Kubo Coding Starter Set User manual

Quick
start guide
TO CODING WITH KUBO

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KUBO is the world’s rst puzzle-based educaonal robot, designed to
take students from passive consumers of technology to empowered
creators. By simplifying complex concepts through hands-on experiences,
KUBO teaches children to code even before they can read and write.
KUBO and the unique TagTile® programming language lay the
foundaons for computaonal literacy for children aged four to 10.
Getting Started
This Quick Start Guide explains what is
included in your coding soluon and
introduces you to each of the basic coding
techniques that your KUBO Coding Set covers.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
Your KUBO Coding Starter Set includes
a robot body and head, a set of coding
TagTiles®, an illustrated map in 4 parts
and a USB charging cable.
4-10
years

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CHARGE YOUR ROBOT
It will take about two hours for the
rst full charge of your KUBO robot.
When fully charged KUBO will run
for about four hours.
TURN KUBO ON
Aach the head to the body to turn
KUBO on. To turn KUBO o, pull the
head and body apart.
KUBO’s Lights
KUBO is powered on and
waing for commands.
KUBO has detected an
error, or is low on baery.
KUBO is execung a sequence. KUBO is recording a Funcon.
When you begin programming with KUBO, the robot will light up showing
four dierent colors. Each color signies a dierent behavior:
BLUE
GREEN
RED
PURPLE

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KUBO’s TagTiles®
In your Coding Pack you will see:
Movement TagTiles
These les are used to control forward, le and right
movements, creang routes for KUBO to follow. There are 14
forward, 6 right and 6 le Movement les.
Movement
TagTiles

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Funcon TagTiles
These les are used to create Funcons, Subrounes
and Recursive Funcons. There are two red and two blue
Record Funcon les, and two red and two blue Play
Funcon les.
Function
TagTiles
Loops
Loop TagTiles and parameters one to 10
These les are used to program KUBO to repeat a
sequence of route les. There are 2 Loop and 10
parameter les.
Use your Coding Pack to safely store and count
your les at the end of each acvity.

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Coding is basically about pung together an increasingly
complex series of instrucons that control acons in a
predetermined, logical way.
Coding Concepts
Your Coding Pack covers ve coding concepts:
1. Routes
2. Functions
3. Subroutines
4. Recursive Functions
5. Loops
KUBO starts at the simplest level, by teaching
students to create a code that controls basic
movements: Go Forward, Go Le and Go Right.

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1. Movement
Use the Movement TagTiles®to lay
down a route for KUBO to follow
on the acvity map. Place KUBO on
the rst TagTile. Make sure you align
KUBO’s wheels accurately to keep the
robot on track. Watch KUBO move.
NOTE: KUBO does not move
backwards.
KUBO will always move one addional
step forward at the end of the route,
before coming to a stop.
Access The Coding License at
KUBO.educaon for a series
of Lesson Plans and acvies
that introduce Routes to your
students. You can also watch our
short video tutorials.

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2. Functions
Funcons combine single elements of code into a memorized sequence.
The Funcon les allow students to save sequences so they can be used
as many mes as needed. These les can also be used to create Recursive
Funcons and Subrounes.
Save a sequence by encasing Movement les within two Record
Funcon les.
Now place KUBO on a Play
Funcon TagTile to execute the
commands.
NOTE: Movement les
should now be laid out
in a straight line.

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3. Subroutines
A Subroune is a sequence of code within a sequence of code.
Subrounes are used to make code shorter and easier to manage.
First, place a sequence between two Record Funcon TagTiles®
and have KUBO save the sequence.
Then, place the Play
Funcon TagTile within
another Funcon and
save the new sequence.
Place the robot on the
second Play Funcon
TagTile to execute.

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4. Recursive Functions
A Recursive Funcon is a Funcon that will repeat itself indenitely.
Program a Recursive Funcon by placing a Play Funcon TagTile
within the Funcon you want KUBO to execute.
Have KUBO record the sequence. Remove the Play Funcon from
the Funcon and place KUBO on it. Watch, as KUBO executes the
sequence connuously. To stop KUBO, separate the head from the
body.
Access The Coding License at
KUBO.educaon for a series of
Lesson Plans and acvies that
introduce Funcons, Subrounes
and Recursive Funcons to your
students. You can also watch our
short video tutorials.

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Access The Coding License at
KUBO.educaon for a series
of Lesson Plans and acvies
that introduce Loops to your
students. You can also watch
our short video tutorials.
5. Loops
In order to create ecient programs, children need to learn that a
lengthy sequence can be created by repeang selected steps more
than once. In coding, Loops are used to repeat sequences a preset
number of mes.
To make KUBO repeat a
sequence more than once,
enclose the commands
within two Loop TagTiles and
slot a parameter of one to 10
in the space provided. In this
example, KUBO will repeat
the sequence four mes.

