Ruko Cubby User Manual

1 Package Contents

The package includes the following items:

• Robot X 1
• USB Charging Wire X 1
• User Manual X 1
• Disclaimer & Safety Guidelines X 1
• Quick Start Guide X 1

2 Cautions and Advice

?️ The crossed-out dustbin symbol indicates that batteries, rechargeable batteries, button cells, battery packs, etc., must not be put in household waste. Batteries are harmful to health and the environment. Please help to protect the environment from health risks. If the toy is out of use, please use a hammer to break the product to retrieve the battery, or unscrew the battery door for replaceable battery operated toys, then take the battery out. Dispose of batteries in accordance with your local battery recycling or disposal laws.

2.1 Care and Maintenance

• To clean, wipe the toy gently with a clean cloth.
• Keep the toy away from direct heat.
• Do not submerge the toy into water, as this can damage the electronics.

2.2 Special Notes to Adults

• Before first use, please read the user manual.
• This toy is intended to be used on flat ground only; please do not use it on carpet.
• Do not change or modify anything on the toy.

3 Charging Introductions

• The robot battery is located in the back of the robot.
• Please use the original charging cable to charge the robot.
• Precautions for charging: Use 5V/2A charging plugs (self-equipped).

Charging Process:

• Switch off the robot before charging.
• A red light in the back of the robot will be turned on during the charging process. When the robot is fully charged, the light will be turned off.

The charging time is about 3.5 hours, and the playtime is about 90 minutes.

⚠️ Notice:

• It is forbidden to use fast charging plugs exceeding 5V = 2A.
• It is forbidden to use computers, power banks, USB socket outlets, USB car chargers, or inferior charging cables to charge the robot.
• It is forbidden to overcharge the battery; please remove the charging cable in time after fully charged to avoid damage due to overcharge.
• Please turn off the robot before charging and do not use the robot during charging.

4 Robot Diagram and Functions

4.1 Robot Diagram

The Cubby robot has the following components:

• 1 LED Screen: Displays emoticons and information.
• 2 Wheels: For movement.
• 3 Power Switch: Controls the robot's power.
• 4 USB Charging Port: For charging the robot.
• 5 Charging Indicator: Shows charging status.
• 6 Loudspeaker: For audio output.
• 7 Pause Button: Stops current actions.
• 8 Music Player Button: Plays music.
• 9 Auto-performance Button: Triggers automatic actions.
• 10 Facial Expression Button: Displays various emoticons.
• 11 Microphone: For voice commands.

4.2 Robot Operation

• Turn ON/OFF: Push the power switch [power switch] to the middle position to turn on the robot. Accompanied by a sound effect, Cubby will change the LED emoji and shake its head left and right once. Push the power switch [power switch] to the leftmost position to power off the robot.
• Please play with Cubby on a flat and smooth ground.

⚠️ Important:

• This toy is intended to be used on flat ground only; please do not use the Cubby robot on carpet.
• Push the switch to the middle position to turn on the robot; please do not push the switch directly to the rightmost.
• Please make sure that the robot is fully charged and used with the power supply completely disconnected.

5 Smart Dialogue

When the robot is in standby mode, the Voice Dialogue function will be turned on automatically. Voice commands are available only in standby mode. Cubby will automatically respond to the following commands:

⚠️ Notice:

• Please be sure to use the above voice commands and ensure that the pronunciation is clear.
• Please give commands at the direction of the microphone on the forehead.
• Please wait for the robot to complete the current action when giving the next voice command.

6 Play with the APP

This section introduces the main functions and operation steps of the APP TIA.

6.1 Download the APP

Scan the QR code for your phone's system, download, and install the APP TIA.

[QR Code for App Store] [QR Code for Android]

6.2 Basic Icons

APP Connection

1. Push the power switch [power switch] to the middle position to turn on the robot and turn on the Bluetooth on your mobile phone.
2. Open the APP TIA, click the Bluetooth icon ? to search for the robot's Bluetooth.
3. Click the connection device FXJQR. Now you can use the APP to control the robot.

⚠️ Notice:

• The Bluetooth player function is not available when the power switch is pushed to the middle position [power switch].

Enter Menu

Click "ENTER" to enter the menu interface. There are two modes: DRIVE and CODING. You can use your mobile phone to control Cubby.

6.3 Drive Mode Control

Direction joystick operation

Slide the direction joystick in the circle to control the movement direction of Cubby:

• a. Slide the direction joystick upward, and the robot will move forward.
• b. Slide the direction joystick downward, and the robot will move backward.
• c. Slide the direction joystick to the left, and the robot will rotate clockwise.
• d. Slide the direction joystick to the right, and the robot will rotate counterclockwise.

APP Interface Icons and Functions:

• LED screen editing: Click Emoticon Editor to edit customized emoticons.
• ? Bluetooth: Connect or disconnect the Bluetooth.
• ? Home Page: Return to the main menu.
• ↩️ Return: Return to the previous page.
• Change built-in emoticons: Select from pre-set emoticons.
• Change customized emoticons: Edit and save your own emoticons.
• ▶️ Automatic performance: Triggers automatic actions.
• Change facial expression & sound: Customize expressions and sounds.
• LED screen switch: Control the LED screen.
• Volume adjustment: Adjust audio volume.
• Head turns left: Control head movement.
• Head turns right: Control head movement.

