Harald Guide ENG
- Speakers
- Metal screws
- Screwdriver
- Large plastic bolts
- Small plastic bolts
- Medium plastic bolts
- Plastic standoffs
- Medium standoffs
- Nuts
- Long standoffs
- Token
- LEDs
- Rubber feet
- Batteries
- Battery holder
- USB–C cable
- PCB
- Plexiglass parts
Welcome to the Harald build guide! Follow these instructions to assemble your Harald robot step–by–step. First things first, let’s get your acrylic casings ready.
Carefully peel off the protective foil from both sides of each casing so they are clear and shiny.
Wow, look how shiny they are now!
Now let’s dive into the exciting assembly part! The first components you’ll need are a speaker, two acrylic casings (see photo), four spacers, and four medium–sized bolts.
Put the casing with the interesting cut–out part on the second casing, as shown in the photo below.
Next, add the speaker from the inner side of the casing.
Make sure to position the battery holder just like it is shown in the photos. This will be important for a later step because of the wire position.
Insert a bolt through the casings and speaker from the outside.
Fasten the bolt with a spacer on the backside using your hand.
Repeat this step for the remaining three bolts and spacers.
Leave this part aside for now and focus on the battery holder..
Take the battery holder, batteries, acrylic casing (see the photo), two metal screws, and two spacers.
Position the battery holder on the casing so the two holes align with the casing’s holes. Notice the small cut–out on one side of the casing for the battery holder’s wire. Ensure the battery holder is positioned so that the wire can go through that cut–out. Insert a screw through the battery holder from the inside and fasten it with a spacer on the backside using only your fingers.
Next, add the batteries to the holder. Be careful to put the batteries in the right way. Inside the battery holder, there are + and – signs indicating the correct polarity. The same + and – signs can be found on each battery.
Leave this part aside for now. Take the two acrylic casings (see the photo), two small spacers, and two small bolts.
Place the smaller casing on the bigger one as shown in the photo to ensure smooth progress in the next steps.
Insert the bolts from the side of the smaller casing and fasten them with nuts on the backside.
Repeat this step for the second bolt and nut.
For the next step, you’ll need the piece of acrylic you just built, one long bolt, one long spacer, and one medium long spacer.
Insert the bolt on the opposite side from the previous step’s bolts.
Fasten this bolt with the medium long spacer, and then place the long spacer on top of it.
To ensure Harald can stand on any surface without tilting, apply the included sticky pads to each corner of the casing after removing the whitish protective film.
Now, we can start putting Harald together! Take the casing parts you’ve worked on previously.
Connect the battery casing and the casing with the long spacer as shown. Ensure the battery holder is outside, and the small acrylic part (for placing your token) is in front of it.
Bend the battery holder wire as shown to proceed with the assembly.
Add the casing with the speaker from the side of the battery wire. Ensure the speaker’s wire is on the upper side.
Your Harald should look like this now.
Now for the fun and creative part! Take all these acrylic casings: these are Harald’s accessories—his ax, shield, arms, legs, and helmet.
Customize these casings as you wish, but be careful to place the stickers on the right side.
Here’s a tip: to avoid messing up, place the sticker upside down on the table and stick the casing to it. Ensure it’s on the correct side.
This is what casings look like right now.
Time to add Harald’s body! Take all the casings with the stickers, the big casing, PCB, nine bolts, eight spacers, and one nut.
Place the big casing on the board, aligning all the holes for the bolts.
Place the helmet casing on the PCB and big casing, and insert one bolt.
Fasten it with a spacer from the back.
Repeat this step for the arms but BEWARE! Right arm has to be fastened from the backside with the nut, while the left one has to be fastened with the spacer.
Next, add the legs, shield, and ax.
Insert one of the remaining bolts and spacers into Harald’s belly as shown.
As a final touch, we will use LEDs as his eyes. THE NOTCHED SIDE OF THE LED IS THE NEGATIVE SIDE (–). MAKE SURE TO PLACE THE LEDS ON THE CORRECT SIDE. PAY ATTENTION TO THE POLARITY OF THE DIODES! THEY ARE MARKED WITH + AND – SIGNS ON THE PCB
How does Harald look?
Now, let’s connect everything together.
First, connect the battery and speaker wires to the PCB so you can turn Harald on and play music. The back of the PCB has little signs showing where each wire goes.
Make sure all the cut–out parts fit perfectly together.
Place the casing from the photo on the side as shown..
Finally, add the last casing and bolt at the top, and the bolt through the big spacer in the middle.
For fastening this last bolt, you might need a screwdriver.
The big token in the kit is for connecting to the game console Bit (sold separately) and unlocking the secret game. If you are not playing a game, you can place it in its designated spot next to the battery holder.
And here comes Harald! Great job—we hope you had so much fun building your robot.
To turn it on, simply click here.
Both front and back LEDs should light up immediately. If the front ones do not, just take them out and switch the side—you probably mixed up the polarities. Have fun with your new robot buddy!
The best thing about Harald is that you can connect it to your phone and play any music you want. Thanks to the speaker you connected previously, you’ll be able to hear the music very well.
TO CONNECT HARALD TO YOUR PHONE:
- Turn Harald on as shown in the previous step.
- Turn on Bluetooth on your phone.
- Find "XFW–M18" in the list of available devices.
- Connect to "XFW–M18".
- Start playing your favorite tunes and enjoy!