This guide is intended to help customers run lessons with the latest version of our software.
Table of Contents
Pre-Requisites
A robot powered on and connected to the network and having completed the “Update Robot” process. RoboKind Quick Network Setup Guide How-to Update the Robot
2 Apple iPad tablets configured with the RoboKind Companion 3.2 application RoboKind Companion App Installation and Update Guide (iPads)
The teacher/facilitator giving the lesson must have received an RK Central 3.x account and be able to log in to central.robokind.com and see their assigned classroom/students.
If a customer is moving from a previous version of our software and using the portal.robokind.com website, then the following checklist must be utilized. RK Central 3.x Platform - Pre migration check list
Note that to conduct lessons remotely, it is expected that there would be a video conference of some fashion in progress (Zoom, Chime, WebEx, etc.) to monitor the students progress.
Facilitator Tablet First Time Setup
Open the newly installed RoboKind 3.2 application.
Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted. (Camera access is used for mirroring in the emotional lessons, no video is saved or recorded)
Select Facilitator mode.
Login to the tablet with the same facilitator credentials used to log in at https://central.robokind.com.
If necessary, you can visit https://central.robokind.com and reset your password.
If prompted, create a 4 digit pin for your account.
Use the Add New Tablet button
*Pairing codes expire within 10 minutes, so pause at this point if the student tablet is not already updated and ready.
Assign a Nickname or alias for the student tablet, and click Generate Code.
We recommend a Nickname or alias that describes the scope of the students that might be sharing that tablet, for example “Classroom A”.
We recommend labeling a tablet according to the nickname that has been assigned to it.
The 6 digit code that is provided after tapping Generate Code will be needed during the Student tablet setup.
After the pairing code has been written down, click the Back button.
Student Tablet First Time Setup
Note that a student tablet can be paired just once and then shared among multiple students.
On the student tablet, open the newly updated or installed RK Central 3.0 application.
Choose yes to allow camera access if prompted
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.
In the Select a Robot column on the right, you may select a robot or Use Virtual Avatar. If you select the virtual avatar option, both you and the student will see a friendly virtual version of Milo teaching each lesson.
If you are running a lesson with a physical robot and the robot is not appearing in the list, please troubleshoot using the following steps:
Make sure that Milo is powered on
Run a network test and ensure that all tests are passing.
Go to Utilities - Update Software and update the robot if prompted to do so.
Restart the robot and wait 5 minutes.
If the above do not resolve the issue, please submit a support ticket using Robot Registration Support Request. How-to Find a robot's serial number
On the Select Classroom page, select the classroom and student who will be taking the lesson.
If you have selected “Virtual Avatar” the facilitator and student will see a virtual representation of Milo.
If you have selected a physical robot, then there will not be an avatar, and the selected robot will direct the lesson.
On the facilitators tablet, use the side bar menu to access tools such as stopping a lesson or switching to a calm down tool
Changing Devices
If between lessons you wish to change which student tablet or robot/avatar is selected, then note the following instructions.
During a lesson, you cannot change devices. To change devices, you must first use end lesson from the side bar menu.
From the side bar menu of the facilitator tablet, choose the Change Devices button.
Important: If the student tablet no longer appears as available after using the change devices command, then instruct the student or parent to select the Student button.
Additional Information
RoboKind Central for Administrators
RoboKind Central for Teachers & Aides
RoboKind Companion App Installation and Update Guide (iPads)