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This guide is intended to help customers update to the latest version of Robots4Autism, which includes support for our newest features.
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Existing RoboKind Legacy Customers
If you have previously been implemented on our 2.0 platform (at portal.robokind.us), then please use the following document to migrate before returning to this document. RK Central 3.0 Platform - Pre migration check list
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To ensure a continued ability to teach lessons, Robokind legacy customers presently on the portal.robokind.us site must not update their robots and companion software outside of the process defined in the RK Central 3.0 Platform - Pre migration check list. |
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Formal support for our legacy platform will end at the end of the 2020/2021 school year as we seek to have all organizations and students be able to take advantage of our latest features. |
RoboKind Central 3.0 Customers
Customers who have previously migrated to our 3.0 platform are eligible and encouraged to upgrade to our 3.2 application release, which is a relatively simple process.
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3.2 Release Information
The 3.2 release of our website, companion apps, and robot clients is intended to untether teachers and facilitators needing to be present with their students together in order to conduct lessons. This release enables students and facilitators to continue using the Robots4Autism curriculum while in different locations. This provides a safe and remote learning experience.
This release introduces our Avatar based milo robot, to be used in situations where a student is at home and cannot be physically present with the Milo robot. This update allows for a facilitator to select an Avatar of Milo to be used in lieu of a robot in these situations. Note that use of this feature remotely would usually also require a video chat session (Zoom, Chime, Webex, etc.) to be established between student & facilitator so that the facilitator can monitor the students progress.
New simplified pairing processes for robots & tablets:
Updated and online robots registered to an organization will automatically appear in the list of available robots.
The RoboKind Companion App 3.0 (student mode) no longer requires a facilitator log in. Student tablets can be easily connected to via a one time pair code during your students first lesson works in person or remotely!
Existing RoboKind Legacy Customers
If you have previously been implemented on our 2.0 platform (at portal.robokind.us), then please use the following document to migrate before returning to this document. RK Central 3.0 Platform - Pre migration check list
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To ensure a continued ability to teach lessons, Robokind legacy customers presently on the portal.robokind.us site must not update their robots and companion software outside of the process defined in the RK Central 3.0 Platform - Pre migration check list. |
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Formal support for our legacy platform will end at the end of the 2020/2021 school year as we seek to have all organizations and students be able to take advantage of our latest features. |
Updating to RoboKind 3.2
Customers who have previously migrated to our 3.0 platform are eligible and encouraged to upgrade to our 3.2 application release by following the steps below.
RoboKind Central Steps
An organizational admin should check the list of Robots that appears under their account under central.robokind.com and the Organization List screen and compare to the organization's active robots. How-to Find a robot's serial number
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Select Student mode. No login is required.
If prompted for camera access, choose Allow. (This is used in certain lessons of the emotional modules)
Enter the 6 digit numeric code generated during the Facilitator setup and click Connect.
Starting a Lesson
From the facilitator tablet, select the alias of the student tablet in the column on the left.
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On the facilitators tablet, use the side bar menu to access tools such as stopping a lesson or switching to a calm down tool
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Changing Devices
If between lessons you wish to change which student tablet or robot/avatar is selected, then note the following instructions.
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