WowWee ROBOQUAD User manual

ROBOQUAD
A Fusion of Technology and Personality
User Manual
Item No. 8039 | Ages 8+

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Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing your new Roboquad™ from Wowwee!
Before using this product, carefully read this manual and retain it for future reference.

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Contents
Welcome p.1
Getting started p.4
Battery Details p.4
Roboquad
 Remotecontroller
 LowPower
Roboquad overview p.5
Controller overview p.6
Roboquad infrared receiving range p.7
Remote controller function chart p.8
Button overviews
1. Shift p.9
2. Personality settings
- Activity, Aggression, Awareness p.9
3. Program button p.10
4. Autonomy p.10
5. Demo button p.10
6. Rotation buttons p.11
7. Stop button p.11
8. Directional pad p.12
Roboquad Basics p.13
 Terminology  
 Poweron/off  
 Sleepandpowerdown
 Stopandreset 
Movement p.14
 Walking
 Independentlegmovement
 Headmovement
 Rotationwalking
Personality settings
- Activity, Aggression, Awareness p.15
 Introduction
 LEDs
 Activity
 Aggression
 Awareness

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Contents
Sensors p.16
 LightSensor
 SoundSensor
Autonomy p.16
 Autonomy
 Obstacleavoidance
 Exitingautonomy
Guard mode p.17
 Enteringguardmode
 Guardmodescanning
 Reactions
 Exitingguardmode
Demos p.17
 Dancedemo
 Movementdemo
Volume p.18
Scanning p.18
 Introduction
 Smart-scan
 Scan(left/right)fornearestobject
 Approachnearestobject
 Escapewalk
 Flinch
Programming p.19
 Program
Support p.19

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Getting Started / Battery Details
Getting started
To use your Roboquad, insert batteries (see below), turn him on, and then try
some of his functions from the remote controller, or read on to discover more
about the abilities of this friendly alien invader.
Battery Details
Roboquad
Battery requirements
Your Roboquad is powered by
4 “C” size batteries (not included).
Battery installation
1. Before installing or changing batteries,
be sure the power button located on
his back is in the OFF position.
2. Remove the battery compartment
cover using a Phillips cross head screwdriver (not included).
3. Insert batteries into Roboquad as shown in the diagram.
4. Replace the battery compartment cover and the screws.
Low Power
When Roboquad’s batteries are low his animation lights will pulse in bursts of
three. When this pulsing is constant, all batteries need replacing. He will not
respond to commands while in this state.
Remote controller
Battery requirements
Roboquad’s remote controller is powered by 3 x “AAA” size batteries
(not included).
Battery installation
1. Remove the battery compartment cover using a Phillips cross head
screwdriver (not included).
2. Insert batteries into the controller as shown in the diagram.
3. Replace the battery compartment cover and the screw.
Low Power
If Roboquad is not responding well to controller commands or the LEDs start to
dim, you may need to replace the controller batteries.
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 battery and contact polarity, (+) and (-)
• Do not try to recharge non-rechargeable batteries
• Do not throw batteries into re
• 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
• Remove batteries if the toy is not going to be played with for some time
1.5V
LR14
UM2
“C”
1.5V
LR14
UM2
“C”
1.5V
LR14
UM2
“C”
1.5V
LR14
UM2
“C”
Bottom view of
Roboquad’s™ body
Bottom view of remote controller

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Roboquad Overview
IR receiver IR transmitter
Blinking eyes
Animation lights (x4)
On/Off button
ON/OFF Switch
located on Roboquad’s
back, behind his head.
Articulated neck
Microphone
Headlights
Light sensor
OFF ON

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Controller Overview
Shift light indicator
Activity button
Aggression button
Awareness button
Program play button
Rotate counter-clockwise button
Shift button
Directional pad
Activity LED
Aggression LED
Awareness LED
Program button
Autonomy button
Rotate clockwise button
Demo mode button
Stop button

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Roboquad Infrared Receiving range
Roboquad’s maximum remote control distance from the front is about 15 feet (4.6 meters).

