Working Arm Robot

Assembly Instructions

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in multiple countries including Japan, South Korea,
Canada, and the USA.
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Components

Studuino Unit Servomotor

×1 ×6

Battery Box Reflective Infrared Sensor

IR Photoreflector

×1 ×1

Basic Cube (white) Half A (light gray) Half B (blue)

×20 ×8 ×9
Half C (light aqua) Half D (aqua) Triangle A (gray)

×54 ×28 ×8
Rotor Axis C USB Cable Sensor Connecting Cable
(three-wire 15 cm)

×2 ×1 ×1

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Assembly
組立説明書のアイコンについて
Instruction Labels

×1
Shows the sticker Shows the parts needed
number used for each for assembly. Indicates
servomotor. the number of parts
Use the motor with the needed for assembly.
correct sticker number. Working Arm Robot

Attaching the Cargo Line

×1

×1 ×1

×1 ×1 ×2

×20 ×1 ×1

①
Shows an image of the
completely assembled
item.
Wider

Indicates tips or 13

Indicates when the

warnings when building
direction of a
a specific item.
component must be
changed for assembly.

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Handling the Servomotor

1 Orientation
Wider Narrower
The photo to the right shows the (drive shaft） （movable shaft）
servomotor facing you. There are two
shafts, the one with the wider space is
the drive shaft and the one with the
narrower space is the movable shaft.
★ When turning the drive shaft by hand,
do so very slowly and gently.
Excessive pressure when turning may
cause damage to the servomotor.

2 Calibration and Setting Connector Numbers

Before building your robot, read 6. Using Servomotors in the Studuino
Icon Programming Environment Guide (download from
http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/robotist/) for instructions on how to calibrate
your servomotor.
Building your robot without calibrating your servomotor may cause
damage or improper functionality.
★ Do not change the connector or the servomotor after calibration.
Servomotor calibrations are unique to each servomotor.

Attaching Number Stickers

After calibration, we recommend putting a sticker on the connector used
for the servomotor so it can be easily identified.

User stickers , ,, ,
, and when building
your Working Arm Robot.

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Assembling the Base

×1 ×1

×10 ×7 ×6

×15 ×11 ×4

Make sure the Studuino

unit is in the correct orientation!

1. 2.

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⑤

Wider

⑥ 1.

2.

×2

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×4

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Completed Base

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Attaching the Articulated Arm

×1 ×5 ×6

×1 ×2

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②

③ Install the end of the articulated arm into the rails of the base.

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Attaching the Cargo Line

×1

×1 ×1

×1 ×1 ×2

×20 ×1 ×1

Wider

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③

④ Sensor Connecting Cable

Sensor side Circuit board side

Black Gray

IR Photoreflector

Make sure the cables are

inserted correctly!

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⑥

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Assembling Arm Servomotors

×3
×3

×6 ×6

Wider
Narrower

Make three in total.

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Assembling the Arms

×1

×3
×1

×8 ×4 ×2

①
Wider

Wider

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③

Wider

Wider
Wider

Wider

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④

Completed Arm

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Wiring Your Robot

×1

You should see the battery

box switch here.

② Connect the cables from the battery box to the POWER section.
POWER
Lift the arm.

＋ －

Make sure the cables are

inserted correctly!

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③ Connect the reflective infrared sensor to A3.

A3

Make sure the cables are

inserted correctly!

④ Connect the six cables from the servomotor to their corresponding place on your
Studuino unit.

Make sure the cables are

inserted correctly!

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Making Cargo

×8

×4

×4

Line up four pieces of

cargo on the line.

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Replacing the Batteries

① ②

③ Use a screwdriver
(Phillips #1) to open.

Insert batteries in the

correct polarity.

Put the lid of the battery

box back in place.

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Before operating your robot, check the Assembly Instructions again to confirm
your robot has been assembled correctly.
Be cautious of cables that could become entangled in the moving parts of the
motor and cause the robot to disconnect.

Front Right

Back Left

Top Bottom

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Operating Your Working Arm Robot

Install the software from the URL below to setup

the Studuino Programming Environment.
★ Proceed to Step 1 when software installation is complete.

http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/studuino/
① Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit.
Refer to 1.3 Studuino in Studuino Programming Environment Manual for more details.

② Download the program file WorkingArmrobot.ipd from the URL

below in the ArtecRobo section.

http://www.artec-kk.co.jp/artecrobo/

③ Open the downloaded file.

④ Transfer the program to

the Studuino unit by clicking
the Transfer button .

⑤ Remove the USB cable from the Studuino unit.

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Operating Your Working Arm Robot

⑥ Turn the switch of the battery box on and your robot will start working.

● The clamp on your robot's arm should open

and close while the line moves up and down.

Immediately turn the switch to off if your robot does not begin moving as
shown in the picture above.
Not doing so may damage the servomotor.

If your robot does not move, the servomotor may be in the wrong position or
the blocks may be improperly connected. Re-read the Assembly Instructions
to make sure that your robot has been assembled correctly.

● The cargo will slide down the line and the arm will pick up the piece that moves in
front of the reflective infrared sensor and move it to the back of the line.

● The articulating arm will push any piece of

cargo placed in front of it onto the line.

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Sensor Calibration

Some sensors may not function properly after you run the program for the first time.
If the sensors are malfunctioning, calibrate the sensor settings.

Click the corresponding

sensor and you will see a
box to adjust the range
settings.

Drag the mouse left or

right to adjust the range
settings.

Refer to the Condition Icon sections in 4.4. The Attribute Field of the Studuino
Programming Environment Manual for more details.

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センサー値の条件設定
Calibrating Your Servomotor

Depending on where you're using your robot or the amount of power left in your
batteries, the program you've downloaded for your Working Arm Robot may not work
properly the first time.
If this happens you can use our software to calibrate the angles of your servomotors.

① Connect the USB cable to the PC and the Studuino unit.

② Open WorkingArmrobot.ipd and start Test mode by clicking on the Test

mode button.
★ The Program/Transfer button will turn gray
when Test mode has started.
★ Do not disconnect the USB cable during
Test mode.

③ Click on each Servomotor icon and check how the servomotor is positioned for
each angle. Adjust the angles, watching how the servomotors change position
in response.

Input angles from 0-180 degrees.

Choose from twenty levels of

speed for the selected angles.

④ Click the Test button again once you have finished calibration to close Test
mode. Once Test mode has closed, click on the Program/Transfer button to
send the finished program to your Studuino and see how your robot moves.
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