17-cm tube
27-cm tube
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Done!
How to operate the geckobot
1
Make sure the suction cups are clean. If the suction
cups have dust on them, they will lose pressure.
Clean them by wiping them with a wet towel.
Using a dab of lotion to clean the suction cups will
make them stick to smooth vertical surfaces better.
2
Make sure the large cams are at the zero points.
Turn on the motor and try to stop it so that the
large cams stop at the zero points. The cams on the
two sides are rotated 180 degrees apart. At the
zero point, the cam on the left side faces
downward and the cam on the right side faces
upward.
3
Make sure the left rear foot is as far back as it goes
and flat on the table. If you need to, remove the
small gear and adjust the rear feet. The feet need
to be 180 degrees apart, forward and backward.
Then reattach the small gear.
4
Make sure the right front foot is as far back as it
goes and flat on the table. If you need to, adjust
the front feet by removing the small gear as
described in step 3.
Large cam at
zero point.
Tail
Head
Be careful with the model! Handle your geckobot
model delicately. Pick it up by the body — not the
tubes, legs, tail, or head.
1
2
3
4
TIP! When one of the suction cups is stuck to a
surface and you want to release it, pull one of
the small yellow tabs on the suction cup,
rather than trying to pull the whole model.
GECKOBOT
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