Leju Robotics Aelos 1S User manual

User Manual

Hello, I'm AELOS!
Please feel free to use your new
robot, AELOS. This Manual describes
the instructions and cautions to use
AELOS, so that you can get familiar
with the robot and make friends with
it in the shortest time. Let’s begin!

Table of Contents
1. About the product
2. Control of the robot
3. Voice conversation
4. STEM programming
5. Guide for pc programming
6. Frequently asked questions
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Precautions
Dear user, thank you for purchasing and congratulations on becoming
the owner of our ingenious robot, Aelos! Before startingyour trip with
Aelos, please refer to the below notices:
1. It is suggested that the user should be above 14 years old.
2. Please keep a proper distance from the robot while operating it, to avoid
personal injury due to drastic action of the robot.
3. Please do not dismantle the robot without permission. In case of failures of
the robot, please contact the distributor for maintenance.
4. Please keep the robot away from water and open re to prevent damage to
the robot.
5. Please prevent the robot from strong impact during use. Shut down the
robot in case of abnormal action, to prevent damage to it.
6. During normal operation of the robot, please do not move the joints of the
robot forcibly, or else the servo of the robot may be damaged.
7. The robot must be placed on plat open ground or desktop when it is
moving to prevent it from falling from height. For damages caused thereby,
Leju Robotics will not undertake any warranty obligation.
8. During commissioning, please reserve sufficient space for the robot to
move and thus prevent it from falling from desktop.
9. The charging time of the battery is about 1.5 hours. Please charge the
robot with original adapter.
10. Please do not let the robot do violent actions for long time to avoid
overheating of servo. In case of overheating of servo, please shut down the

robot immediately and allow it cool off naturally before using it again.
11. In case of smoke or burning smell detected during operation of the robot,
please cut off the power immediately and contact the after-sales service.
12. In the event that water or foreign matters enter into the robot, please cut
off the power immediately and contact the after-sales service.
13. If the robot cannot receive signals, please try again after resetting or
charging the robot.
14. The robot is a precision instrument. Please take adequate protective
measures during transportation to avoid damage.
15. Please do not make the robot walk fast continuously for more than 3
minutes, because this will inuence the service life of the servo.
This manual contains important information. Please keep it for
future reference.

1 About the Product
1.1 Product list
Aelos robot *1 Quick Start Guide*1 User Manual*1
Warranty card *1 Power adaptor *1 USB cable *1
Product parameters
Product Size 346*224*118mm
Weight of the product
(including Batteries) 1.8KG
Working Voltage DC 6.8V-9.6V
Working Current 1A-3A
Battery Capacity 2150mAh
Interface Micro USB ×1; DC Power Interface ×1
Storage 1G TF card
Working Environment Temperature: -10°C~45°C
Moisture: 10%~95%
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1.2 Battery
Built-in batteries are located in the belly of the robot. Do not
remove the batteries!
● Please charge the robot with original adapter! During
charging, the indicator light will turn red. After charging for
about 1.5 hours, the indicator light becomes green, and the
battery is fully charged. Remove the adaptor from the robot
and power supply, to stop charging. After fully charged, the
robot can function normally. When the power is below 20%,
the robot will give voice warning “Low battery!”; When the
power is running out, the robot will give voice warning “No
power, please charge”. Do not charge for long time, or else
the batteries would be damaged.
● Do not let batteries exposed to high temperature or re!
ATTENTION
1.3 Main control board
The main control board is located in the robot’s back. Don’t let
foreign matters into the main control board, to prevent damage
to the robot.
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1.4 Overview of the product
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1Touch area
(the back of the head)
Indicator light for
voice dialogue 3 Microphone 4 Power-on indicator
5 Speaker 6 Power button 7 Charging port 8
USB interface
(only support data
transmission)
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1.5 What can you do with AELOS?
Control by mobilephone
Voice dialogue
Study programming
Programming of Actions Control by gamepad
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1.6 APP download
Robot AELOS needs to operate through APP, so we’ve developed AELOS 1S
and AELOS STEM for it.
AELOS 1S APP can control the action of the robot and configure
wireless network for the robot. AELOS STEM can use Blockly to conduct
individualized block programming on the robot.
Download AELOS 1S and AELOS STEM by scanning QR code or searching in
mobile App store.
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Scan to download AELOS 1S Scan to download AELOS STEM

