Most Amiga Flex are crated and shipped ready to be used, but some of the details might differ from your specific machine, but the concepts are applicable to all.

The typical Amiga Flex shipment contains:

Typically, the battery holders are located in the center rail, but can be placed on different location on the robot. Make sure you have the correct set of keys and the lock is retracted to receive a battery. Slide one or two batteries on the holders.

Secure the batteries using the provided keys. Each key is coded to its battery holder. Keep one of the keys on a safe place and contact our support team case you lose your keys.

Short press the red button on one of the batteries to turn the robot ON. Each battery have an indicator of its state of charge:

You can also watch both batteries charge state on the dashboard screen.

For shutting down, press and hold the red button for 6s.

Alternatively, you can turn the Amiga Flex ON and OFF using the blue button on you control center, just like the battery buttons.

We ship out batteries with some charge, but recommend customers to fully charge them before each use. To start charging, uncap the charging port and connect the provided charger. You can charge the batteries both inside and outside the robot.

The charger LED will flash GREEN while charging. A solid green light means the battery is fully charged, and solid RED light means there is a fault. Disconnect and reconnect the charger.

The Amiga Flex uses the dashboard and two beacon lights to communicate its state of operation. The main beacon is originally located over the front, left fork, but can be moved as needed. The secondary beacon is located next to the E-STOP and ON/OFF button at the control center. The following states are supported:

When you first turn you machine ON, the machine will be likely on E-STOP mode. When ready, clear both RED buttons on control center and the remote controller and you will hear the brakes disengaging and the beacon turning to green.

Use the right joystick to drive your Amiga Flex forward and backwards. Pushing it to one of the sides will make the robot to turn-in-place (zero turn). Letting the joystick go will stop the robot and the motors will bring it to a halt (electric/regenerative braking).

Conversely, the pendant's joystick operate the same way as the remote controller, with the pendant having priority.

The remaining joystick and buttons on the remote controller and the pendant are reserved for upcoming features and not used at the moment.

There are two main safety features equipment on your Amiga Flex: the E-STOP buttons and the bumpers, and each trigger different actions on the robot.

The bumpers trigger a "SOFT E-STOP", where the motors remain powered and the machine will hold position based on electric braking. Once triggered you can clear the Soft E-STOP from Bonsai Pilot, or push and clear the E-STOP button.

The physical E-STOP buttons located on the control center and the remote control shutdown the robot's power, stoping the motors and all peripherals - a "HARD E-STOP". Because the brakes are spring-actuated, they will engage when power is cut. To clear it, release the buttons and wait for the brakes to disengage (you will hear it).

Your Amiga flex is equipped with disc brakes on all 4 wheels. Each caliper is located inside the fork covers and can be accessed removing 3 Allen bolts for adjustments.

For redundancy, the breaks on each side of the robot are independently operated, with brake boxes controlling two wheels each. Because the brakes will engage in case of power-loss, we equipped both boxes with a manual bypass. To manually release brakes, use a 10 mm wrench to push the bolt all the way into the brake box. Unscrew is back to its original position to reactivate the brakes.

Depending on your wheelbase and track width, your Amiga Flex can be transported on truck beds and/or small trailers. We recommend the use of 4 anchoring points pulling in opposite directions to safely transport the Amiga Flex.

We recommend the use of ratchet straps with at least 1000 Lb (450 Kg) of working load. Use the holes on the side of the rails to anchor the hooks.
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Once the robot is properly strapped, you can turn the power off and the brakes will provide an extra layer of protection.

You are all set. Drive the Amiga Flex around to understand its turning capabilities, how the tires perform on your environment, how to load and unload it, and the operations you want it to perform.

The next step is to setup your account on Bonsai Pilot, create your first routes and fields, and get the work.