Do Your Bee-Bots or Blue-Bots Sound Spooky?

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The newest Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots are “See & Say” models with more capabilities than the original standard version.

The “See & Say” models of Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots have three switches underneath. Turn on all three switches to enable the Bot to speak and to detect other Bots.

Customers occasionally ask us why their Bee-Bots make unusual noises when students press the command buttons. How does this happen and how do you fix it?

“See & Say” models have a personalization feature that allows you to record up to 2 seconds of sound on a command button. To do this, press a command button for 2 seconds. After the beep, make your recording. You will hear two beeps when your time is up. Now, pressing that command button plays the sound you recorded.

Students might hold down buttons and record sounds without being aware of it! That could account for mysterious sounds coming from Bee-Bot or Blue-Bot!

To erase a recording, press the command button for two seconds and wait for the double beep (without making any sound). You can also press the X (Clear) button for 2 seconds and listen for three beeps, which indicates that all sounds are erased.

Have fun with your Bee-Bots and Blue-Bots!