RedBot Assembly Guide Rev 02

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Introduction

The RedBot is robotic development platform capable of teaching basic robotics and sensor integration! Based on the SparkFun RedBoard and programmable in the Arduino environment, the RedBot has all the I/O you need to make a small robot in no time at all.

Assembled RedBot Kit from SparkFun

Materials Included

When you purchase the RedBot Kit, you should have the following materials:

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Along with everything listed above, you will also need 4x AA batteries to power your RedBot.

Materials Not Included

This tutorial will cover how to install all the parts you received with your RedBot Kit, PLUS it will go over how to install a few extra parts NOT included with the kit. These parts include the Wheel Encoder Kit, RedBot Buzzer, and two RedBot Mechanical Bumpers.

Wheel Encoder Kit

Wheel Encoder Kit

ROB-12629
$13.95
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SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper

SparkFun RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper

SEN-11999
$6.50
2
SparkFun RedBot Buzzer

SparkFun RedBot Buzzer

ROB-12567
$5.95

Again, you do not need these parts to assemble your RedBot, but they will be present throughout this guide. Please ignore any instances of the extra sensors if you do not need to assemble them. Sections pertaining strictly to these extra parts will be marked with **asterisks**.

If you are installing one or all of these extras, you may also want to get a few more jumper wires.

Recommended Tools

A needle nose pliers, Flush Cutters and a screwdriver are also useful when putting together the RedBot.

Needle Nose Pliers

Needle Nose Pliers

TOL-08793
$3.50
1
Pocket Screwdriver Set

Pocket Screwdriver Set

TOL-12891
$4.50
5
Flush Cutters - Hakko

Flush Cutters - Hakko

TOL-11952
$5.47
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If you are following this tutorial and using the Wheel Encoder Kit, you will want 2x 4" zip-ties to connect the wheel encoder to the motors included in the RedBot kit.

Suggested Reading

To better understand the RedBot and all of its parts, we recommend checking out the Getting Started with the RedBot tutorial.

**Wheel Encoder**

Read on if you are using the Wheel Encoder Kit. If not, skip to the next section.

The Wheel Encoder Kit is a simple add-on to any wheeled robot that can help measure the speed or distance the chassis travels. For the RedBot, we found that it is easier to use this wheel encoder.

Locate the Following:

2x Motor 2x 4" Zip-Tie 1x Wheel Encoder Kit
Motor Zip-ties Female Servo Headers

Adding the Wheel Encoder to Motors

First, you will want to grab a 4" zip-tie (a smaller zip-tie will work as well). Push the zip-ties inside the opening between the clear plastic and the motor. Make sure the zip-tie is going through the opening that isn't on the same side as the black and red wires soldered to the motor.

Zip ties through plastic

Next, slightly close the zip-tie. Make sure not to fully tighten the zip-tie yet.

Slightly close zip tie

Grab the hall effect sensors, terminated with 150mm cables and a 3-pin female servo header, from the Wheel Encoder Kit. Bend the hall effect sensor side downward at a 90 degree angle, as shown in the photo below.

Bent wire

Bend the hall effect sensors cable again, so it is laying horizontal on itself. Bending the cable again makes this setup sturdier and the hall effect sensor less likely to move around.

Second bend on encoder wires

Place the bent hall effect sensors cable through the zip-tie loop created earlier. You will want to line up and point the hall effect sensor to the middle of the shaft of motor.

PLacement of the encoder wire

Tighten the zip-tie firmly. Make sure the hall effect sensor is still pointing inward to the shaft of the motor. Using flush cutters, cut the zip-tie's extra end hanging out.

Cut zip tie

Add the neodymium 8-pole magnet with the rubber hub to the shaft of motor. The hall effect sensor should be horizontal.

Encoder top

Go ahead and do the same the wheel encoder setup to the other motor.

Second motor is the same

Double check the hall effect sensors are nice and lined up between the motor and magnet with the rubber hub. Also be sure that it is pointed inward toward the shaft of the motor.

Motors

In this section, you will be placing the two motors on the bottom side of the bottom chassis piece.

Locate the Following:

1x Bottom Chassis Piece 4x Motor Holder 2x Motor
Bottom Chassis Piece Motor Holder Motor
2x 4-40 x 1 1/4" Flat Head Screw 2x 4-40 Hex Nut
Screw - Flat Head M3 Nut

Please note: ** Pay close attention to which screws you are using. There are two different screws in the RedBot Kit. (30x** of the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screw and 4x of the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screw).

