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Eddie Robot Platform (28990 & 28992)
v1.1 1/16/2013 Page 17 of 17
A strip of self-adhesive Velcro-like material is included if you wish to mount your laptop computer onto
Eddie’s Second Deck.
Although you can attach your laptop anyway you choose, a convenient way to do so is to cut the strip
into (8) 1” square pieces, and then “snap” them together into (4) sets, as shown in Figure 12a. Peel off
one side of the adhesive (on each of the four sets) and stick them to the underside of your laptop. Then
remove the protective film from the four sets and carefully place your laptop onto the upper deck.
If properly applied, you should be able to remove your laptop and re-attach it as required.
Your Robot should now resemble that shown in Figure 12b.
Using the (5) zip-ties, bundle excess lengths of wire so that all conductor routing is clean and organized.
This completes Eddie’s hardware assembly – Congratulations!
Additional Specifications
Parameter
Value
Robot Footprint
17.8” (45.1 cm) diameter circle
Height (without Kinect)
21.75” (xx cm)
Height (with Kinect)
24.50” (65.4 cm)
Overall Weight
27.5 lbs (11.5 kg)
Maximum Cargo Capacity
(1)
50 lbs (22.7 kg)
Run Time
(2)
4 to 7 hours
Ground Clearance
(3)
0.88” (2.23 cm)
Wheel Center-to-center Distance
15.4” (39.0cm)
Operating Temperature
(4)
32 to 158
F (0 to 70
C)
Notes:
1.
Maximum cargo capacity is the suggested maximum cargo weight for typical operation. The robot may be able to carry
additional weight, but this is not guaranteed and may result in diminished performance, or mechanical failure.
2.
Run time is approximate and depends on many factors.
3.
Ground clearance is limited by the screws to mount the battery support tray. Minimum ground clearance is directly
between the two main drive wheels. Clearance in other areas is greater.
4.
Eddie is designed to be operated indoors.
Additional Resources and Downloads
Visit www.parallax.com/eddie for additional information and the latest product documentation and
downloads, including:
Eddie product documentation – this document.
Eddie Control Board product documentation – provides details and specifications about the
control board hardware.
Revision History
1.0: Initial document release.
1.1: Picture references updated.
1.2: Changes to Bill of Materials
1.3: Updated to include assembly instructions for Quadrature encoder.
