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Add Ethernet cable to hardware, format hardware
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1. Grab the base of your LoCoBot, the second largest Allen key provided, three M5x12mm screws, and
the three black extruded aluminum bars.
1. If using the Create® 3 base version, the Ethernet cable from the its board must be plugged into the computer.
Untape the cable from the base, feed it through the slot on the cover plate, through the rear of the robot, and plug it into the computer.

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1. Grab the base of your LoCoBot, the second largest Allen key provided, three M5x12mm screws, and the three black extruded aluminum bars.

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2. Find the three holes on the back of the base plate and begin screwing in the aluminum bars.
Make sure to leave a bit of slack to allow for easy assembly of the sensor tower in the next
step.
Make sure to leave a bit of slack to allow for easy assembly of the sensor tower in the next step.

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6. Using three more M5x12mm screws, secure the sensor tower to the aluminum bars. Make sure to
tighten the screws in the base as well.
6. Using three more M5x12mm screws, secure the sensor tower to the aluminum bars.
Make sure to tighten the screws in the base as well.

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9. Run the cable down the front channel on the top right aluminum bar. Clip the cable to the front
of the bar.
9. Run the cable down the front channel on the top right aluminum bar.
Clip the cable to the front of the bar.

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10. Continue running the cable down the back channel of the right aluminum bar. Clip the USB
adapter to the middle of the bar and the rest of the cable to
the bottom of the bar.
10. Continue running the cable down the back channel of the right aluminum bar.
Clip the USB adapter to the middle of the bar and the rest of the cable to the bottom of the bar.

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13. Wrap the lidar's thinner power cable around the back of the LoCoBot's base and insert it into
the 2.1A port on the left side of the battery.
13. Wrap the lidar's thinner power cable around the back of the LoCoBot's base and insert it into the 2.1A port on the left side of the battery.

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16. The braided servo cable goes down the inside channel and down through the inside tower base
cutout.
16. The braided servo cable goes down the inside channel and down through the inside tower base cutout.

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19. Take the braided servo cable and insert it into any of the open ports on the power hub located
on the left side of the LoCoBot.
19. Take the braided servo cable and insert it into any of the open ports on the power hub located on the left side of the LoCoBot.

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21. Your LoCoBot is now fully assembled. You can proceed to the :doc:`Basic Usage Guide
<./user_guide>`, or the :doc:`ROS Interface Guides <../ros_interface>`.
21. Your LoCoBot is now fully assembled. You can proceed to the :doc:`Basic Usage Guide <./user_guide>`, or the :doc:`ROS Interface Guides <../ros_interface>`.

Video Tutorials
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* - **Kobuki Version**
- **Create® 3 Version**
* - **Kobuki Base Version**
- **Create® 3 Base Version**
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