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screw.

Adding the Motors

Find the correct location on the bottom chassis piece.

Bottom Motor Graphic

Place one of the motor holders through the chassis at that location.

Motor holder in the correct spot

Push the motor holder all the way down.

Motor holder placed down

Place the first motor on the bottom side of the chassis piece. It is important to make sure the side of the motor with the wheel encoder is pointing to the back side of the RedBot bottom chassis piece. To tell the difference between the back and front of the chassis, the chassis's back is flat and the chassis's front is curved. (The back of the chassis is where the metal ball caster will go. You will be putting that on later.)

Line up the two motor holes with the two motor holder holes. Make sure that the red wire soldered onto the motor is on top and away from the chassis piece.

Motor placed on board

Place the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screw through the top motor holder and motor holes.

Screw going through top hole

Using a screwdriver and 4-40 hex nut, tighten the screw.

Using screwdriver to tighten screw

Double check the side of the motor with the wheel encoder is pointing to the back side of the RedBot bottom chassis piece.

Following the same steps as the first motor, add the second motor holder on the other side.

Second motor screwed in

Place the motor's black and red wires through the bottom chassis so the wires come through to the top side of the chassis.

Motor jumper wires through chassis holes holes

Now, push the wheel encoder's wires through to the top side of the chassis. It is best to push through the chassis opening that is closest to the motor, as shown below.

Encoder jumper wires though chassis holes

As you can see, the wires are now through the top of the chassis piece. It is highly recommended to have the wires push through the same chassis openings as shown below. This way it is easier to connect to the RedBot Mainboard toward the end.

Top view of chassis with jumper wires out

Ball Caster

In this section, you will be adding the metal ball caster to the bottom side of your bottom chassis piece.

Locate the Following:

4x 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips Screw 1x Metal Ball Caster 2x 4-40 x 1" Metal Standoff
4-40 x 1/4 inch Phillips Screw Metal Ball Caster 4-40 x 1 inch Metal Standoff

Please note: ** Pay close attention to which screws you are using. There are two different screws in the RedBot Kit. (30x** of the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws and 4x of the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screws).

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screws.

There are also different standoffs in the RedBot Kit and add-ons. The RedBot Kit comes with 7x 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs, 4x 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs, and 3x 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoffs.

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoffs.

Adding the Metal Ball Caster

Place a 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screw through one of the ball caster's holes. The screw's head should be on the same side as the ball caster's metal ball. Then, screw in one of the 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs to the metal ball caster.

Screw through ball caster

Using a 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screw, screw on the second 4-40 x 1" metal standoff on the other side of the ball caster.

Second stand off in

Locate the two positions on the chassis piece where you will be screwing down the metal ball caster.

Bottom chassis graphic for ball caster

Now, you can use two 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws to tighten down the metal ball caster to the bottom side of the chassis piece. The metal ball caster should be on the same chassis side as the motors.

Screw in ball caster

Wheels

In this section, you will be putting two wheels on the RedBot motors. It will start to look like a moveable robot!

Locate the Following:

2x Wheels
Wheels

Adding the Wheels

Simply place the two tires on the ends of the motors. No sweat needed to complete this step!

Adding wheel

If you are having a hard time getting the wheels on, make sure to line up the inside notches of the wheel to the motor notches.

RedBot Sensor - Line Followers

In this section, you will be putting standoffs on the RedBot Sensor - Line Followers. Then you will add the sensors to your chassis.

Locate the Following:

6x 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips Screw 3x 4-40 x 1 1/2" Metal Hex Standoff
4-40 x 1/4 inch Phillips Screw Hex standoff
3x RedBot Sensor - Line Follower 9x Jumper Wire
RedBot Line Follower Jumper Wire

Please note: ** Pay close attention to which screws you are using. There are two different screws in the RedBot Kit. (30x** of the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws and 4x of the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screws).

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screws.

There are also different standoffs in the RedBot Kit and add-ons. The RedBot Kit comes with 7x 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs, 4x 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoff,s and 3x 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoff.s

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoffs.

