Starting up the robot

Corresponding components: Origin platform (Powering Up)

The robot has a power button for turning on the robot and for shutting down, each of which will trigger a particular sequence.

In case you want to turn on the robot, then press the power button for one second. This will trigger the following booting sequence that is visible via the robot's corner status lights:

1. Lights will blink blue to indicate the robot is starting up.
2. Light will turn red if the robot is started and the emergency brake is activated.
3. Light will turn green if the robot is started and the emergency brake is de-activated.
4. It may take an additional minute before the robot's internal computer finished booting.
5. Your robot is now operational and ready to connect to a remote controller or external computer.

In case you want to shut down the robot, then press the power button for one second. This will trigger the following sequence that is visible via the robot's corner status lights:

1. Lights will blink magenta to indicate that the robot is shutting down and the emergency brake is de-activated.
2. Lights will turn red of the robot is shutting down and the emergency brake is activated.
3. Lights will be off when the robot is shut down completely and turned off.