STEMLABS NAO Reference Manual

NAO ROBOT

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REFERENCE GUIDE

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TABLE

OF
CONTENTS

PREFACE............................3

NAO SENSORS.................4-7

ONLINE PORTAL.............8-10

basic channel..........11

CHOREGRAPHE PT.1 ...12-16

WALKING MOTION.......17-18

VISUAL RECOGNITION..19-21

day 2..........................23

ANIMALS (HARD).........24-27

RECORDING MOTION....28-31

DAY 1 REVIEW..............32

APPENDIX....................33

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PREFACE

THIS GUIDE WILL ENABLE THE USER TO EXPERIENCE THE NAO ROBOT IN A

CLASSROOM SETTING, BY PROVIDING CONCISE INFORMATION IN UTILIZING

THE HUMANOID. IT WILL ALSO ENABLE YOU TO IMPLEMENT YOUR A+

STEM LAB TECHNOLOGY THROUGH TIPS ON HOW TO INCLUDE SEVERAL

SOFTWARES.

FOR INFORMATION NOT COVERED WITHIN THIS GUIDE, PLEASE REFER TO

THE SPECIFIC MANUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCT YOU’RE WORKING

WITH, MOST OF WHICH ARE IN THE “RESOURCES” FOLDER ON THE TEACHER

COMMAND CENTER.

IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE QUESTIONS, FORWARD THEM TO

[email protected]

FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT OR SERVICE, PLEASE CALL [phone] OR

E-MAIL [email protected]

YOU MAY ALSO VIEW OUR TUTORIAL VIDEOS AT

WWW.APLUSSTEMLABS.COM/TUTORIALS

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LET’S GET

STARTED

ITS BODY

NAO HAS 25 BUILT IN “DEGREES OF FREEDOM,” OR
AREAS WHERE IT CAN MOVE A PART OF ITS BODY.

FRONT/BACK MICROPHONES:
eNABLE NAO TO DETECT
WHERE SOUND IS COMING
FROM & RECOGNIZE
COMMANDS* (x4)

built-in cameras:
used for NAO’s face &
VOICE detection, &
streaming video into
choreographe (x2)

NECK JOINT:
Two of Nao’s degrees of
freedom is its ability
to adjust its head up &
down, & side to side

SONARS:
ALLOW THE ROBOT TO SENSE
IF OBJECTS ARE IN FRONT OF
IT BEFORE WALKING (x4)

THEY ARE MARKED BELOW. THESE ARE IMPORTANT
TO NOTE WHEN ARRANGING DIFFERENT SECTIONS
OF HIS BODY FOR CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS.

CHEST BUTTON:
USED TO ACTIVATE CERTAIN
FEATURES ON NAO WITHOUT
OPENING CHOREOGRAPHE*

PELVIC JOINT:
ONE OF NAO’S DEGREES OF
FREEDOM IN ITS PELVIS,
WHICH ARE MOVE IN SYNC TO
HELP STABILIZE IT

BUMPERS/SENSORS:
WHILE THE FOOT SENSORS
ARE THE ONLY THAT PUSH
IN, ALL COLORED AREAS ON
NAO’S BODY ARE SENSORS*

arm joints:
each arm features five
degrees of freedom,
including ITS shoulderS,
elbowS, hands & fingers

LED LIGHTS:
ITS EYES, EARS, & CHEST
BUTTON CONTAIN LED LIGHTS
THAT CONVEY DIFFERENT
MEANINGS*

LEG joints:
EACH LEG FEATURES SIX
DEGREES OF FREEDOM,
INCLUDING THE MOTION IN ITS
HIPS, KNEES, & ANKLES

* WILL ADDRESS IN GREATER DETAIL LATER

IN THE GUIDE

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NAO’S CHEST BUTTON

BY HOLDING DOWN NAO’S CHEST BUTTON, YOU CAN POWER ON AND OFF THE HUMANOID. WHILE
IT ONLY TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS FOR IT TO SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, IT MAY TAKE SEVER­AL MINUTES FOR HIM TO POWER ON. THE LED LIGHTS SURROUNDING EACH EAR WILL FORM A
CLOSED, BLUE CIRCLE WHEN HE IS TURNED ON.