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Remote Controller Function Chart
The Remote Controller has 4 layers (see p.9 for further details).
Level 1. Unshifted Level 2. Shift-Green Level 3. Shift-Orange Level 4. Shift-Red
*2 speeds, press again to change speed.
Activity LED
Aggression LED
Awareness LED
Activity button
Activity toggle
Smart-scan
Twitch BodyCon
High stance
Aggression button
Aggression toggle
Roar
Attack
Aggressive stance
Awareness button
Awareness toggle
Scan left for nearest object
Scan right for nearest object
Aware stance
Autonomy button
Autonomy On/Off
Guard mode
Approach nearest object
Escape walk
Demo button
Dance demo
Movement demo
Leg check
Wave
Program button
Program
Program back
Program erase
Volume down
Program button
Program play
Sound & vision sensors On/Off
Dizzy BodyCon
Volume up
Rotate clockwise
button
Rotate clockwise*
Clockwise 4 steps
Single shot
Head clockwise
Rotate counter-
clockwise button
Rotate counter-clockwise*
Counter-clockwise 4 steps
Burst
Head counter-clockwise
Forward
Walk forward*
Forward 4 steps
Stomp walk
Head up
Stop button
Stop (double tap for full reset)
Leg reset
Full reset
Sleep mode toggle
Backward
Walk backward
Backward 4 steps
Surprise BodyCon
Head down
Right
Right crab walk*
Right crab 4 steps
Right legs IN
Right legs OUT
Left
Left crab walk*
Left crab 4 steps
Left legs IN
Left legs OUT
Top right
Top right shufe
Right strafe
Right forward leg IN
Right forward leg OUT
Top left
Top left shufe
Left strafe
Left forward leg IN
Left forward leg OUT
Bottom right
Bottom right shufe
Right turn roll
Right backward leg IN
Right backward leg OUT
Bottom left
Bottom left shufe
Left turn roll
Left backward leg IN
Left backward leg OUT

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Buttons Overview
1. Shift
Shift levels
The tricolor LED shift light indicates the shift layer in use. There are 4 levels:
Level 1 Unshifted
Level 2 Shift-Green
Level 3 Shift-Orange
Level 4 Shift-Red
The shift light stays on for around 20 seconds after the last button press,
unless the shift is pressed again or pressed until the LED goes back to blank.
2. Personality settings - Activity, Aggression, Awareness
Activity button Aggression button Awareness button
Unshifted Activity toggle Aggression toggle Awareness toggle
Shift-Green Smart-scan Roar Scan left for nearest object
Shift-Orange Twitch BodyCon Attack Scan right for nearest object
Shift-Red High stance Aggressive stance Aware stance
Shift button
Shift light indicator
Activity button
Aggression button
Awareness button
Activity LED
Aggression LED
Awareness LED

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Buttons Overview
3. Program button and Program play button
Program button Program play button
Unshifted Program Program play
Shift-Green Program back Sound & vision sensors On/Off
Shift-Orange Program erase Dizzy BodyCon
Shift-Red Volume down Volume up
4. Autonomy
Autonomy button
Unshifted Autonomy On/Off
Shift-Green Guard mode
Shift -Orange Approach nearest object
Shift-Red Escape walk
5. Demo button
Demo button
Unshifted Dance demo
Shift-Green Movement demo
Shift-Orange Leg check
Shift-Red Wave
Program button
Program play button
Autonomy button
Demo button
Shift button

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Buttons Overview
6. Rotation buttons
Rotate clockwise button Rotate counter-clockwise button
Unshifted Rotate clockwise* Rotate counter-clockwise*
Shift-Green Clockwise 4 steps Counter-clockwise 4 steps
Shift-Orange Single shot Burst
Shift-Red Head clockwise Head counter-clockwise
*2 speeds, press again to change speed.
7. Stop button
Stop button
Unshifted Stop(doubletapforfullreset)
Shift-Green Leg reset
Shift-Orange Full reset
Shift-Red Sleep mode toggle
Rotate clockwise button
Rotate counter-clockwise button
Shift button
Stop button