Emoji Edit Field:

• Tap the dot in the edit field to edit the emoji, and tap the dot again to cancel the highlighting of the current dot.
• [arrow icon]: Click or slide the dot to jump to the page you need.
• [star icon]: Swipe to view saved emoticons; click to select one emoticon. The first three are built-in emoticons.
• ?: Click to connect and disconnect the Bluetooth between the APP and the robot.
• ?: Return to the homepage from the drive mode interface.
• ↩️: Return to the previous page.
• [star icon]: There are 15 animation effects; swipe up and down to view, click to change.
• [clear icon]: Click to clear the content in the current emoticon edit field.
• [upload icon]: Upload the emoji in the edit field to the LED screen of the robot for display.
• [plus icon]: Click to create a new emoticon or copy the current emoticon.
• [delete icon]: Delete the currently selected emoticon in the emoticon edit bar.

Example Reference: Letter Spelling

Here are some examples of letter spelling for reference:

[Image showing "SUN" on LED screen]

[Image showing "LOVE" on LED screen]

[Image showing "YOUR" on LED screen]

• When editing content in the emoticon edit field, you should slowly click on each dot to edit. If you draw directly in the edit field, the editor may not be able to recognize it clearly, and the expected effect may not be achieved.
• Please slowly click on each dot when editing in the emoticon edit field for better recognition.
• Clicking the clear button will remove the contents in all emoji edit fields, not undo the last action.

15 Animation Effects

There are 15 animation effects built in the APP. The specific effects are described as follows:

• Rolling: Leftward cycled screen shift, delete the original picture to display the first picture immediately. Used for multi-page long sentence display.
• Continuous rolling: Leftward cycled screen shift. The first picture is not displayed immediately. To delete the original picture by rolling. Used for some facial expression rolling shift and display of long sentences.
• Quick picture shift: Quick shift of a whole page. Stop at the last page. Used for regular and quick actions, such as startup animation. It fails to see the single page clearly and realizes whole-page quick shift.
• Slow picture shift: Slow cycled shift of a whole page. Used for shift of some facial expressions, with single pages seen clearly.
• Single-picture left-in: Shift the screen from left to right. Move in a new picture slowly from left. Pause for completion of each picture.
• Single-picture right-in: Shift the screen from right to left. Move in a new picture slowly from right. Pause for completion of each picture.
• Continuous left-in: Coverage and shift from left to right. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from left, similar to page turning from the left.
• Continuous right-in: Coverage and shift from right to left. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from right, similar to page turning from the right.
• Horizontal diffusion: Coverage and shift from the middle to two sides. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from left, similar to page turning from the middle.
• Horizontal gathering: Coverage and shift from two sides to the middle. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from right, similar to book closing.
• Downward shift-in: Downward coverage and shift. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from the top, similar to falling.
• Upward shift-in: Upward coverage and shift. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from the bottom, similar to rising.
• Vertical diffusion: Coverage and shift from the middle to the top and bottom. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from left, similar to horizontal page turning from the middle.
• Vertical gathering: Coverage and shift from the top and bottom to the middle. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from right, similar to horizontal book closing.
• Shutters: Coverage and shift from multiple positions. The former picture is gradually replaced by the new one from multiple directions, similar to grid switching.

Example Reference: Shutters Effect

Steps to edit a dynamic picture of shutters effect of "I Love Your Smile" on the LED screen:

1. Choose the Drive mode and click the emoticon editor.
2. Enter "I" in the emoji edit field.
3. Click the second point on the page slide bar, and enter "Love" in the emoji edit field.
4. Click the third point on the page slide bar, and enter "Your" in the emoji edit field.
5. Click the fourth point on the page slide bar, and enter "Smile" in the emoji edit field.
6. Select shutters mode in the animation effect.
7. Click the play icon ▶️, a dynamic picture of "I Love Your Smile" will display on the LED screen.

6.4 Coding Mode Control

Programming interface function introduction: From the MENU interface, click CODING [coding icon].

Programming mode operation steps:

1. Click the action icon [action icon]; there will be some action icons for selection at the bottom of the interface. Choose the icons to program actions.
2. Click the sound icon [sound icon]; there will be some sound icons for selection at the bottom of the interface. Choose the icons to program sounds.
3. Click the emoticon icon [emoticon icon]; there will be some emoticon icons for selection at the bottom of the interface. Choose the icons to program emoticons.
4. Click the stop programming icon [stop icon] when you complete all programming of actions, sounds, and emoticons.
5. Click the play icon ▶️; Cubby will perform as your programming one time.
6. Click the loop icon [loop icon]; Cubby will perform as your programming in a loop.
7. Click the save icon [save icon] and choose the number, or click the delete icon [delete icon] to delete the programming you saved.
8. Click the check/edit icon [check icon] and choose the number, click it again to check or edit the programming saved before.

⚠️ Notice:

• You could click any lattice to add a command icon.
• Only when an ending symbol is added, Cubby will perform as your programming after you click play ▶️ or loop [loop icon].
• The current programming will be cleared up when you exit and reenter the coding mode.

7 Bluetooth Player

• Push the power switch [power switch] to the rightmost position to activate the Bluetooth player function.
• Turn on the Bluetooth on your mobile phone and connect to the device FXJQR.
• Cubby will function as a Bluetooth player.

⚠️ Notice:

• In this mode, Cubby can only be used as a Bluetooth player, and the robot function is off.

8 Appendix

8.1 Specifications

• Robot Model: NX01
• Robot Name: Cubby
• APP: TIA
• Bluetooth Name: FXJQR
• Robot Size: 3.93inch x 5.31inch x 5.98inch
• Weight: 490g
• Material: ABS
• LED Screen Size: 10*22 LED matrix
• Battery: 3.7V 600mAh lithium battery
• Playing Time: 90 mins
• Charging Time: 3.5 hours
• Audio Output: PWM
• Charging Input: 5V 2A
• Quantity of motors: 3

⚠️ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

This product complies with relevant safety standards and certifications.

8.2 Common Problems and Solutions

Contact Rukotoys@gmail.com or +1 (949) 394 - 4635 for more tech support.

Printed in China.