Maintenance & Repair, Drive Lubrication

Gripper & Experimenter’s Module

6.Maintenance & Repair

The Pioneer Gripper is built to last a lifetime and requires little maintenance.

6.1 Drive Lubrication

An occasional drop or two of oil on the guide rails is a very good idea. Place some thin, household oil on a Q-Tip or similar applicator, and rub along the rails. Then start up the Pioneer to exercise the Gripper and spread the lubricant.

6.2 Gripper Belt Adjustments

The Gripper’s drive belts will stretch with use and may need to be tightened occasionally. We designed them to make that process easy.

Put the Gripper into its fully up position—its position after completing the self test. At the bottom of the Gripper assembly, you can see an aluminum gear with a vertical belt wrapped around it. Notice that it is fastened through a curved slot in the Gripper casing, and that it has a flat-bladed screwdriver slot?

Do not remove the screw, but loosen it enough so that it will slide in that slot. (You may need to hold the fastening bolt behind the slot with pliers or a nut-driver so you can loosen the gear.) With your thumb, press down on the gear inside the belt until the belt is fairly taut, but not “high strung”, then tighten the screw to hold the gear in place. Look inside the Gripper Bar. On the left side facing you (right side of the robot) is another belt and gear, similar to the up/down belt. This gear, too, has a screwdriver slot, which you loosen to tighten the belt.

6.3 Factory Repairs

If you are having hardware problems with your Pioneer 1 and, after reading this manual, you are satisfied that it needs repair, here’s who to contact:

pioneer-support@rwii.com

(603) 532-6901 fax

In the body of your E-mail or fax message, describe the problem in as much detail as possible. Also include your name, E-mail and mail addresses, as well as phone and fax numbers, and when and how we can best contact you (we will assume E-mail is the best manner, unless otherwise notified).

We will try and resolve the problem through communication. If the robot must be returned to the factory for repair, obtain a shipping and repair authorization code and shipping details from us first. We are not responsible for shipping damage or loss.