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Beyond Coding
KUBO is designed so that students not only get to grips with coding
and computaonal literacy; they also develop other important skills
that prepare them for the future.
The Coding License, available at KUBO.educaon, covers many STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum targets. It also
enables student to develop skills like collaboraon, crical thinking,
creavity and communicaon:
DEBUGGING
No code is perfect the
rst me around, and
idenfying errors or room
for improvements are among
the most important skills
students need to become
good programmers. Mistakes
are essenal to the process
of learning because they
encourage reecon and
problem solving. Since KUBO’s
feedback is immediate,
students nd it easy to nd
faults and debug them by
switching out and rearranging
TagTiles®.
COMMUNICATION
Because KUBO is a hands-on,
tacle and manipulave tool,
it facilitates communicaon
between students and
teachers. You will witness how
students’ coding vocabulary
and conceptual understanding
develops, as they verbalize the
behaviors they program and
can literally observe. KUBO
reaches beyond language
barriers.
Cross-curricular learning outcomes

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CREATIVITY
With KUBO’s open-ended
challenges, students can each
develop their own unique
soluons. The acvity maps
also allow students and
teachers to create endless
stories, challenges and acvity
ideas. And the physical
TagTile concept is a rich visual
manipulave with endless
possibilies.
COLLABORATION
KUBO acvies require
students to work together to
achieve their goals, and the
hands-on approach allows
students to challenge each
other, give feedback and share
ideas about how to solve
problems. Collaboraon is one
of the most highly valued skills
by today’s employers.
CRITICAL THINKING
Crical thinking is the skill
that dierenates creators of
technology from consumers
of technology. KUBO helps
students develop a way
of thinking that asks
what the problem is,
and provides them
with the versality to
idenfy many ways
for the problem to
be solved.
By enabling students to learn
and pracce all of these
skills, KUBO builds condent
children who are able to
design and develop soluons,
making them the innovators
of tomorrow.

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VISIT KUBO.EDUCATION TO:
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plans and acvies for students from four years
• Watch Geng Started tutorials for a quick introducon to KUBO
coding concepts
• See addional KUBO Coding packs that take your students to
the next level of learning.
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QUICK START
GUIDE TO
CODING WITH
KUBO
Easy instrucons to
begin TagTile® coding
KUBO Coding License
Congratulaons!
You’rea KUBO Coding and TagTile
®
expert.
Lesson Plan 1
Routes
Lesson Plan 1
Refresher
course
Student Teacher
Lesson Plan 2
Funcons
Lesson Plan 2
Advancing
programming
Lesson Plan 3
Subrounes
Lesson Plan 3
Challenge
master
Lesson Plan 4
Loops

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Take care of KUBOTake care of KUBO
FCC Compliance
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon
is subject to the following two condions: (1) this device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operaon.
Changes or modicaons not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
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 protecon
against harmful interference in a residenal installaon. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instrucons,
may cause harmful interference to radio communicaons.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a parcular installaon.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television recepon, which can be determined by turning the
equipment o 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 separaon between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from
that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
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forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmier must not
be co-located or operang in conjuncon with any other antenna
or transmier.
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with Innovaon, Science and Economic Development Canada’s
licence-exempt RSS(s).
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1. This device may not cause interference.
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that may cause undesired operaon of the device.
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économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
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1. L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
2. L’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi,
même si le brouillage est suscepble d’en compromere le
fonconnement.
This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiaon exposure
limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmier
must not be co-located or operang in conjuncon with any other
antenna or transmier.
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émeeur ne doit pas être situé ou fonconner conjointement avec
une autre antenne ou un autre émeeur.
Hereby, KUBO Robocs ApS declares that the radio equipment
type KUBO20 is in compliance with Direcve 2014/53/EU.
The full text of the EU declaraon of conformity is available at the
following internet address: www.kubo.educaon
FCC ID: 2AOWV-KUBO-20
IC: 25509-KUBO20
Bluetooth: 2402MHz-2480MHz, -0.82dBm
RFID: 13.56MHz, -15.93dBuA/m
Soware version: 20
Accessories: Charging cable for KUBO robot. TagTiles.
Operaonal
informaon: This Quick Start Guide.
Brand: KUBO
Model: KUBO20
Product Name: KUBO Coding Starter Set
Do not disassemble KUBO. Doing so will void any warranes,
implied or otherwise. Be careful when handling KUBO. Applying
excessive force, or dropping it may cause permanent damage.
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disassemble or service the baery pack. Do not crush, puncture,
short external contacts, expose to temperatures above 60°C
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the device are to be regularly examined for damage to the cord,
plug, enclosure and other parts and, in the event of such damage,
must not be used unl the damage has been repaired. Baery is
3.7V, 800mAh (3.7*0.800=3Wh). The max operang current is
800mA.

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