Put the AlphaMini on a smooth and flat desk in a squatting style.
Press and hold onto the power button for 2~3s until the mouth LED light is turned on.
Note：
It takes about 60s to complete the startup process. You can start playing with the AlphaMini after he says ‘I’m ready’
1. Press and hold the bower button for 3 seconds until your AlphaMini Robot is turned off;
2. Or speak to your AlphaMini Robot, "Hey Mini, shut down."
These videos will guide you on unboxing the AlphaMini, charging her and the basic handling of the robot.
The AlphaMini educational robot works with a mobile app.
Download the app on Google Play.
Download the app on the App Store.
1. Once the app is launched, log in using the username and password provided by the NIE Library staff.
2. After pressing “Login”, the “Playground” interface of the application appears. Make sure that your phone’s bluetooth is enabled and that your Alpha Mini robot is turned on, then press “Start Binding” to pair the robot to your phone.
3. Press "Next". You will have a choice on how to connect the robot to the Internet. Connection via mobile data (4G) is only possible if a SIM card is inserted in the robot. In this guide, we connect to the Alpha Mini educational robot via WiFi network. Click on "Use Wi-Fi".
4. Using Bluetooth, your phone will recognize your robot and display its serial number. Tap on this number.
5. Alpha Mini will then search for WiFi networks nearby (e.g. your mobile hotspot WIFI network). Once your WiFi network appears on the screen, tap on it and enter its password.
6. The robot will then connect to the WiFi. Press “Done” once the connection is established.
7. After pressing “Done”, the application returns to the “Playground” interface. This time, the robot is connected.
This video below will guide you from App Installation to Robot Binding.
1. Click on the “Me” page, then click on the serial number to enter the robot settings page.
2. Click “unbind” button to unbind robot. Or when another user has bound this robot successfully, the system will automatically unbind the previous bind.
1. In the “Me” page, click on “App settings”. Then click the “Sign out” button to sign out this account.
Aftera a certain period of inactivity, AlphaMini will enter a power saving (sleep mode) and his LCD eyes will be turned off. In this case, you cannot use the phrase "Hey Mini" to wake up the robot.
Touching the top of AlphaMini Robot's head or pressing his power button, you can wake him up from sleep mode.