Set Up Overview
Commission an assembled Asimov 1: connect to it, calibrate its actuators, confirm assembly and start the firmware.
Set Up takes an assembled robot to one you can drive: on your network, all 25 actuators verified and calibrated, assembly confirmed and the firmware running. You do it once per robot, and again only after repairs.
Before You Start
- Assembly is finished and the Finish Assembly checks pass.
- Both computers are flashed — see Firmware & Software Flashing.
- All 25 actuator IDs are assigned. That happens before assembly, one bare actuator at a time — see Assign Actuator IDs. If it never happened, stop: an ID can't be assigned safely once the harness is in place.
- You have read Safety & Handling. Calibration and first start both involve supporting the robot.
The Steps
Connect & Sign In. Reach Asimov Manager in a browser, put the robot on your Wi-Fi and replace the default password.
Calibrate Actuators. Check that all 25 actuators respond, and record each one's zero position at the home pose. The firmware stays stopped.
First Start. Confirm assembly, start the firmware for the first time and check that the robot came up healthy.
The Setup Checklist
Asimov Manager tracks the same work in the sidebar's Finish setting up checklist:
| Row | Done when | Covered in |
|---|---|---|
| Reach the RPU | Asimov Manager can control the Robot Processing Unit (RPU) | Connect & Sign In |
| Build the robot | Assembly is confirmed. Its sub-steps track the work: you tick Assign actuator IDs and Assemble the robot yourself, and the robot ticks Check liveness and Check calibration from its own checks | Calibrate Actuators, then First Start |
| Start the firmware | The firmware is running | First Start |
| Set a password | The default password is replaced | Connect & Sign In |
| Join Wi-Fi | Shown only while the robot is on its setup hotspot | Connect & Sign In |
Rows that depend on the RPU stay greyed out ("Waiting on the RPU") until it is reachable, so fix the link first. Hide Checklist hides it in your browser; while it is hidden, Overview and Settings show Setup isn’t finished with a Show Setup Checklist button that brings it back. The checklist closes once the robot is fully set up.
Next: Connect & Sign In.