Adding the RedBot Line Followers

Place a 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screw through one of the line followers. Then, twist on the 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoff. Make sure to tighten the standoff on the line follower's header side. The top of the screw should be on the same side as the line follower's sensor.

Screwing stand off to line follower

Do this for the other two line followers.

All three line followers with stand offs

Locate three spots on the chassis where you will be adding the line followers.

Line follower locations

Place a 4-40 1/4" Phillips screw through the top side of the chassis piece. Tighten down the 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoff with a line follower into the bottom chassis piece. The line follower should be on the bottom side of the chassis piece. The headers on the line follower should be pointing in toward the chassis. Do this for the other two line followers.

All line followers in correct chassis locations

Adding Jumper Wires

Time to add some jumper wires! You will need to connect a jumper wire to each female header pin on the line followers. There will be nine total jumper wires.

You do not need to have the same color jumper wires as this assembly guide. However, following along with the jumper wire colors in this assembly guide may be helpful if this is your first time assembling the RedBot. See below if you are following along with the jumper wire colors to help lessen confusion when hooking up the RedBot Mainboard later in the guide.

Left RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

Jumper Wires Left RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
Jumper Wire - Yellow OUT
Jumper Wire - Red VCC
Jumper Wire - Black GND

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left line follower will be on the left side.

Middle RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

Jumper Wires Middle RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
Jumper Wire - Blue OUT
Jumper Wire - Red VCC
Jumper Wire - Black GND

Right RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

Jumper Wires Right RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
Jumper Wire - Green OUT
Jumper Wire - Red VCC
Jumper Wire - Black GND

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the right line follower will be on the right side.

Here is the view from the bottom side:

Added Jumper Wires

Take the jumper wires and place them through the chassis openings. The jumper wires should be sticking out on the top side of the chassis. We recommend that each group of three jumper wires, for each line follower, goes in a different chassis opening as shown below. This helps keep track of the different jumper wires when connecting to the RedBot Mainboard later.

Jumper wires through the top side of the bottom of the chassis

**RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumpers**

Read on if you are using the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumpers. If not, skip to the next section.

You will need to prepare the music wire by bending the wire itself. Then, you will add standoffs and screws to your mechanical bumpers, followed by adding the mechanical bumpers to the RedBot chassis.

Locate the Following:

6x 4-40 x 3/8" Phillips screw 2x 4-40 x 3/4" Nylon Standoff 2x 4-40 Hex Nut
4-40 x 3/8 inch Phillips screw 4-40 x 3/4 inch Nylon Standoff M3 Nut
4x Jumper Wire 1x RedBot Top Chassis 2x RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper
Jumper Wire Top Chassis RedBot Bumper
2x Whisker
Whisker

Please note: ** Pay close attention to which screws you are using. There are two different screws in the RedBot Kit. (30x** of the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws and 4x of the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screws).

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screws.


There are also different standoffs in the RedBot Kit and add-ons. The RedBot Kit comes with 7x 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs, 4x 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs, and 3x 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoffs.

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoffs.

Prepare the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumpers

Screw a 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screw and 4-40 hex nut to one of the two large mechanical bumper holes.

Screw and nut in one side of bumper

Time to bend the whisker! It is easy to bend the whisker with needle nose pliers. However, there is a trick to bend the whisker using the mechanical bumper PCB itself. First, stick one of the whiskers through one of the smaller side holes. It only needs to stick out a little bit.

wire through hole

Bend the whisker 90 degrees.

Benting the wire

Bend the whisker 90 degrees again.

Benting the wire even more

Now that the whisker is bent, take the wire out of the PCB hole. Add a 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips Screw from the bottom and loop the bent whisker around the screw. It is very important that you do not let the whisker touch the other side's 4-40 hex nut and 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screw, since that is what triggers the sensor. Leave a little space between the wire and other side's nut.

Wire looped around screw

Twist a 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoff on top of the screw to secure the wire.

Adding standoff

Double check that the wire does not touch the other side's 4-40 hex nut and 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screw.

Do not let wire touch

Do this for the other mechanical bumper. Take note of which side your 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoff is on for the first mechanical bumper. Do the opposite for the other bumper. Double check that there is one mechanical bumper that has a 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoff on the right side of the "RedBot Bumper" silkscreen and one that has a 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoff on the left side.

Do the opposite for the other music bumper

Adding RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumpers

Locate the two positions on the top chassis piece.