WHEN OPERATING, NAO’S BATTERY LASTS ROUGHLY 90 MINUTES. HIS BATTERY PACK IS
LOCATED ON HIS LOWER BACK, WHICH IS ALSO WHERE YOU CAN PLUG HIM IN. IT’S RECOM­MENDED TO KEEP HIM PLUGGED IN WHEN
USING HIM IN A CLASSROOM SETTING.

TO DISCOVER NAO’S IP ADDRESS,
PRESS HIS CHEST BUTTON ONE TIME.
IF CONNECTED, HE WILL ITERATE THE
NUMBERS, WHICH YOU CAN TYPE INTO
YOUR BROWSER TO REACH THE NAO
PORTAL. THE USERNAME AND
PASSWORD SHOULD BE NAO,
ALL LOWER-CASE LETTERS.

DOUBLE PRESSING HIS CHEST
BUTTON WILL TRIGGER
AUTONOMOUS LIFE, WHICH
ALLOWS NAO TO ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR
COMMANDS.

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LED LIGHTS:

WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

NAVY BLUE:
WHEN IN AUTONOMOUS LIFE, NAO WILL
ENGAGE BY LISTENING. A ROTATING, NAVY
BLUE COLOR MEANS HE IS LISTENING TO A

HUMAN.

A BLINKING BLUE LIGHT
MEANS THE FIRMWARE
IS BEING UPDATED, THE

COLOR WILL CHANGE

WHEN COMPLETED.

A BLINKING YELLOW
LIGHT MEANS NAOQI

ISN’T BOOTED, RESTART

THE ROBOT. STEADY
YELLOW MEANS THE

BATTERY IS LOW.

GREEN:
WHILE ENGAGING, IF NAO UNDERSTANDS
YOUR COMMAND, HIS EYES WILL
TURN GREEN. THIS ALSO MEANS HE IS

PROCESSING.

GREEN WHILE BOOTING

MEANS NAO IS FROZEN,

RESTART THE ROBOT.

OTHERWISE, GREEN

MEANS THE BATTERY IS

HIGH.

RED MEANS THE

BATTERY IS BELOW

20% AND NEEDS

CHARGING. NAO WILL

ALSO TELL YOU WHEN

IT NEEDS CHARGING.

LIGHT BLUE:
WHEN STANDING, NAO WILL WAG HIS
BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IF HE SENSES
NO INTERACTION, A LIGHT BLUE OR WHITE
COLOR WILL MEAN HE STOPPED LISTENING.

WHITE INDICATES THAT

NAO IS LOADED AND

READY TO BE USED.

DURING BOOT UP, NAO WILL DISPLAY ITS
PROCESS THROUGH THE LED LIGHTS ON EACH
EAR. WHEN IT IS FULLY BOOTED, THE LIGHTS
WILL FORM A COMPLETE CIRCLE AS SHOWN

ABOVE.

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CONNECTING NAO

BEHIND THE DOOR ON

THE BACK OF NAO’S

HEAD IS AN ETHERNET

PORT. CONNECT AN

ETHERNET CABLE

TO YOUR TEACHER
COMMAND CENTER’S
USB HUB TO PROVIDE

NAO WITH TEMPORARY

INTERNET ACCESS

by pressing nao’s

chest button once,

it will read to

you its ip address.

type this into your

browser at the

teacher command

center and sign in.

this will take you

to the portal

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CONNECTING NAO cont’d

FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ORDER TO GET NAO CONNECTED TO THE LAPTOP CART’S WIRELESS NETWORK,
WHICH WILL ALLOW HIM TO PAIR WITH THE TEACHER COMMAND CENTER AND LAPTOPS SEAMLESSLY

CLICK THE GLOBE ICON TO RETRIEVE

THE NETWORK SETTINGS

CLICK THE GEARS ICON TO VIEW

THE WIFI NETWORKS

SELECT YOUR A+ STEM LAB CART’S WIFI AND CONNECT. IT SHOULD APPEAR
LIKE ABOVE. YOU MAY NOW REMOVE THE ETHERNET CABLE. NAO WILL
GENERATE A NEW IP ADDRESS, WHICH IT WILL READ TO YOU BY PRESSING

ONCE ON ITS CHEST BUTTON.