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Buttons Overview
8. Directional pad
Forward Backward Right Left Top right Top left Bottom right Bottom left
Unshifted Walk forward* Walk backward Right crab walk* Left crab walk* Top right shufe Top left shufe Bottom right shufe Bottom left shufe
Shift-Green Forward 4 steps Backward 4 steps Right crab 4 steps Left crab 4 steps Right strafe Left strafe Right turn roll Left turn roll
Shift-Orange Stomp walk Surprise BodyCon Right legs IN Left legs IN Right forward leg IN Left forward leg IN Right backward leg IN Left backward leg IN
Shift-Red Head up Head down Right legs OUT Left legs OUT Right forward leg OUT Left forward leg OUT Right backward leg OUT Left backward leg OUT
*2 speeds, press again to change speed.
Shift button
Forward
Top Left
Left
Bottom left
Top right
Right
Bottom right
Backward

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Roboquad Basics
Terminology
The term ‘BodyCon’ is used throughout this manual. A BodyCon describes a
motion associated with a specic sound.
Power on / off
Roboquad’s power button is located on his back. Slide the button to turn him
on or off.
Sleep and power down
Stop button
Shift-Red Sleep mode toggle
Sleep mode
If your Roboquad does not receive a signal from the remote controller for
around 5 minutes, he will go into sleep mode.
Sleep mode toggle
You can manually put Roboquad into sleep mode by pressing the Sleep mode
button combination. Press once to make Roboquad enter sleep mode. Press the
stop button at any shift layer to wake up Roboquad (none of his user
programming will be affected).
Power down
Roboquad will automatically power down and forget all user programming
after around 24 hours in sleep mode.
Stop and reset
Stop button
Unshifted Stop (double tap for full reset)
Shift-Green Leg reset
Shift-Orange Full reset
Stop
Press to stop Roboquad from performing his current action.
Press again within around 6 seconds to perform a full reset to his default
position.
Resets
Leg reset
Roboquad will reset his legs to the default (start-up) position.
Full reset
Roboquad will reset his legs and head to the default (start-up) positions.
This can also be done by double tapping the stop button.
Twitch
With a high Activity setting Roboquad will twitch after a reset.
OFF ON

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Movement
Forward Backward Right Left Top right Top left Bottom right Bottom left
Unshifted Walk forward* Walk backward Right crab walk* Left crab walk* Top right shufe Top left shufe Bottom right shufe Bottom left shufe
Shift-Green Forward 4 steps Backward 4 steps Right crab 4 steps Left crab 4 steps Right strafe Left strafe Right turn roll Left turn roll
Shift-Orange Stomp walk Surprise BodyCon Right legs IN Left legs IN Right forward leg IN Left forward leg IN Right backward leg IN Left backward leg IN
Shift-Red Head up Head down Right legs OUT Left legs OUT Right forward leg OUT Left forward leg OUT Right backward leg OUT Left backward leg OUT
*2 speeds, press again to change speed.
Clockwise button Counter-clockwise button
Unshifted Rotate clockwise* Rotate counter-clockwise*
Shift-Green Clockwise 4 steps Counter-clockwise 4 steps
Shift-Red Head left Head right
*2 speeds, press again to change speed.
Walking
You can make Roboquad walk in a variety of ways by pressing the directional
pad in 4 directions (forward, backward, left and right) when unshifted or in
shift-green.
Speed change
While Roboquad is moving forward, right, left, rotating right or rotating left
press the same button again to change to his next speed. Each press will toggle
between Roboquad’s two walking speeds.
Note: At the end of the walk, Roboquad will perform a full reset.
Independent leg movement
Move Roboquad’s legs in pairs (both left or both right) or independently using
the directional pad.
CAUTION: When turning all legs under Roboquad’s body, there may be a
slight chance that Roboquad will get unbalanced.
Head movement
In shift-red, forward and backward will move Roboquad’s head up or down, and
the rotate clockwise/counter-clockwise buttons will turn his head left or right.
Rotation walking
Pressing one of the rotate buttons when unshifted will rotate Roboquad
clockwise or counter-clockwise. By pressing the same direction button again,
you can toggle between Roboquad’s two turning speeds.
Note: At the end of the rotation, Roboquad will perform a full reset.
The same buttons in shift-green will rotate Roboquad for only four steps.

