SBOT STATUS

The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given. Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.

Quick status update

• 10 robots in IRIDIA, 3 in Lausanne - 26,22,6

Common hardware problems

The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:

When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)

Sbots in IRIDIA

sbot 9

ok (Acampo 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))

sbot 13

ok (Acampo 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))

sbot 23

ok (Acampo 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))

sbot24

• Gripper will not open or close
• Grinding noise when doing turret rotation

(rogrady 14:19, 5 March 2006 (CET))

sbot30

• Perspex turret has a bad fit onto camera. Means hard to get consistent centre for libsboteye.

sbot 35

ok

Sbots in Lausanne

sbot 22

• I just broke the gripper. Sorry. Acampo 01:35, 5 March 2006 (CET)
• IN LAUSANNE FOR REPAIR. I also changed it's functioning sound board with the non-functioning one of s-bot35, which is now OK campatzis 10:46, 14 March 2006 (CET)

sbot 6

Needs to be disassembled and reassembled

sbot 26

• Turret get very easily misaligned -> need very often calibration. Acampo 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)
• Network is not easy to get. I usually have to reboot once or twice. Acampo 18:29, 26 February 2006 (CET)
• The bad recharging circuit has been interverted and put on sbot26. DON'T RECHARGE sbot26, DON'T USE sbot26.

New chargers and robots

Report here a pair of robot / charger where the charger switched to green automatically, i.e. it is safe to leave these charger / sbot combinations overnight.

charger	sbot numbers
1	23, 13, 22, 35, 9
2	35, 23, 13
3	22, 13
4	13, 23, 35