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MAKE IT FUN

WITH A CLASS ACTIVITY

NAO IS THE HUMANOID’S DEFAULT NAME, BUT CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS TO
THINK OF A COOLER ONE. TURN IT INTO AN ACTIVITY, AND ENCOURAGE THE CLASS
TO VOTE. WHEN YOUR CLASS HAS DECIDED, CLICK ON THE PENCIL ICON NEXT
TO “ROBOT’S NAME” IN THE MY ROBOT SECTION OF THE PORTAL. KEEP IN MIND
THAT CHANGING ITS NAME HERE WILL ALSO CHANGE THE USERNAME AS WELL.
FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT PURPOSES, PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE PASSWORD. IT

SHOULD STAY AS LOWERCASE “NAO”.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ALTHOUGH THE ROBOT’S PASSWORD IS “NAO,” THE PORTAL WILL DISPLAY
EIGHT CHARACTERS. THIS IS FOR PRIVACY REASONS.

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CREATING AN ACCOUNT

FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ALDEBARAN ACCOUNT. THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED APP

STORE FOR YOUR NAO ROBOT. WE RECOMMEND TO HAVE ONE ACCOUNT PER ROBOT PER SCHOOL.

CLICK THE DOWNLOAD ICON TO CREATE YOUR

ACCOUNT AND ACCESS DOWNLOADS.

SELECT THIS OPTION AND THEN ENTER YOUR

CREDENTIals back in the portal. you will then

have access to a number of free applications,

including basic channel.

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BASIC CHANNEL

CONTROLLING NAO IN AUTONOMOUS LIFE

BY DOUBLE PRESSING NAO’S CHEST BUTTON, AUTONOMOUS LIFE IS PROMPTED. NAO
WILL FOLLOW SOUNDS AND UTILIZE ITS FACE RECOGNITION FEATURE FOR ANY HUMAN
WITHIN FIVE FEET. ONCE HE BECOMES ATTACHED, HE WILL LISTEN FOR COMMANDS.
REFER TO THE LED LIGHT PAGE EARLIER IN THE GUIDE FOR MEANINGS.

NAO WILL LISTEN FOR COMMANDS IN ORDER TO PERFORM DIFFERENT ACTIONS.
THESE ARE CALLED TRIGGER SENTENCES...

MEET NAO BY SAYING “HOW ARE YOU?” OR “CAN YOU SAY GOODBYE?”

TELL IT TO MANUEVER HIS BODY BY SAYING “CAN YOU SIT DOWN?”, “LAY DOWN ON

YOUR BACK”, “CAN YOU STAND ON ONE FOOT?”,
“STOP LOOKING AT ME.”, “HANDS UP!”

ASK NAO TO TALK ABOUT ITSELF by using
triggers like “WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?”
OR “HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?”

FOR MORE BASIC CHANNEL COMMANDS,
VISIT TINYURL.COM/APLUSBASICCHAN

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LEARNING CHOREGRAPHE

FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ORDER TO CONNECT YOUR NAO ROBOT TO THE CODING SOFTWARE AND BUILD

CODE WITH YOUR STUDENTS TO CONTROL NAO’S ACTIONS.

OPEN CHOREGRAPHE FROM

YOUR TEACHER COMMAND

CENTER’S DESKTOP AND CLICK

NEW PROJECT.

CHOOSE THE GREEN SIGNAL ICON

FROM THE TOOLBAR TO OPEN

THE WINDOW BELOW TO SELECT

YOUR ROBOT.