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Personality settings - Activity, Aggression, Awareness
State buttons
Activity button Aggression button Awareness button
Unshifted Activity toggle Aggression toggle Awareness toggle
Introduction
Roboquad’s autonomous behavior is determined by his personality setting. His
reactions will vary depending on the three settings (Activity, Aggression and
Awareness) which you can change using the remote controller.
LEDs
Each personality setting has its own tricolor LED. You can press any State
button to enable the state lights, but this will only toggle through the
personality button states. The tricolor LEDs show the current state of the
personality settings. The setting colors are:
• Green = Low
• Orange = Medium
• Red = High
The personality settings will reset to their default settings when the remote
controller powers down or the batteries are replaced. The default setting for all
personalities is Low.
Roboquad changes his personality when the personality buttons are pressed on
the remote controller. If Roboquad does not receive the signal, his personality
will not be altered but the controller will think it has. If this occurs, Roboquad
will update his on-board personality with the controller the next time a
personality button is pressed and he receives the signal.
Activity
This button will toggle through Roboquad’s activity personality settings.
This mainly affects his autonomous mode.
With a high Activity level Roboquad will spend more time exploring in
autonomous mode.
Lower levels will make him more docile in autonomous mode.
Aggression
This button will toggle through Roboquad’s aggression personality settings.
This affects how he reacts to sensor inputs.
With a high Aggression level Roboquad has more aggressive responses.
At lower levels he is more nervous.
Awareness
This button will toggle through Roboquad’s awareness personality settings.
This affects the range of his scanner and how much he uses it in autonomous
mode.
With a high Awareness level Roboquad will use longer scanning distances for his
obstacle avoidance, guard mode and smart-scan. He will also spend more time
scanning in autonomous mode.
At lower levels his scanning range is reduced.

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Sensors / Autonomy
Sensors
Note: For more on Roboquad’s vision system, see Scanning on p.18
Program play button
Shift-Green Sound & vision sensors On/Off simultaneously
This button will toggle Roboquad’s sound and vision sensors simultaneously
on or off. Sensors cannot be turned off independently, even when Roboquad
switches his sensors off due to too many sound or vision distractions.
Light sensor
Roboquad will react to changes in ambient light. His reactions depend on his
personality settings.
Light changes always act as an interrupt for anything Roboquad is doing, with
the exception of:
• program mode
• program playback
• guard mode
Sound sensor
Roboquad will react to sharp sounds when his sound sensor is turned on and he
is not moving. Roboquad’s sound sensor is on during:
• autonomous mode during rest periods
• guard mode (when he is not moving)
• normal mode (when he is not moving)
When Roboquad detects a sound he will perform a listening BodyCon. He will
then scan for the nearest item (see Scanning, p.18) and if an object is
detected, Roboquad’s personality settings determine his reactions.
Continually triggering Roboquad’s sound sensors 5 times in a row will turn the
sound and vision sensors off.
Autonomy
Autonomy button
Unshifted Autonomy On/Off
Autonomy
The autonomy button toggles Roboquad’s autonomous mode on or off.
In autonomous mode, Roboquad will wander through his environment,
scanning and avoiding obstacles.
Obstacle avoidance
If his awareness and activity are high, Roboquad will perform his escape walk
when blocked by an obstacle, then start roaming again. If he is continually
blocked three times, he will perform a frustrated sound.
Exiting autonomy
Pressing any button except for Activity, Awareness and Aggression will exit
Roboquad from autonomous mode.