2 Control of the robot
2.1 Start-up
The power button is in the back of the robot.
Press and hold the power button for 1 second
to start up the robot.
The power button has more functions as
follows:
Start up: Press and hold the power button for
1 second
Shut down: Press and hold the power button
for 3 seconds
Emergency stop: Press the power button once
Reset: Press the power button twice
When the robot works normally, the indicator
light on the power button turns blue; when the
power is low, the indicator light turns red.
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2.2 Control by remote controller
1. After the robot is successfully connected, select the option [Gamepad].
2. It is as shown as Fig. 2.2-1 when entering into the remote control. You can
use the remote controller to control the action of the robot.
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Fig. 2.2-1
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1Go forward 3Go back
5Quick walk 6Move left 8Move right 7Quick back
2Go left 4Go Right

Through remote controller, you can not only control the robot to move, but
also control the robot to dance. The following instruction shows how to set up
the button which controls the robot to make certain dance movement.
1. Go into remote control mode (Fig. 2.2-2) and click the [Set-up] button.
2. Go into the interface as shown in Fig. 2.2-3 Click the button you want
to set up and choose in the right side the movement this button will
play. Save after the set-up is completed.
3. Click the corresponding button in the remote controller, then the robot
will play the corresponding movement.
Fig. 2.2-2
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Except for controlling the robot through remote controller, you can also
download the movement from movement store for the robot to play. You can
simply click the [Play] button after download to play this movement. You can
also go into remote controller to set the movement to be played by remote
controller. For detailed set-up method, refer to the above instructions.
When the robot is moving, do not touch the joints!
Fig. 2.2-3
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2.3 Wi-Fi connection of the robot
The robot can not only be networked through WiFi connection by mobile
phone, but also through direct WiFi connection manually. Select [Robot
Networking] in the [Menu] on the homepage, and enter WiFi name and
password on the pop-up page. Click [To Connect] and you will hear “The
network is successfully connected. We can chat now” which indicates
successful networking; after successfully connected, LED light on the
head will light up. If you hear “The networking is failed”, please repeat the
aforesaid steps. When the robot is making dialogue with you, the LED light
on the head will icker.
Fig. 2.3-1
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2.4 Create and edit actions
You can create your own action through App. Select [DIY Action]
on the homepage, then select [Create Actions] in customized
actions, you will be in the interface as shown in Fig. 2.4-1 where
you can create and edit your actions.
L: Left, corresponding to the left hand
R: Right, corresponding to the right hand
Fig. 2.4-1
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How to unlock/lock limbs of the robot?
Click the icons in area 1 of the Fig. 2.4-1 to unlock /lock the corresponding
limbs. The icon will be lled by dark color in locking status; now click the
icon will unlock this limb and the icon will turn white. Under unlocking
condition, click the icon will lock the corresponding limb.
How to adjust the action frame rate?
Keep pressing the speed adjustment icons in area 3 of the Fig. 2.4-1 and drag
leftwards or rightwards to adjust the speed of the action in this frame.
How to choose actions?
Click the icons in area 2 of the Fig. 2.4-1 and the selected icon will turn dark
meaning this action frame is selected; click the icons in area 2 again will
cancel the selection.
How to copy, paste, insert or delete actions?
The copy, paste, insert and delete buttons are not operable by default and
can only be activated after selecting actions, in which circumstances, the
activated button will turn dark.
In the following, we will show how to create the action like “a great hawk
spreads its wings” to help you grasp main points to create actions.
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Step 1: Adjust two legs to be slightly slant
[Unlock] the left hand and the right hand, and adjust the two arms to be like
ying, [Lock] the two hands. [Unlock] the left and right legs. Press the feet by
your right hand and adjust the robot body to slightly lean to the left by your
left hand. Keep the robot body balanced and then [Lock] the two legs and
click[Add Action].
Step 2: Lift the left foot
[Unlock] the left foot, and lift the left foot about 3~5cm above the ground.
[Lock] the left foot and click[Add Action].
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Step 3: Pose like “a great hawk spreads its wings”
[Unlock] the right leg and adjust the robot body to lean forward, [Lock] the
right leg; [Unlock] the left leg and lift up the left foot backward to be parallel
with the ground, then [Lock] the left leg and click[Add Action]. And now, the
action like “a great hawk spreads its wings” is completed.
After completion, you can click to check the action frame selected currently.
If you are not satised with the position of the frame, you can re-adjust the
position of the servo and click to replace the original action frame. After all
action frames have been adjusted to satised condition, click [Run] to play
this action.
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3 Voice conversation
After the robot is successfully connected to Wi-Fi, the robot will automatically
detect the version of rmware and update. After the update is nished, you
can continue to operate AELOS. You can control the robot by voice or make
conversation with AELOS. For details, please refer to the following case.
When you want to break in on the robot’s conversation, you can touch the
back of its head or say the command “OK AELOS”.
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