THE GREEN NAO HEAD IS YOUR

LIVE ROBOT AND THE DOTTED

OUTLINE IS THE VIRTUAL, laptop

specific HUMANOID.

each laptop that opens

choregraphe will generate

its own virtual. ensure your

students connect to theirs.

only one computer may

connect to the live robot at

a time. all computers should

remain on the cart’s wifi.

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IF YOUR LIVE ROBOT DOES NOT

APPEAR, TYPE ITS IP ADDRESS

INTO THIS BOX TO CONNECT IT TO

CHORERAPHE.

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LEARNING CHOREGRAPHE CONT’D

ONCE YOU’VE CONNECTED TO NAO, EITHER LIVE OR VIRTUAL, YOU MAY NOW BEGIN TO BUILD CODE.

SEE BELOW TO LEARN THE BASIC TOOLS INSIDE OF CHOREGRAPHE.

BEGIN BY CLOSING UNUSED

WINDOWS. CLICK “VIEW” AND
UNCHECK EVERYTHING EXCEPT
BOX LIBRARY AND ROBOT VIEW

YOUR CHOREGRAPHE WINDOW

SHOULD APPEAR AS IT DOES

BELOW. REPEAT THE PREVIOUS

STEP IF IT DOES NOT.

SELECT AND DRAG A “BOX” FROM

THE LEFT. TRY USING STAND UP

FIRST. YOU MUST EXPAND THE

MOTIONS FOLDER TO FIND IT.

LEFT-CLICK THE BUTTON ON THE

LEFT AND WHILE HOLDING, DRAG

A LINE TO THE BUTTON ON THE

RIGHT

YOU CAN CREATE PARALLEL CODE BY CREATING SEPARATE STRANDS FROM THE LEFT BUTTON, OR

SERIES CODE by dragging strands FROM EACH BOX to the next.

FOLLOW THE SAME MOTION FROM

THE PREVIOUS STEP IN A LEFT-

TO-RIGHT FASHION WITH THESE

TWO BUTTONS

ONCE YOUR CODE IS CLOSED,

YOU CAN ATTEMPT IT. PRESS THE

GREEN “PLAY” ICON IN THE TOOL

BAR TO TRIGGER YOUR ACTION.

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LEARNING CHOREGRAPHE CONT’D

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Do you want to make your nao speak? follow the guide below to learn how.

DRAG THE “SAY” COMMAND

FROM YOUR BOX LIBRARY INTO

YOUR CODE. “SAY” WILL APPEAR

UNDER AUDIO > VOICE. LIKE

EARLIER, CREATE A STRAND TO

ENSURE YOUR COMMAND FITS IN

THE CODE.

ONCE THE SAY COMMAND IS

IN YOUR CODE, DOUBLE CLICK

ON ITS BOX. A BOX TITLED

“LOCALIZED TEXT” WILL APPEAR.

YOU CAN CHOOSE A LANGUAGE
AND MODIFY WHAT YOU’D LIKE

NAO TO ITERATE.

TO RETURN TO YOUR ENTIRE

CODE, CLICK ON THE ROOT

BUTTON UNDERNEATH THE

TOOLBAR. NAO WILL NOW

CONTINUE ITS ACTION INCLUDING

HIS NEW SPEECH.

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LEARNING CHOREGRAPHE CONT’D

utilizing speech recognition and training nao to act based on your conversation. by using

the steps below, nao will respond to how you answer his question “do yo like pizza?”

USING A SERIES CODE, START

WITH A “SAY” COMMAND THAT

ASKS A DIRECT QUESTION LIKE

“DO YOU LIKE PIZZA?”

CONNECT THE “SAY” BOX TO A

“SPEECH RECOGNITION” BOX,
WHICH CAN BE FOUND UNDER

AUDIO > VOICE

AS SHOWN BELOW, USE A SERIES

CODE TO CONNECT TO A SWITCH

CASE BOX, WHICH CAN BE FOUND

UNDER FLOW CONTROL.

