QUICK START GUIDE Product Name:Scout Model:SC3100 Brand:Moorebot Manufacture:Dong Guan City Hang Seng Digital Product Co., Ltd.
1. Safety Instructions READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. This product is fully compliant with all relevant electromagnetic field standards, and is when handled as described in this Guide, safe to use. Therefore, always read the instructions in this Guide carefully before using the device, and save it for later use. Scout is not a toy. Do not allow children to play with it without parental care. Keep this Guide for future reference. Use of other 2.
2. What’s in the box? Scout Robot Charging Station (recommend to tape to ground) Type-C USB cable Quick Start Guide Lubricant for Mecanum wheels Important note: Scout doesn’t provide power adaptor in the package. It is recommended to use USB adaptor with 5V and >2A output. Not recommended to stick the charging station to wood floor with paint. 3. What can Scout do? Monitoring. Scout is a smart robot with an FHD camera on wheels. Once connected, the App can control Scout move around.
from Amazon Alexa or Google Home, videos and pictures can be recorded. Cloud service is also available. Patrol. Scout is capable of patrolling the house on its own. Set up the patrol path in the App as well as the triggers such as the timer, sound, sensors from the smart home system, etc. During the autonomous patrols, Scout can avoid obstacles on the way, calculate its path and go back to its Charging Station once done.
4. Product Overview 5. Place the Charging Station Scout is charged by its own Charging Station. Place the Charging Station against the wall using the adhesive tape. To support autonomous patrol, it is important to make sure that the charging station does NOT move around. Provide power via USB port. Scout is capable of identifying its Charging Station and backing into it. The Battery Indicator will reflect the charging status.
the charging station, including software OTA (overthe-air) update, monitoring with motion detect, and reboot. Avoid heat sources or other battery-unfriendly conditions to place the Charging Station. 6. Powering Scout On & Off Press the “On & OFF” button for 2 seconds. The system will power up and the Power LED will turn on. Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to turn it off. 7. Reset to Factory Condition To reset the robot, long press the “RESET” hole at the rear of the robot.
Smartphone or tablet with Android OS 6.0 and later or iOS 11.0 and later Wireless network (for Wi-Fi Router mode) 8.1 Download Scout App For Android devices Go to Google Play Store, search for “Moorebot Scout”, then download and install the App on your Android device. For iOS devices Go to App Store, search for “Moorebot Scout”, then download and install the App on your iOS device. 8.
In the Wi-Fi Direct Mode, mobile phones can link to Scout directly. Users can see in the mobile phone a Wi-Fi named “robot_scout_XXXXXX”. Follow the App and use the default password (e.g. “r0123456”) to connect. Once connected to Scout, users shall control the robot and view the video. The second mode is Wi-Fi Router mode. In this mode, the robot connects to the home Wi-Fi router as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device and can be accessed from the internet via a secured Peer-to-Peer connection.
can become an IP camera or monitor. It supports motion detect, and many other standard IP cameras features. Patrol path can be set up for Scout to autonomously conduct patrol with different triggers, such as the timer, voice control through Alexa or Google Home, even sensors in your smart home system. Scout can generate a report and send a notice after each patrol. If human bodies or pets are detected, a 13-second video clip can be uploaded to the cloud server.
Once registered, the next step is to set up Wi-Fi. Turn on the robot. After it powers up, the Wi-Fi shall stay in the “Wi-Fi Direct” Mode, which is the out-of-factory condition. Use this App to scan Wi-Fi. There should be Wi-Fi with the SSID name “robot_scout_XXXXXX”. This is Scout. Connect to it with default password “r0123456789”. You can play with the robot already. If you want to set up the robot as an IoT device, follow the App, select or type in your home Wi-Fi SSID and provide the password.
the robot can switch to the “Wi-Fi Router” mode automatically and connects to the internet. You can control the robot and view the video from worldwide in “Wi-Fi Router” mode. 9.1.2 Live video with movement control The main control panel is shown below. The controller is overlaid with the camera view from Scout.
The following table illustrates the icons in the App. Icon Functions or Status Status showing Scout is Wi-Fi direct mode, where Scout connects to the mobile phone directly. Green indicates that the mobile phone is connected with Scout. Red indicates unconnected. Status showing Scout is Wi-Fi router mode, where Scout connects to home Wi-Fi router and goes online. Green indicates that the mobile phone is connected with Scout. Red indicates unconnected.
