Patching the Robot

An important part of looking after your robot is making sure its software is up to date. Over time RoboCon may release patches that allow you to update your robot. Follow the steps below to bring your robot up to date.

Steps to Patch

1. Download the patch from the email we sent, or our blog, onto the computer you will be connecting your BrainBox to. 
2. Turn on and connect to your robot. 
3. Navigate to the editor by visiting http://robot.local/editor and click the settings cog in the top-right corner.
4. Click the “upload patch” button.
5. Navigate to where you have saved the patch and click OK.
6. The patch will be applied automatically, you can see the status in the log, please quote this when contacting us with issues related to patches.
7. After a few moments, your BrainBox should reboot, and the LED will either turn off or remain on. You will lose connection with it while it does this. Do not turn off your BrainBox - the LED may stay off for a couple of minutes.
8. The BrainBox LED will eventually start flashing again to show it has rebooted successfully. 
9. If your PC has not automatically connected, connect to it using the WiFi. Once reconnected, refresh your browser and open a project from the left-hand side of the editor. Check that the patch version is correct in the right-hand panel.  
10. If you have any issues, please contact us. 

Tip

Your robot will restart as part of the patching process, so you will lose connectivity with it for about half a minute. Your laptop should automatically reconnect to the robot when it turns back on. If you cannot connect to your robot, please contact us.