CLICK THE WRENCH ICON AND

ENTER WORDS YOU’D LIKE

NAO TO UNDERSTAND. USE

“YES;NO;MAYBE”

ADD THE SAME SET OF WORDS
FOR SWITCH CASE, AS SHOWN

ABOVE. ENSURE THAT EACH

WORD IS PUT IN QUOTATIONS.

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FOR EACH WORD, CREATE A

CORRESPONDING ACTION. DRAW

STRANDS FROM EACH WORD TO A

NEW BOX TO DO SO.

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LEARNING CHOREGRAPHE CONT’D

THE STEPS BELOW WILL ALLOW YOU TO CONTROL NAO’S FEATURES USING HIS SENSORS.

USING A SERIES CODE, START

WITH A “SAY” COMMAND THAT

explains what each bumper

will do.

CONNECT THE “SAY” BOX TO A

“BUMPERS” BOX, WHICH CAN BE

FOUND UNDER SENSING IN THE

BOX LIBRARY.

AS SHOWN BELOW, USE A SERIES

CODE TO CONNECT TO TWO “EYE

LEDS” BOXES, WHICH CAN BE

FOUND UNDER LEDS > FADE.

SIMILAR TO THE “SAY” BOX,

DOUBLE-CLICK INTO EACH “EYE

LEDS” BOX TO CHANGE THE

COLOR.

TRY CONTINUING THE CODE WITH MORE ACTIONS. IF YOU CONNECT THE “EYE LEDS” BOX TO A “SPEECH
COMMAND,” MAKE SURE TO UNCHECK THE OPTION THAT MAKES NAO FLASH HIS EYES WHILE LISTENING.

CLICK THE COLOR SQUARE TO

ADJUST THE COLOR. CHOOSE,

CLICK OKAY, AND THEN CLICK

ROOT TO RETURN.

WHEN THE CODE IS RAN, EACH

OF HIS FOOT BUMPERS WILL

CHANGE HIS EYE’S LED LIGHTS TO

WHATEVER YOU SET THEM AS.

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AXIS SYSTEM

NAO’S PLANE OF PHYSICAL MOTION

nao uses an axis system to guide itself when
walking. the x- and y-axes are the most
pertinent for basic coding. the x-axis is
for forward motion, and the y-axis is
for lateral motion and points to the
left of the robot. nao uses
meters in its x­and y- coordinate
planes. for example,
if you have the coordinates [4,5], this will
translate into 4 meters in front of the nao
robot and 5 meters to its
left. this configuration
allows for nao to determine specifically
where his program is directing him to
move. THE THETA CONFIGURATION IS WHAT
ALLOWS NAO TO TURN, AND IS MEASURED
IN DEGREES. WHEN USING A “MOVE TO”
COMMAND IN CHOREGRAPHE, WHICH WE
WILL TOUCH ON LATER IN THE GUIDE, YOU
CAN ADJUST ALL OF THESE MEASURES TO
DIRECT THE ROBOT EXACTLY WHERE YOU’D
LIKE HIM TO GO,

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walking motion in CHOREGRAPHE

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THE STEPS BELOW WILL ENABLE NAO TO WALK THROUGH THE CODE YOU DEVELOP IN CHOREGRAPHE

DRAG A “MOVE TO” COMMAND

FROM YOUR BOX LIBRARY INTO

YOUR CODE. THIS CAN BE FOUND

UNDER MOTIONS.

BY USING A STRAND, CONNECT

THE COMMAND WITH THE

BEGINNING AND END OF YOUR

COMPLETE CODE.

CLICK THE WRENCH ICON ON

THE “MOVE TO” BOX TO OPEN UP

YOUR PARAMETERS WINDOW.

CHANGE EACH PARAMETER TO
HOW FAR YOU’D LIKE TO MOVE

NAO. REFER TO PAGE 17 FOR

EACH MEASUREMENT.

ONCE ADJUSTED, CLICK OKAY TO

SET YOUR CONFIGURATIONS.

