Unable to get Starter Kit IR robot to move

#1

After following the included instructions I’m unable to get the robot to make any sort of movement. Everything appears to be working fine, the 2 lights near the yellow jacks light up, the robot beeps when I press the IR controller yet I the robot doesn’t move. I feel like I’ve made a rookie mistake as I don’t see other users experiencing the same problem. Any thoughts?

#2

Hello

Did you check the connection ports of your robot? if the connection between the modules and ports are correct, please update firmware of the Orion board.

Thanks

#3

One thing that happened to me was that I didn’t turn on the robot. This may seem obvious. But since the robot can be partially powered on my the USB! The can be deceptive. Communications can be powered by just USB. But if you want to move the motor, you have to engage the batteries (turn it on).

Also, if you’re using Scratch, you have to set the motor to above ~200. Otherwise the weight of the robot may make it seem like it’s doing nothing. I set something under the robot to suspend the tires.

Hope this helps.

#4

I’m in even worse shape than the first person to make a post in this thread, and could use some help from the wisdom of this community. My kids and I constructed the robot tank with the IR remote controller. The little yellow/orange lights are blinking on the robot. I put a brand-new battery into the remote controller. But there is no response at all from the robot to the remote controller. In fact, the remote controller doesn’t seem to work at all. The white light at the top of the remote controller doesn’t come on when any button on the the remote is pressed. So, what do I do now? Do I maybe have a bum remote controller? In terms of turning the robot on, I don’t see an on-off switch. Could somebody please point out where the on-off switch is? Thanks…

#5

Hello

Please check whether the battery inserted backward, you can use mBlock software to set the function button of on-off switch on the remote controller.

Thanks

#6