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Iron-Boy

What is Iron-Boy

Iron-Boy is a little robot that comes with built-in movements. Through Shapes we can make him wave, dance and much more. it uses 16 servomotors as its muscles for arm and legs.

How to connect Iron-Boy

Here's how to connect the Iron-Boy device with Tactigon Shape.

Check that Iron-Boy is powered and the press the switch on his back.

He will try to stand up on his own.

Next, open the Tactigon Shape app and click on the Iron-Boy icon in the top-right corner.

You will see that our app is searching for the device. Once it is found, you can assign a name and save it.

Now, click 'Start Iron-Boy' to connect to the device. you will see a blue LED on the Iron-Boy board turn on.

The Iron-Boy is ready to go.

Iron-Boy commands

In the “edit Shape” page a new menu is available called “IronBoy”.

• Command list, contains all the preconfigured IronBoy movements
• Command” block, send commands directly to IronBoy. Contains the command list and a repetition number

Possible commands

...to walk

• Walk (forward or backwards)
• turn (left or right)
• tiptoe (in all 4 directions)

...to say "Hi"

• Wave
• Arm wave
• Bow down
• Clap
• Celebrate

...to fight!

• Provoke
• Side kick

...to transport small objects

• Pick up ball
• Move ball forward (with object in his hands)
• Drop ball

Notes

• IronBoy movements need to end before the shape continues its main loop.
• The Shape execution doesn’t stop when clicking the “off” switch if IronBoy is in the middle of a movement.

Troubleshooting:

• Bluetooth scan failed → reset IronBoy and make sure it’s placed close to your device with no obstruction in between
• “Command Error” → visible during program run, try to send command again
• Repeated “Command error” → Check IronBoy blue LED and status in the IronBoy page, reset if needed
• “IronBoy not configured” → IronBoy configuration file is not found, try disconnecting from device and reconnecting
• Blue LED is on but unresponsive → Stop IronBoy and Start again.