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Guard mode / Demos
Guard mode
Autonomy button
Shift-Green Guard mode
Entering guard mode
Pressing the autonomy button in shift-green will put Roboquad into guard
mode. He will move into his aware stance to look and listen for any
disturbances.
When Roboquad is put into guard mode, he will give you a short time to leave
the area (around 7 seconds) before he fully enters guard mode. He will do this
by counting down and performing an entry alert sound.
Guard mode scanning
The awareness level determines the scanning routine used in guard mode:
• Awareness Low:
- Scanner uses short distance.
- Head stays stationary
• Awareness Medium:
- Scanner uses medium distance.
- Head scans back and forth periodically.
• Awareness High:
- Scanner uses maximum distance.
- Head scans back and forth periodically.
- Roboquad will occasionally turn to face a different direction.
The sonic sensor is turned on in guard mode whenever Roboquad is not
moving.
Reactions
Roboquad will react to any sound or the presence of any object within his
scanning range. If there is a program in Roboquad’s memory then he will
perform the program when disturbed.
If no program is in Roboquad’s memory, then he uses the default reactions of
the aggression level he is in.
If the Aggression or Awareness level is changed while Roboquad is in guard
mode then the scanning routine or default reactions are updated without
exiting guard mode.
Exiting guard mode
Roboquad can exit from guard mode in four ways:
1. Pressing the stop button during guard mode will end guard mode.
2. Roboquad will exit guard mode if he is disturbed 10 consecutive times.
3. Guard mode will time out after 20 minutes and Roboquad will go
into sleep mode.
4. When inputting demo in program mode, there is a slight
chance that Roboquad will exit guard mode after playing the demo.
Demos
Demo button
Unshifted Dance demo
Shift-Green Movement demo
Dance demo
Roboquad will perform his dance demo.
Movement demo
Roboquad will perform a series of movement demonstrations.

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Volume / Scanning
Volume
Program button Program play button
Shift-Red Volume down Volume up
Roboquad’s volume can be adjusted using the program buttons in shift-red. There
are 4 volume level settings: mute, low, medium and high.
When he is powered on, Roboquad’s default volume setting is high.
Scanning
Activity button Awareness button Autonomy button
Shift-Green Smart-scan Scan left for nearest object
Shift-Orange Scan right for nearest object Approach nearest object
Shift-Red Escape walk
Introduction
Roboquad’s ‘deep IR scanner’ vision system enables him to see across 6
different scanning ranges, from right in front of his face to about several feet (1
meter approx.) away. Roboquad has several different sequences he performs that
help him to assess distances, obstacles and threats. This section will cover how
Roboquad uses these scanning sequences.
Note: Scanning times are not as long as normal when Roboquad is in
Program mode.
Smart-scan
Roboquad will enter his active/high stance and perform a rst pass scan. He will
make more scan passes and if anything within his vision changes from the rst
pass scan (ie. appears or disappears), he will react according to his Aggression and
Activity levels.
Since this is a personality-based scan (he often uses it in Autonomy Mode), he will
sometimes choose to react to objects that do not appear or disappear, especially
when the Awareness is set high.
Scan (left/right) for nearest object
Using this scan, Roboquad will look for the nearest object and turn to face it. He
will start scanning from side to side using his medium range scan, with his head
starting centrally. When he sees something, he will acknowledge it with a nod of
his head and if he needs to, turn to face it. If the object is in front of him, he will
remain stationary.
Approach nearest object
Roboquad will scan his surroundings, moving his head back and forth to nd the
nearest object. He will make a few scanning passes, scanning at an increased
range with each pass. If he nds something he will turn and move towards it,
stopping when he reaches it.
Escape walk
Roboquad scans all around him to nd the easiest escape route. The sound you
hear is feedback from the IR reecting off anything he sees. He will choose the
largest space and move towards it. If he sees no gaps he will turn and repeat the
scan behind him.
When his Awareness is medium or high, he will often use this scan to nd an exit
when he encounters obstacles.
Flinch
Roboquad will inch if an object approaches his face very quickly. He can be
inched in normal mode and when moving forward. If Roboquad is inched, he
will perform a inch reaction. After each inch he will reset and start again. After
3 inches in a row Roboquad will turn his sound and vision sensors off.