QUANTUM ROBOTIC SYSTEMS QBii Instruction manual

QBii Quick Start Manual
11 July 2022

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Contents
1Safety Information ............................................................................................................................. 1
2Before You Begin................................................................................................................................ 2
3Quick Tour of QBii .............................................................................................................................. 3
4Charging Your Batteries...................................................................................................................... 4
5Installing a Battery ............................................................................................................................. 5
6Removing a Battery............................................................................................................................ 6
7Powering Up the Robot...................................................................................................................... 7
8Connecting the Control App .............................................................................................................. 8
9Driving the Robot............................................................................................................................... 9

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1Safety Information
Before using your robot, familiarize yourself with the following basic safety information:
1. Your robot is not a toy. It should not be operated by a child unless under the direct supervision
of a responsible adult who is familiar with the safe operation of the robot.
2. The robot is an electrical appliance. Basic precautions for electrically powered devices should
always be followed.
3. Small children and pets should be supervised when the robot is operating nearby. Never
deliberately drive the robot towards a person or an animal.
4. Your robot does not automatically detect edges or cliffs. Do not drive the robot or program a
path near a stair edge or other discontinuity in the floor.
5. Although the robot is equipped with range-finding sensors that detect obstacles, they are not
foolproof and are not a substitute for responsible operation.
6. Never deliberately drive the robot towards walls, furniture, or anything else that might suffer
damage.
7. Your robot is designed to operate indoors on clean, bare floors that are free of obstructions.
8. The robot may drive on low-pile carpet but not on deep-pile carpet.
9. Do not drive over electrical cords, ropes, string, loose cloth, or anything else that might
become entangled in the robot’s wheels. If this happens, stop the robot immediately, turn it
off, and remove the battery if it is safe. If the obstruction is an electrical cord, unplug it from its
source before touching the robot.
10. Do not expose the robot to water.

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2Before You Begin
To use the Control App, you must ensure the following first:
1. Install the Control App on your mobile device.
Instructions on how to do this may be found in a separate document called “App
Installation Instructions.”
2. During installation, allow the Control App access to your mobile device’s
•Location Services
•Storage (photos and media)
3. Turn on Bluetooth on your mobile device.
The Control App communicates with your robot via Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE
or BLE). You must ensure that Bluetooth is enabled on your device.
4. Update the robot’s firmware, if necessary.
Ensure that your robot is running the latest version of its firmware.
Instructions on how to do this may be found in a separate document called “Arduino
QBii Environment Instructions.”

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3Quick Tour of QBii

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4Charging Your Batteries
Your QBii robot comes with two rechargeable li-ion batteries compatible with the M12 format used in
Milwaukee tools, together with a battery charger.
QBii is also compatible with high-capacity versions of the M12 batteries (not included).
To extend your robot’s operational time, we recommend charging one battery while the other is in
use. That way, when the robot’s battery is low, you can immediately swap it out for a fresh battery.
This will allow you to operate your robot on a nearly continuous basis.
When the robot is on, you can use its built-in Voltmeter to monitor the battery’s charge. Here are
approximate voltage levels corresponding to different charge levels:
•Full charge: 12.6V
•Operating range: 11.0V to 12.6V
•Depleted battery: 10.2V
Take voltage readings when the robot is stationary. The
current draw from moving motors will cause the voltage to
drop, which might give misleading results.
Do not use a battery in the robot if its voltage is below
10V. You should immediately swap this battery out for a
freshly charged battery.

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5Installing a Battery
Insert an M12 battery into the Battery Port on the robot’s Switch Panel (see Section 3).
Gently push the battery until you hear a faint click and/or feel a positive engagement. This will happen
when the edges of the red tabs (A) reach the Switch Panel. Do not use excessive force, as this may
damage the battery mount.
When the battery is fully inserted, distance (B) from the lip of the battery shell to the Switch Panel
should be about 0.5 inches.
A properly inserted battery is displayed shown below.

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6Removing a Battery
Typically, the robot’s battery can be removed by simply grasping its black shell between your thumb
and forefinger, squeezing slightly while pulling.
Sometimes, however, batteries may be more challenging to pull out. A Battery Removal Tool is
included with your robot.
Hook the ‘bird’s mouth’ feature of the Battery Removal Tool over the upper lip of the battery (A) with
the rounded corner of the Tool against the rear panel (B). Rotate the Tool towards the robot (C) until
the battery pops out.

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7Powering Up the Robot
With a charged battery in place, press on the upper half of the toggle switch (A). You should
immediately see the following changes:
•The LED in the upper half of the toggle switch should turn on
•The third LED on the control board (C) should turn on
•The voltmeter (D) should indicate the battery voltage
Before proceeding, note the battery voltage. Here are approximate voltage levels corresponding to
different charge levels:
•Full charge: 12.6V
•Operating range: 11.0V to 12.6V
•Depleted battery: 10.2V

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8Connecting the Control App
To control your robot, you must first connect to a mobile device that:
•Has the QRS Control App installed
•Has Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled
Make sure the robot is on. This will turn on its Bluetooth antenna.
Start the Control App by tapping the QRS icon. From the Dashboard screen,
choose “Connect to Robot.” The App will scan for available robots in the area.
Choose your robot and click “Connect.”
For more details, please refer to the QRS Control App Manual.

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9Driving the Robot
Driving the robot in Joystick Mode may require a little
practice. The primary reason is that the forward/backward
direction is defined relative to the robot, not the operator.
The best position for the operator while in Joystick Mode
is following behind the robot. It may help to imagine the
robot is a car, and you are its driver, sitting in a “driver’s
seat” that moves and rotates with the robot.