Top chassis locations for Mechanical Bumpers

Using two 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws, tighten down the mechanical bumpers with the two wires pointing in opposite directions on the bottom side of the top chassis piece. The mechanical bumpers' header pins should be pointing toward the chassis piece.

Screw on top

Adding Jumper Wires to the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumpers

Add jumper wires to the GND and OUT pins on both of the mechanical bumpers. You will not add jumper wires to the 5V pins. Again, which color jumper wires you choose does not matter, but it might be helpful to follow along with this assembly guide.

Left RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper:

Jumper Wires Left RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper
Jumper Wire - Green GND
Jumper Wire - Yellow OUT

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left mechanical bumper will be on the left side.

Right RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper:

Jumper Wires Right RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper
Jumper Wire - Yellow GND
Jumper Wire - Green OUT

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the right mechanical bumper will be on the right side.

Here is the view from the bottom side:

Added Jumper wires

Put the other ends of the jumper wires through the top chassis piece.

Jumper wire going through chassis hole

Make sure the jumper wires are all the way through.

Both jumper wire sets through the chassis

Standoffs

Time to add the standoffs! Adding the standoffs will allow us to connect the top and bottom chassis pieces.

Locate the Following:

12x 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips Screw 4x 4-40 x 3/8" Metal Standoff 4x 4-40 x 1" Metal Standoff
4-40 x 1/4 inch Phillips Screw 4-40 x 3/8 inch Metal Standoff 4-40 x 1 inch Metal Standoff

Please note: ** Pay close attention to which screws you are using. There are two different screws in the RedBot Kit. (30x** of the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws and 4x of the 4-40 x 1 1/4" flat head screws).

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x ⅜" Phillips screws.

There are also different standoffs in the RedBot Kit and add-ons. The RedBot Kit comes with 7x 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs, 4x 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs, and 3x 4-40 x 1 1/2" metal hex standoffs.

Adding the RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper? You will have 3x of the 4-40 x 3/4" nylon standoffs.

Adding the Standoffs

Find the following locations on the top chassis piece where you will add four 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs.

Stand offs for RedBot Mainboard

Using the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws, add all four 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs on the top chassis piece.

Stand off on

In order to connect the top chassis piece to the bottom piece, you will need to put standoffs between the two chassis pieces. Follow along to see the best locations to place the metal standoffs.

Find the four 4-40 x 1" metal standoff locations.

Stand off locations

Using 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws, tighten down all four 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs on the top side of the bottom chassis piece.

Standoffs on bottom chassis part

Now it is time to connect the top chassis piece to the bottom chassis piece. First, push all the jumper wires through the top chassis piece. Make sure the top chassis piece has the 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs at the very top. Also, pay attention that both chassis pieces' front and back sides line up and are correct.

Jumper wires through top piece

Push the jumper wires all the way through the top.

Jumper wires all the way through

All the jumper wires should now be through the top. Using the 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws, screw down the top chassis piece to the 4-40 x 1" metal standoffs already on the bottom chassis piece.

Top chassis piece tighten to the bottom chassis piece

RedBot Mainboard

In this section, you will adding the brains of the robot: the RedBot Mainboard.

Locate the Following:

4x 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips Screw 1x RedBot Mainboard
4-40 x 1/4 inch Phillips Screw RedBot Mainboard

Adding the RedBot Mainboard

Line up the four corner holes of the RedBot Mainboard to the four 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs on the top chassis piece. You will want the barrel jack on the RedBot Mainboard to be on the left side. Using four 4-40 x 1/4" Phillips screws, tighten down the RedBot Mainboard to the four 4-40 x ⅜" metal standoffs.

RedBoard Mainboard

Battery Holder

Your robot needs power! In this section, you will be adding the battery holder to the RedBot.

Locate the Following:

4x Pieces of Double-Sided Sticky Foam Tab 1x Battery Holder
Pieces of Double sided foam tape Battery Holder

Adding the Battery Holder

Peel and stick one tab of double-sided sticky foam to the back side of the top chassis piece.

Sticky tab

Add the other three tabs of double-sided sticky foam to the back side of the top chassis piece.

Other sticky tabs

Peel off the tops of all the tabs of double-sided sticky foam. Then place the battery holder on top. The battery holder barrel jack connector should be on the same side (left side) as the RedBot Mainboard's barrel jack connector.

