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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Roli Introduction and Setup

1. Getting Started with Roli
2. Using The Robot Program
3. Introduction to Robotics
4. Roli Box Contents
5. Battery Care & Charging
6. Building Roli Rover
7. Connecting Roli's Motors (H-Bridge)
8. Connecting to Roli over WiFi
9. Using a USB Wi-Fi Dongle
10. Making Roli Move
11. Care for Roli

3D Printing for Roli
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1. 3D Print Files for Roli

General Courses

Software 

1. ARC for Windows PC
​2. Example Projects
3. Controls
4. Getting Help with Controls
5. ControlCommand()
6. Virtual Desktops
7. RoboScratch
8. Blockly
9. EZ-Script

Mobile Software 

1. Create a Mobile App

Linear Programming 

1. Create a Scene Using RoboScratch (Big Hero Six)
2. Create a Scene using Blockly (Avengers)

Logical Programming 

1. Programming Concepts (Variables, If/Else, Logic)
2. Counting Up
3. Counting Down

Camera Input 

1. Introduction to the EZ-B Camera
2. Face Detection with RoboScratch
3. Face Detection with Blockly
4. Face Detection with EZ-Script
5. Color Tracking with Servos
6. Color Tracking with Movement
7. Detecting Multiple Colors
8. Line Following with Roli, AdventureBot and Shell-E
​9. Vision - Object Training & Recognition
10. Glyphs to Control Robot Movement
11. Detecting Glyphs & Augmented Reality
12. QR Code Detect
13. Microsoft Cognitive Emotion
14. Microsoft Cognitive Vision

Audio Input 

1. Speech Recognition

RGB Output 

1. RGB Animations

Positioning 

1. Servo Control
2. Introduction to Servo Motors
3. Create a Robot Dance
4. Program Robot to Dab
5. Program Robot to Play Piano
6. MYO Gesture Armband

Navigation and Movement 

1. Movement Panels
2. Navigating using RoboScratch
3. Navigating using Blockly

Creative Applications 

1. Customize Your EZ-Robot
2. Control Robot From Twitter
3. Nest Thermostat

EZ-B v4 Robot Brain 

1. EZ-B v4 Robot Brain Overview
2. DIY Autonomous Robot Vehicle
3. EZ-B v4 and IoTiny Wi-Fi Modes
4. Change WiFi Name
5. Resetting Your EZ-B v4 or IoTiny
6. USB WiFi or Ethernet Adapter

​Robot Troubleshooting
1. Which Robot are You Using?

Care  for  Roli

Introduction

With proper care of Roli, he will last a very long time.  In this lesson, we will cover a few tips and pointers on caring for your Roli.

Do Not Exceed Servo Limits
When moving servos, ensure you don't move them past their physical limits or program two servos to collide.  Moving a servo past it's physical limits causes unnecessary strain and may cause the motor to burn out.  

The Auto Position control is easy to use and powerful.  It allows you to create movements, dances, and animations.  When creating Actions or poses within the Auto Position Control, you'll be setting Frames and then the robot's servos will travel between frames during the action.  When modifying Auto Position Frames, observe the physical limits of the servos, and be mindful of the path that the servos will travel between frames as the robot performs it's movements.


Care of Servo Programming

The servos to pay the most attention to are the smaller micro servos.  Micro servos are found in the grippers.  The Gripper servos can reach their physical limit when closing or gripping an object too tight.

*Note: We only recommend holding spongy/soft objects with the grippers, such as foam balls.  If you close the gripper too tight around a hard object, the servo motor may make a loud buzzing noise, and may burn out. 

If you burn out a servo, they can be easily replaced with the appropriate Servo Motor from our store.  We recommend only using EZ-Robot Servo Motors with your EZ-Robots.  Our servos have been engineered to integrate seamlessly with the software and have metal gear internals and "anti-stall" technology, to help you get years of enjoyment out of your robots.

*Note: The Roli Example Project that comes with the ARC software has an Init Script that places limitations on the grippers.  This Init Script automatically runs when the Roli project is connected to an EZ-Robot.  If your robot's servos are properly calibrated and the Init Script hasn't been deleted or modified, the gripper movement should stop before reaching it's physical limits.