User Guide

Magnetic snap together Kai-Tiles
All robots and even cars suffer from their wheels slipping on the ground, this slipping can cause the
direction of the robot to go off course. Even a small amount of error can have a large effect when moving
over a greater distance.
Screen-free without Kai-Tiles
KaiBot can be used without tiles, however, the robot might not always turn to the correct angle or move to
the desired position.
Screen-free with Kai-Tiles
To get KaiBot to follow instructions, it’s best that you use KaiBot with Kai-Tiles. When using KaiBot with
Kai-Tiles, KaiBot always knows where it is as KaiBot can read the tile number as well as the x & y position
on the tile.
KaiBot without Kai-Tiles
When KaiBot is moving around just on a flat surface without KaiTiles, his
wheels can slip and go off course. When you code him to turn left 90
degrees and he turns less or more than that, his wheels have slipped. Try
using KaiBot on different surfaces and you’ll see the effects of slipping
more or less. Just like a car can lose traction on an icy road. If you have
Kai-Tiles then you are in for a treat as KaiBot corrects this slippage.
💡 Tip: Without Kai-Tiles, you won’t be able to mirror KaiBot in
Kainundrum . However, you will be able to use Kainundrum separately.
KaiBot with Kai-Tiles
Did you know? These magnetic Kai-Tiles are coated with magic dust all
the way from New Zealand (only kidding).
The tiles and coding cards are actually specially printed, so KaiBot can
read his x and y positions when placed on them.
KaiBot wheels can still slip on these tiles, however, after every
movement, KaiBot compares the destination angle less the angle he is
facing and then makes a slight correction.
Each tile is uniquely numbered and uses a mathematical grid. It uses a
Cartesian coordinate system with a two-dimensional plane with x & y
positions. X determines the horizontal plane and y the vertical plane of
each tile.
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