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Connecting the Jumper Wires

Now that you have the top chassis piece down, it is time to connect the jumper wires - it's really important that the connections are right. Please remember that the jumper wire color is meant to help lessen confusion when making connections. However, the actual color of jumper wires does not matter as long as the connections from pin to pin are correct.

Pin Outs

You can follow along with the pin out tables or scroll down for a Fritzing image.

Left RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Jumper Wires Left RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
A3 Jumper Wire - Yellow OUT
5V Jumper Wire - Red VCC
GND Jumper Wire - Black GND

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left line follower will be on the left side.

Middle RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Jumper Wires Middle RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
A6 Jumper Wire - Blue OUT
5V Jumper Wire - Red VCC
GND Jumper Wire - Black GND

Right RedBot Sensor - Line Follower:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Jumper Wires Right RedBot Sensor - Line Follower
A7 Jumper Wire - Green OUT
5V Jumper Wire - Red VCC
GND Jumper Wire - Black GND

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the right line follower will be on the right side.

Left RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Jumper Wires Left RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper
GND Jumper Wire - Green GND
3 Jumper Wire - Yellow OUT

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left mechanical bumper will be on the left side.

Right RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Jumper Wires Right RedBot Sensor - Mechanical Bumper
11 Jumper Wire - Yellow GND
GND Jumper Wire - Green OUT

Left Motor:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Left Motor Jumper Wires
RED Soldered on Motor Jumper Wire - RED
BLACK Soldered on Motor Jumper Wire - Black

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left motor will be on the left side.

Right Motor:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Right Motor Jumper Wires
RED Soldered on Motor Jumper Wire - RED
BLACK Soldered on Motor Jumper Wire - Black

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the right motor will be on the right side.

Left Wheel Encoder:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Left Wheel Encoder Jumper Wires
A2 Wheel Encoder Jumper Wire - White
5V Wheel Encoder Jumper Wire - RED
GND Soldered on Motor Jumper Wire - Black

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the left wheel encoder will be on the left side.

Right Wheel Encoder:

RedBot Mainboard Pins Right Wheel Encoder Jumper Wires
10 Wheel Encoder Jumper Wire - White
POW Wheel Encoder Jumper Wire - RED
GND Wheel Encoder Jumper Wire - Black

Please note: When you have the RedBot upright and the front of the chassis facing north, the right wheel encoder will be on the right side.

All jumper wires on RedBot

Fritzing Image

Fritzing image

Look at all those connections! Having a hard time seeing the image? Click on the Fritzing image to see a bigger diagram.

RedBot Accelerometer

Time to add the RedBot accelerometer! If you do not have headers on your accelerometer already (older revisions of the RedBot accelerometer did not have headers), we recommend soldering on female headers to your accelerometer to fit on top of the RedBot Mainboard's female headers.

Locate the Following:

1x RedBot Accelerometer
 RedBot Accelerometer

Adding the RedBot Accelerometer

Locate the position on the RedBot Mainboard to add the accelerometer. Line up the "A4" pin on the accelerometer to the "A4" male header pin in the "SENSOR" section on the RedBot Mainboard.

Adding the Accelerometer

**RedBot Buzzer**

Read on if you are using the RedBot buzzer. If not, skip to the next section.

Adding the RedBot buzzer is nice and easy!

Locate the Following:

1x RedBot Buzzer
RedBot Buzzer

Adding the RedBot Buzzer

Locate the position on the RedBot Mainboard to add the RedBot buzzer. With the buzzer side and female header PCB side of the RedBot buzzer facing to the left, place the RedBot buzzer on top of the "9," "POW," and "GND" male header pin row in the "SERVO" section on the RedBot Mainboard.

Adding the RedBot Buzzer

Batteries

Whew, you are so close to being done! Time to add 4x AA batteries and plug in the battery holder.

Locate the Following:

1500 mAh Alkaline Battery - AA

PRT-09100
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Adding Batteries

Use the graphics on the battery holder to place the batteries in the correct orientation. Plug in the battery holder's barrel power plug into the barrel power jack on the RedBot Mainboard.

Batteries

Resources and Going Further

What a rock star! With all that building, we bet you are ready to start cruising. Check out the following tutorials to help you get started with the RedBot.