the steering gear can be
fine-tuned by the APP’s servo adjustment function, each time pressing “+” or
“-“the servo will rotate 1° to the left or right.
If the offset angle of the servo is greater than ±15°, it must be corrected in
accordance with the previous ” Corrective the servo” method on pages 12-13.
| Volume Control
Mode You can press the “+” button or “- button to increase or decrease the
volume.
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| Dance mod
When you press the dance button, Penguin Bot will start dancing and you can
press the button again to switch background music and dance moves. Three dance
moves are provided by default.
| Music mode
When the music mode button is pressed, Penguin Bot will start playing music,
and you can switch music by pressing the button again. Three music is provided
by default in the TF card.
| Auto-follow Mode
Put your hand in front of the left Infrared sensor within 7cm, the Penguin Bot
will turn left and if you put your hand in front of the right Infrared sensor
within 7cm, the Penguin Bot will turn right. Keep your hand straight ahead of
the Bot within 20cm and it will keep walking forward if it doesn’t detect any
object within 20cm then it will stop moving.
| Obstacle-avoidance mode
When in Penguin Bot will walk forwards automatically until there is an
obstacle within 20cm ahead then it will make a turn and choose a path where
there is no obstacle in front.
The DIY control panel of the Elegoo BLE Tool ” App.
In the default settings, the DIY interface has only a few blank grids, we need to set their names, messages, and colors to create buttons.
Long press the button you want to set, and a ” Button editor” option box will pop up as shown above. You need to fill in the “Button Name”, “Message” and select the color of the button on this page
( All Messages are of the character type, so you only need to check the “Character” option).
function | Message |
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FORWARD | f |
BACK | b |
LEFT | l |
RIGHT | i |
Music mode | 1 |
Dance mode | 2 |
Obstacles mode | 3 |
Follow mode | 6 |
Volume | Volume+: 4 Volume-: 5 |
Servo 1 | Angle+: 9 Angle-: d |
Servo 2 | Angle+: 0 Angle-: e |
Servo 3 | Angle+: 7 Angle-: a |
Servo 4 | Angle+: 8 Angle-: c |
The comparison table of the default Message and the Function is above.
Precautions
- The battery should be fully charged before use. The status indicator will flash blue when there is low power. Charge the battery through the USB cable.
- The Penguin Bot cannot work in places with strong light because infrared rays can affect the sensitivity of the sensor.
- It comes with a TF card for you to upload the music you like. But please be noted that the company does not bear legal responsibility for the music you upload.
- When the power is on, please do not rotate the SG90 servo in case of damage.
- Servo calibration is very important and if the 2 legs are not vertical to the footpads it will affect the robot’s movement.
- The three default music files can be replaced. Please refer to the tutorial on our website for more details.
- When the power is low, the speaker of the penguin bot will have some noises or even no sound during the dancing mode.
- Tutorial download link: https://www.elegoo.com/pages/arduino-kits-support-files
- Video link: https://www.youtube.com/eleg000fficial/
- If you have any questions during assembling or testing, please feel free to contact us at service@elegoo.com (North American customers) or euservice@elegoo.com (European and Asian customers)
ELEGO Team
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
— Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirements the
device can be used in portable exposure conditions without restriction
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