Robot Docking¶
Setup Dependencies¶
These examples need to be run with python3, and have the Spot SDK installed. See the requirements.txt file for a list of dependencies which can be installed with pip.
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
Dock My Robot Example¶
Setup Robot¶
To properly setup for this example:
Have the robot powered off
Have the robot close to the dock so it can see the fiducial, with a clear path between the robot and dock.
Use an external E-Stop endpoint from an api client or tablet
Running the Example¶
When run, this script will
Power on and stand up the robot.
Move the robot onto the dock and engage the dock.
Will retry if the first attemp fails.
Power Off once engaged with the dock
python3 dock_my_robot.py --username USER --password PASSWORD --dock-id DOCKID ROBOT_IP
Try not to interrupt the robot while it’s over the dock, loss of comms will make the robot sit on the dock in an incorrect way, possibly causing it to roll over or make it hard to recover autonomously.