Indicate that the robot is in the charging station. Press to get out of the charging station. Only when the robot is outside the charging station, it can be controlled to move around. User must press this button to release the robot first. Indicate that the robot is outside the charging station. Press to return to the charging station autonomously. Set up patrol path. Users control Scout to navigate. A path is drawn.
Enable and Disable speaker. 9.1.3 Set up patrol Multiple patrol paths can be set up with different names. To set up the patrol path, users must tap the “path” symbol in the App and manually control the robot to create the desired path. The patrol path setup must start with Scout in its charging station. The charging station is coordinates (0,0). When Scout goes back to its charging station whether autonomously or guided by users, the patrol path will be saved.
9.1.4 Scratch Programming The following is the UI for Scratch Programming. Try it out. It is quite fun. 9.1.5 Work with Alexa and Google Scout is a “work with Alexa and Google Home” device.
Users can pair the robot with Alexa and/or Google Home account. Video can be streamed to Echo Show or other screen devices. Voice commands can control the movement of the robot. Alexa Voice Commands The following table contains the voice commands to control the robot. Skills Launch Description Phrase 1 Video skill “Alexa, show Stream video to Echo my camera.” Show and Spot.
customized. 2 Start patrol “Alexa, ask Voice command to start robot Scout autonomous patrol. to start Only default patrol path patrol.” can be activated by voice. 3 Stop patrol “Alexa, ask Voice command to stop robot Scout autonomous patrol. to stop Scout is expected to go patrol.” back to its charging station autonomously. 4 Leave the “Alexa, ask Scout will come out of charging robot Scout its charging station. station to leave the charging station.
recording robot Scout and store in local to start on-board flash. recording.” 7 Stop “Alexa, ask recording robot Scout Stop video recording. to stop recording.” 8 Take photo “Alexa, ask Take a photo and store robot Scout in local on-board flash. to take a photo.” 9 Turn left “Alexa, ask Make Scout turn left. robot Scout to turn left.” 10 Turn right “Alexa, ask Make Scout turn right. robot Scout to turn right.” 11 Move to the “Alexa, ask left Move to the left.
XYZ inch(es).” 12 Move to the “Alexa, ask right Move to the right. XYZ robot Scout is a number. The default to move to is 1inch. the right by XYZ inch(es).” 13 Move forward “Alexa, ask Make Scout move robot Scout forward. XYZ is a to move number. The default is 1 forward by inch. XYZ inch(es).” 14 Move backward “Alexa, ask Make Scout move robot Scout backward. XYZ is a to move number. The default is 1 backward by inch. XYZ inch(es).
to rotate number. The default is clockwise by 45 degrees. XYZ degree(s).” 16 Counter-clo “Alexa, ask Make Scout rotate ckwise robot Scout counter clockwise. XYZ rotate to rotate is a number. The default counter is 45 degrees. clockwise by XYZ degree(s).” Google Home Voice Commands Google Home voice commands are the same as above, only with the wake word “Hey Google” or “OK Google”. For example, “Hey Google, ask robot Scout to start patrol.” 10.
port is available on the top of the robot. Remove the metal panel, the UART port is accessible. One can use 3D printing to design new tools for Scout. From LED torch, to toy gun, to robotic arm. Only the imagination is the limit. Complex tools may require C/C++ programming. Scout’s robotic control layer is open source. For serious developer, please contact us for more information. 11. Contact us If you need help, please don’t hesitate to contact us 12.
the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. Please contact your local authorities in case you need more information on the collection points in your area. 13. FCC regulations FCC Part 15 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable interference in the protection against harmful residential installation.
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TA technician for help.
Caution: To maintain compliance with the FCC’s RF exposure guideline, place the unit at least 20cm away from nearby persons. To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy that can be safely absorbed by a user or bystander according to the intended usage of the product. This product has been tested and found to comply with the FCC criteria.
14. Technical Specifications Communication Dual-band 2.4G/5G Wi-Fi 802.
Night Vision: IR Infrared (mechanical IR cut) Audio 1W Speaker 1x Microphone CPU Quad-Core ARM A7 @1.2GHz 512MB LPDDR III 4GB eMMC Storage OS Linux + ROS Motors & Wheels 4x high-speed DC motors 4x novel Mecanum wheels Sensors 6DoF IMU Light sensor ToF (Time to Flight) Waterproof IP65 (Splatter-proof) Maximum Speed ~2km/h or ~1.
