Even with careful design, sometimes Roversa may not behave as expected. Don’t worry—most issues are easy to solve! This interactive guide will walk you through common problems and simple steps to get Roversa moving, coding, and exploring again. Before you dive Into troubleshooting, try these quick troubleshooting and debugging tips first—they often solve the problem right away!
Troubleshooting Tips
  • Before inputting code using the buttons, make sure the smiley face is visible (Standalone mode).
  • Once Roversa has completed running a program it automatically clears the code so that you are ready to begin a new program.
  • Check that Roversa is fully charged.
Debugging Tips
  • Work through your code step-by-step.
  • Talk through your code with a friend (or a rubber ducky:)
  • Experiment and try something new.
  • Celebrate mistakes as learning.
  • Take a break.
Still having an issue? Remember troubleshooting is a learning process, and persistence is part of the journey! Check out the guides below to continue your troubleshooting journey. If the problem continues, please report the issue to Roversa so we can investigate and improve.
More Troubleshooting Tips
Assembly Troubleshooting
Roversa Robotics
Research and development has been generously funded in part by an ITEST grant from the National Science Foundation, a Commonwealth Commercialization Fund grant from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation with matching funds from the Licensing & Ventures Group at UVA and Global Programs of Distinction grants from UVA.