WowWee ROBOPET 8096 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
ITEM NO. 8096
AGES: 8+
A Fusion of Technology and Personality
WWW.ROBOPETONLINE.COM
ROBOPET™

• Robopet™ Diagram ................................................................. 2
• Controller Diagram .............................................................. 3
• Battery Installation ............................................................. 4
• Basic Operation
Movement Controls ................................................... 5~6
Trick Selection ........................................................... 6~7
• Advanced Operation
Programming Your Robopet™ ..................................... 8
Guard Mode & Sleep Mode ........................................ 9
Training Your Robopet™ ............................................. 10
Robopet’s™ Sensors ................................................... 11~13
• Understanding Your Robopet™ ........................................... 13
Table of Contents
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Infrared
Vision
Sensors
Robopet™
Edge Detection
Sensor
Sound
Sensor
Battery
Compartment
Bottom View
Robopet™Diagram
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Off
ED: On with edge detection
ED: On without edge detection

Top View
Front View Back View
Controller Diagram
Forward
Tricks
Left
Turn
Program
Demo
Good
Pet
Bad
Pet
Backward
Execute
Right
Turn
Guard
Mode
Stop/
Sleep
Battery
Compartment
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Controller

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Bottom View of
the Robopet™
Battery Installation
Battery Requirements:
Your Robopet™is powered by 4 x “AAA”
size batteries (not included).
Your remote controller is powered by
3 x “AAA” size batteries (not included).
Battery Installation:
1. Before installing or changing batteries,
ensure the robopet™’s ON/OFF switch is
in the OFF position.
2. Remove the battery compartment covers
using a Phillips or crosshead
screwdriver (not included).
3. Insert batteries (not included) into the
Robopet™and controller as shown in the
diagrams.
4. Replace the battery compartment covers
and the screws.
Attention: Important Battery Information
• Use only fresh batteries of the required
size and recommended type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different
types of batteries (Standard (Carbon zinc),
alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable
batteries of different capacities.
• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy
before recharging them.
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged
under adult supervision.
• Please respect the correct polarity, (+) and (-).
• Do not try to charge non-rechargeable batteries.
• Do not throw batteries into a fire.
• Replace all batteries of the same type/brand at
the same time.
• The supply terminals are not to be short circuited.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
• Batteries should be replaced by adults because of
small parts.
• Remove batteries if the toy is not going to be
played with for some time.
• The packaging should be kept since it contains
important information.
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Bottom View of
the Controller

Turn Robopet™ on using the Power Switch next to the battery
compartment. You can turn him on with or without Edge Detection.
(See Robopet™ Diagram on page 2 and Edge Detection on page 12.)
A MIND OF HIS OWN
Robopet™is a naturally active robot with a strong personality and a
mind of his own. When you turn him on he will autonomously explore his
environment and perform actions and tricks as he wanders around. You
can train his behavior with the training buttons on the remote controller
(see Training Your Robopet™, page 10). You can also directly control his
actions and even program him.
MOVEMENT CONTROLS
Robopet™can be controlled directly using the buttons on the remote
controller unit.
• Push Forward once to make Robopet™walk forward a few
steps.
• Push Backward to make Robopet™walk backward a few steps.
• Push Turn Left to make Robopet™walk an arc to your left
as you face him.
• Push Turn Right to make Robopet™walk an arc to your right
as you face him.
Basic Operation
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• Push Stop to make Robopet™stop after completing his
current action. Robopet™will wait for about 10 seconds before
returning to his Autonomous Behavior Mode. If you push Stop
when Robopet™is standing still he will sit down. If you push
Stop when Robopet™is sitting he will stand up.
• Push Demo to make Robopet™perform a demo sequence.
TRICK SELECTION
• You can make Robopet™perform tricks using the Tricks button
and the Execute button .
• Press the tricks button 1 to 9 times to select one of the
following tricks:
1) Roll Over 2) Play Dead
3) Howl 4) Paw
5) Relief 6) Jump
7) Break Wind 8) Rock
9) Scratch
Basic Operation
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Basic Operation
• Press Execute to tell the Robopet™to perform your selected
trick.
• Robopet™ performs tricks best upon smooth, hard, flat surfaces
and when his batteries are fresh. If he has difficulty performing
tricks or is too slow, move him to a different surface or change
his batteries.

PROGRAMMING YOUR ROBOPET™
You can program a sequence of up to 20 moves and tricks using the
controller.
1) Press Program to enter Program Mode. Robopet™will make a
small noise.
2) Enter movement and trick commands as usual.
a) Forward and Backward will make Robopet™move forward or
backward.
b) Turn Left and Turn Right will make Robopet™walk an arc.
c) Stop will make Robopet™wait for 3 seconds.
d) You can enter tricks into a program sequence, press Tricks
a number of times and press Execute to confirm the choice.
(See Trick Selection page 6, each trick will be counted as one
program step.)
3) Each time you enter a command Robopet™will make a small noise.
4) Press Program again to finish programming and make Robopet™
perform the sequence.
5) If you exceed 20 steps Robopet™will make a small noise, press
program to perform the program.
6) To repeat the sequence press Program then press Execute or
Program again. If you enter any instructions before pressing
Execute or Program you will write over the old program with
the new sequence.
Robopet™will not store the program after you turn off the power or
change the batteries, but the program will stay in memory when Robopet™
goes into Sleep Mode.
Obstacle Avoidance, Edge Detection and Fall Detection will function as
usual in Program Mode. (See Robopet’s™ Sensors on page 11, 12 & 13)
Advanced Operation
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