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REMEMBER TO TOGGLE between

the and

icons to activate nao’s

motor system.

;

MAKE IT FUN

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WITH A CLASS ACTIVITY

part two

you and your class are able to train nao to
recognize animals and mimick the sound they
make after seeing a photo of one. the next two
pages teach you how to manipulate choregraphe
to train your robot to visually recognize THEM.

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VISUAL RECOGNITION in CHOREGRAPHE

THE FOLLOWING WILL ALLOW YOU TO TRAIN NAO TO RECOGNIZE AND RECREATE THE SOUND OF A DOG,

A CAT, AND A FROG. YOU CAN APPLY THESE STEPS FOR ANY PHOTO OF ANY ANIMAL.

BEGIN BY TRAINING NAO TO

RECOGNIZE THE IMAGE FIRST.

CLICK VIEW > VIDEO MONITOR IN

CHOREGRAPHE.

0

SELECT THE PLAY ICON TO BEGIN

DISPLAYING WHAT NAO SEES

THROUGH HIS FACE CAMERAS.

CLICK THE COMPOSER ICON

TO CAPTURE THE IMAGE AND

IMPRINT IT IN NAO’S INTERNAL

MEMORY.

ONCE THE COUNTDOWN REACHES

zero, THE IMAGE IS TAKEN. THIS

ALLOWS YOU TO OUTLINE THE

ACTUAL IMAGE.

ONCE YOU COMPLETED THE

OUTLINE WITH YOUR CURSOR,

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGE

THE NAME TO “DOG”.

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CLICK “OK” TO SAVE THE IMAGE

ONTO THE NAO ROBOT. REPEAT

THESE STEPS FOR A CAT AND

FRONT PHOTO AS WELL.

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VISUAL RECOGNITION in CHOREGRAPHE

DRAG TWO “SAY” BOXES,
ONE THAT NAO PROVIDES

INSTRUCTIONS AND THE OTHER

ASKING TO CHOOSE AN ANIMAL.

USE A “VISUAL RECOGNITION”

BOX, FOUND UNDER VISION IN

THE BOX LIBRARY. MAKE SURE TO

CONNECT IT BACK TO ITSELF.

LIKE EARLIER, USE A SWITCH

CASE TO ALLOW NAO TO

UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMAND.

TYPE AS IT IS SHOWN.

DRAG THREE “PLAY SOUND”

BOXES INTO THE CODE, WHICH

ARE FOUND UNDER AUDIO >

SOUND.

CLICK THE WRENCH ICON FOR

EACH AND UPLOAD AN .MP3

FILE OF THAT ANIMAL’S SOUND.

CONNECT THEM AS SHOWN.

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USE A “SAY: BOX TO HAVE NAO

DIRECT THE PARTICIPANT TO TRY

ANOTHER, AND CONNECT IT BACK

TO THE BEGINNING.

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that concludes day 1

WE COVERED A LOT TODAY. YOU LEARNED
THE BASICS, AND HOW TO INCORPORATE
NAO INTO YOUR CLASSROOM SETTING. DON’T
WORRY, WE WILL REVIEW EVERYTHING THAT
WE’VE LEARNED
DURING THE
FIRST HALF OF
THE TRAINING,
WHILE LEARNING
MORE ADVANCED
MATERIAL
DURING DAY 2.

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DAY 2

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LEARNING TO

RECORD MOTION,

ADVANCED

ANIMAL

RECOGNITION,

AND REVIEW OF

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DAY 1

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ANIMAL ACTIVITY in CHOREGRAPHE

USING THE FOLLOWING STEPS, YOU WILL ALLOW NAO TO INTERACT WITH A PARTICIPANT ON A WHOLE
NEW LEVEL. BE PREPARED, AS THIS IS AN ADVANCED USE OF THE NAO ROBOT AND CHOREGRAPHE.

this case will demonstrate how to make nao recognize a cat and a dog by photograph.

