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BATTERIES

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Batteries

  • We are using the 18650 lithium-ion battery. These are rechargeable, and can provide much higher current than alkaline batteries. (Fun fact: The first three car models produced by Tesla are powered by these batteries.)

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  1. Assembled and wired robot
  2. 18650 Batteries (x3)

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WARNING !!

Inserting the batteries wrongly can damage your robot and/or damage the batteries

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Battery holder

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Battery

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Insert Batteries

1) Insert the batteries as shown

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2) Upon inserting the last battery, check that the ESP32 lights up. If it does not, remove the battery immediately; there’s an error.

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Remove Batteries

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For safety and to avoid draining the batteries, we should always remove the batteries when the robot is not running.

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You don’t need batteries to program the robot.