Sony AIBO MIND 2 Robotics User Manual


 
Head sensor Back sensor
Mode indicators flash blue
Mode indicators turn blue
Mode indicators OFF
Mode indicators OFF
Mode indicators turn orange
Mode indicators turn green
Mode indicators slowly flash green
Mode indicators
turn pink
Mode indicators
turn yellow
Mode indicators turn blue
Refer to the
User’s Guide (AIBO
Entertainment Player)” for the AIBO robot
ERS-7
Autonomous mode
Pick-up condition
Jam condition
If something gets jammed in any of
the AIBO robot’s joints, the AIBO
robot goes into this condition and
all of its joints become loose. This
mode is provided to protect your
fingers from being caught between
the AIBO robot’s joints.
Caution
When you press 2 or more of the rear paw
sensors, the AIBO robot thinks it has been
placed on the floor and returns to
Autonomous mode. The AIBO robot may
start to walk after returning to Autonomous
mode, so avoid touching the AIBO robot's
rear paw sensors while you are holding it.
When you lift the AIBO robot, it
assumes a position that makes it easier
for you to hold. The AIBO robot
continues to react to your voice and
touch in this condition.
Rest mode
Station mode
The AIBO robot dismounts the Energy
Station by itself
• The AIBO robot is removed from the
Energy Station
The AIBO robot mounts the Energy
Station by itself
• The AIBO robot is placed on the Energy
Station while active
On the Energy Station, the AIBO robot wakes up
and goes to sleep at a preset time.
Pause mode (inactive condition)
The AIBO robot does not
move around. In this mode
the AIBO robot stays still
and does not respond to
voice commands, other
sounds, or show interest in
the ball and AIBOne toy.
To uch the chin
sensor and
front (blue) back
sensor for 3 seconds
• Place on the
floor
• Touch the
head sensor
for 3 seconds
When the AIBO
robot is awake
The AIBO robot
relaxes while
being recharged.
When the AIBO robot is sleeping
At bedtime the AIBO robot falls fast
asleep. If you remove the
AIBO robot from the Energy
Station outside its set
activity period, it will enter
Autonomous mode.
At wake-up
time
At bedtime
(Autonomous Monitor mode
*
1
)
The AIBO robot moves around on
its own.
The AIBO robot collects
information via its camera/
microphones/sensors and acts
autonomously based on its own
feelings and instincts.
The Pause button on the back of the
AIBO robot was pressed to turn the
power OFF. The AIBO robot must be
in this mode to replace the
battery or “Memory Stick” media,
or to change the ON/OFF
setting of the wireless LAN switch.
AIBO EYES
Mail check
Message check
Game mode
Mail received
Message received
•Touch the front
(blue) back sensor
•Touch the middle
(orange) back
sensor
•Touch the middle
(orange) back
sensor
•Touch the front (blue)
back sensor
•Touch the rear
(red) back sensor
•Touch the rear
(red) back sensor
•Touch the rear
(red) back sensor
•Talk to the
AIBO robot
Wake-up time for the AIBO
robot
Bedtime for the AIBO robot
Hourly alert ON/OFF
You can set up the
following:
The game starts!
Clinic
mode
*
Select
Record mode/
Clinic mode
Clock setup
When self-charging is
complete, the AIBO robot
will dismount the Energy
Station by itself.
Energy Station
dismount setup
You can also have fun
raising the AIBO robot
from the puppy stage.
You can record a
message or voice
signature with AIBO
EYES feature.
To cancel setup by
voice guide, touch the
head sensor for 3
seconds to return the
AIBO robot to
Autonomous mode.
Development control
Record mode
You can check the
AIBO robot’s
motions.
Setup
mode
Alarm
ON/OFF
Have the AIBO
robot wake you up!
•Touch the front and
rear back sensors
simultaneously for
3 seconds
Top menu
•Touch the middle
(orange) back
sensor
•Touch the head
sensor for 3
seconds
•Talk to the AIBO robot
Show “Alarm
On/Off (J)” card
When you show the AIBO robot
the “Clinic Mode (O)” card in
Autonomous mode, it goes
straight into Clinic mode.
When you show the AIBO robot the
“Game Mode (L)” card in Autonomous
mode, the game begins right away.
L
When you show the AIBO robot the
“Alarm Clock Set Up (I)” card in
Autonomous mode, it goes straight into
the mode to set up the time you want it
to wake up.
I
Notes
Do not put the AIBO robot on an unstable surface
where it might fall or be subject to vibrations.
Do not place anything near the AIBO robot that may
hinder its movements.
Sensor locations
• Pick up while
touching the
back sensors*
2
• Pick up quickly
Something
has jammed
one of the
AIBO robot’s
joints
*
1
In Remote Control mode (mode indicators flash blue) and
Autonomous Monitor mode (mode indicators turn blue),
the AIBO robot is connected to a PC via wireless LAN.
With these modes, you can control the AIBO robot from a
remote PC and monitor the images and sounds it detects.
*
2
Touch two or more back sensors (any of the
combinations on the left) for 3 seconds.
Voice Guide
mode
When the AIBO robot is in Autonomous mode, all the activities and settings shown below are possible. When the AIBO robot is in
Station mode (when it is awake), all the activities and settings shown below except those marked with an asterisk (
*
) are possible.
The AIBO
®
Entertainment Robot feature and mode map
Touch the
head
sensor for
3 seconds
Touch the
head
sensor for
3 seconds
Refer to the “User’s Guide
(PC
Network)” for the AIBO robot
ERS-7.
(
Autonomous Monitor mode
*
1
)
RearFront
Remote Control
mode
*
1
The AIBO robot is controlled by
AIBO Entertainment Player
software on a remote PC.
• Start AIBO
Entertainment
Player
• End AIBO
Entertainment
Player
• End AIBO Entertainment
Player
• Start AIBO Entertainment
Player
Name the AIBO robot
•Teach the AIBO robot your name
and your face
Have the AIBO robot take a picture
Register the AIBO robot’s
favorite things*
Communicate with another AIBO
robot*
•Have the AIBO robot watch your
house