BEGIN BY DRAGGING A SAY

BOX INTO YOUR CODE AND

CONNECTING IT TO THE STARTING

STRAND.

DOUBLE-CLICK AND INPUT:

“Hi Guys! Lets play a game. The rules are

very simple. I am going to make an animal

sound, and you have to show me the

picture of the animal.”

CLICK ROOT TO RETURN TO

YOUR ENTIRE CODE, AND DRAG

ANOTHER SAY BOX. CONNECT THE

FIRST ONE TO THE SECOND ONE.

DOUBLE-CLICK AND INPUT:

“Now, let’S BEGIN. what animal makes this

sound?”

drag a “randon int.” box

found in math, and connect a

thread from say to this box.

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click the wrench on “randon

int.” and set the minimum to

0 and the maximum to 1. this

limits it to two animals.

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ANIMAL ACTIVITY in CHOREGRAPHE

ADD A “SWITCH CASE” BOX

FOUND IN FLOW CONTROL, AND

CHANGE THE FIRST LINE TO “0”

AND THE SECOND LINE TO “1”

CONNECT “O” AND “1” TO

SEPARATE “PLAY SOUND” BOXES,

WHICH ARE FOUND IN

AUDIO > SOUND

CLICK THE WRENCH AND ADD

AN AUDIO FILE OF A CAT’S MEOW

FOR THE FIRST ONE, AND A DOG’S

BARK FOR THE SECOND ONE.

STREAM A VISUAL RECOGNITION

FILE TO EACH “PLAY SOUND” BOX

SEPARATELY, LIKE SHOWN.

DON’T FORGET TO CONNECT ALL

THE BOXES IN THE STREAM, LIKE

SHOWN ABOVE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT HOW TO OBTAIN .MP3

SOUND RECORDINGS, ASK ONE OF

A+’S SPECIALISTS.

REMEMBER TO USE THE STEPS ON PAGE 20 TO TEACH NAO A PICTURE OF A CAT AS

WELL, AND SAVE THE FILE AS “CAT”. OTHERWISE, ONLY THE DOG PART OF THIS

ACTIVITY WILL WORK.

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ANIMAL ACTIVITY in CHOREGRAPHE

ADD two additional “switch

case” boxes, but label the

first line in each “cat” and

“Dog” respectively.

Connect the first line to a

“say” box that says:

“Congratulations! you got it right!”

like shown, connect one

strand of visual recognition

to “switch case” and

another to a “say” box.

the second “say” box should

state:

“that wasn’t the answer I was looking

for, please try again!”

connect this say box to a

repeat of the boxes we did

earlier, like shown.

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this time, however, the

incorrect “say” box will

be connected back to the

beginning of the code.

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ANIMAL ACTIVITY in CHOREGRAPHE

if all of the steps were followed correctly, then your code should look

similar to how it does below. placement of the boxes themselves aren’t

as important as how they ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.

we said this part would be tricky!

this is what your final code should

look like. go ahead and test it out!

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recording motion

2 WAYS OF TRAINING NAO ROBOT

TEACHING MOVEMENT

IN CHOREGRAPHE

THROUGH THE FOLLOWING GUIDE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRAIN NAO
TO FOLLOW CERTAIN MOVEMENTS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO

ACCOMPLISH THIS, BUT THESE ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT.

Each guide will explain how to place Nao in a back stretch,
however, you can use these steps to direct nao to move however

you’d like.

TEACHING MOVEMENT
WITH SENSORS

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MOTION IN CHOREGRAPHE

ENSURE THAT NAO IS IN

ANIMATION MODE, AND THE ICON

IS ORANGE.

NAME THE BOX WHATEVER YOU

WANT TO CALL THIS MOVEMENT.

USE “NAO MOVEMENT”.

CLICK VIEW > POSE LIBRARY, AND

DOUBLE-CLICK STAND TO FORCE

NAO INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

MAKE SURE TO CONNECT YOUR

STARTING STRAND TO THE NEW

BOX.

