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HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-02-01T01:37:42+01:00

huh I also have the boe-bot,cool

Statistics: Posted by trey3670 — Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:37 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-02-01T01:07:41+01:00

Well, i went to Radio Shack and they did not have it. I came home to try to order one online, On the desk in front of me is my Boe-Bot complete with his IR setup.....well, it's not complete anymore. The IR sensors in that kit work perfectly with Philo. They are $3.50 or so from parallax.(www.parallax.com)

Statistics: Posted by Baccman — Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:07 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-31T17:19:11+01:00

good news! good to hear,how much? I also have found he doesnt like the remote from the front so much,the ir sensor faces backwards ,i have found that if you bend it forward as much as the housing allows,it improves greatly.

Statistics: Posted by trey3670 — Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:19 pm

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-31T03:43:47+01:00

That was it. A new IR reciever and some hot melt, Philo is up and running, so to speak.

Statistics: Posted by Baccman — Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:43 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-30T03:46:55+01:00

Looks like a trip to the 'shack. Hope that does it.

Statistics: Posted by Baccman — Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:46 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-30T03:03:07+01:00

sounds like the ir sensor went kaput,they dont get hot,good news is radio shack will have one take in the old one and get a new one,5$ or so.
I had the same prob of mine being loose to a lil dab of hot glue cured it though

Statistics: Posted by trey3670 — Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:03 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-30T01:40:23+01:00

My IR plug in is also a little loose. I have not had the issue of RoboPhilo not responding to IR commands. Have you tried the Robobrothers forum or contacting their support staff?

Statistics: Posted by jaybirdtke — Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:40 am

HELP, Robophilo will not obey my commands!!!

2008-01-30T01:10:44+01:00

Disaster has struck...

I finally got him tuned and doing flips and standing from laying face up. Push-ups.... no problem. Walking still a bit of a problem but improving. Then, I start to get the no-no head shake (which I assume means that he dosen't understand the commands from the remote), at that time I notice the IR reciever is loose. So I then lay him face down to remove the back cover only to find the IR reciever is falling out when I attempt to reinsert fully I notice that it is very hot. After that he will not respond to the remote at all. Hooked up to the computer he seems to work with no trouble.

A quick check of the user guide states an IR short will cause the whole board to go bad??? Could it just be the IR or am I being to optimistic. I'm kinda stuck here.

Statistics: Posted by Baccman — Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:10 am