RIGHT CLICK ANYWHERE IN THE

CODING CENTER, AND CLICK

CREATE A NEW BOX > TIMELINE.

DOUBLE-CLICK ON THE BOX

ITSELF TO OPEN YOUR EMPTY

TIMELINE.

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MOTION IN CHOREGRAPHE

in the robot view window,

double-click on nao’s right

arm to open the motion

window.

make sure that the mirror

button is checked, to ensure

your real nao robot is

following along.

for this exercise, adjust the

shoulder angle by dragging

the dial to the lowest

degree, as shown.

close your motion window

and right-click under the

desired time you’d like nao to

move in the timeline.

Occasionally, a keyframe will automatically appear in your timeline before doing it as
shown above. Make sure to delete any timestamp that appeared without you creating it.

hover over “store joinTs in

keyframe” and select whole

body.

repeat steps on this page for
the other arm, but selecting

a different time in the

timeline to store.

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MOTION with sensors

This method allows you to incorporate your physical robot into creating a motion
code. you will use the same steps as before, but instead of using “robot view” to make

adjustments to its body, you will use the actual sensors themselves.

LIKE EARLIER, ENSURE THAT CHOREGRAPHE HAS

ANIMATION MODE TURNED ON AND THAT YOUR

TIMELINE IS STOPPED.

For example, this is how you would move its

shoulder joint, therefore moving its entire

arm. place your hand on the shoulder’s sensor

(which remember is the blue/colored area) and

twist its arm. then, release your hand from the

sensor.

THIS SAME CONCEPT WOULD APPLY TO ALL OF THE

SENSORS, LIKE THE HANDS AND FINGERS.

ONCE YOU’VE MANIPULATED A PART OF HIS BODY

TO YOUR LIKING, FOLLOWING THE “STORE JOINS IN

KEYFRAME” STEPS IN CHOREGRAPHE, LIKE BEFORE, TO

SAVE YOUR CODE.

once you’ve created your desired motion, turn off animation mode and select the play

button. the nao robot should then perform the choreography you assigned to it.

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day 1 review

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THE FOLLOWING ARE BULLET POINTS ON WHAT WAS COVERED DURING DAY 1. INFORM YOUR

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST IF YOU’D LIKE THEM TO ELABORATE ON ANY OF THEM.

- INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION TO NAO’S BODY, SENSORS, AND SIGNALS. THE
FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CHEST BUTTON, AND THE BOOT UP PROCESS OF THE NAO ROBOT.

- CONNECTING NAO TO THE INTERNET AND UTILIZING THE WEB PORTAL TO ALLOW NAO TO
WIRELESSLY CONNECT TO THE WEB. DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING UPDATES AND CHANNELS TO

THE HUMANOID.

- EXPLANATION OF THE BASIC CHANNEL FEATURE AND
HOW TO ACCESS IT.

- INTRODUCTION TO CHOREGRAPHE (THE LAPTOP
SOFTWARE THAT ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO
DEVELOP CODE FOR THE ROBOT.

- BASIC CODING FEATURES AND HOW TO CREATE
THEM WITHIN THE SOFTWARE ITSELF.

- NAO’S AXIS SYSTEM AND TEACHING HIM HOW
TO WALK.

- USING CHOREGRAPHE AND NAO TO CREATE A VISUAL
RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE FOR THE USER.

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“NAO” THAT

YOU KNOW

ABOUT NAO

HAVE FUN WITH IT! ENSURE

BASIC CHANNEL IS FULLY

LOADED ONTO THE HUMAND

AND ASK IT QUESTIONS TO LEARN

EVEN MORE ABOUT THE UNIT. MESS AROUND WITH

CHOREGRAPHE AND CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS

TO DO THE SAME. PAIR YOUR KIDS IN GROUPS AND

DISCONNECT FROM THE LIVE NAO TO OFFER

THEM ACCESS TO DEMO WHAT THEY CREATED.

IT’S NOT THE FUTURE

ANYMORE, IT’S NAO

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