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This guide takes a new MARS from the box to running its first agent. You need the robot and a phone.

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1. Power on and connect

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Power on

Put MARS on the floor and plug in the battery. The robot boots on its own.
2

Install the app

Android APK (1.5.0)

Direct APK download.

iOS TestFlight

Join the iOS beta on TestFlight.
3

Connect

Open the app and follow onboarding. It finds MARS over Bluetooth and puts it on your Wi-Fi. Details: Connect the phone app.

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2. Update the robot

Update before anything else. An outdated OS is the most common cause of problems on a new MARS.
Find the robot’s IP in the app under Configuration → WiFi, then from your computer:
More on updates: Maintenance.

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3. Drive it

Open Manual Control in the app. Use the joystick to drive and the slider to tilt the head. If you have the leader arm, plug it into your phone over USB-C and toggle Arm. MARS’s arm mirrors yours. See Driving and teleoperation. MARS maps the room automatically the first time it connects. To start a new map later, go to Configuration → Mapping → Create New Map and drive around.

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4. Talk to it

Put MARS in front of you, open Agentic in the app, and ask “What do you see?” Its thoughts and answers appear in the chat. Then try navigation: “Move forward one meter”, “Go to the fridge”, or “Explore until you see a person.”

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5. Run a skill and an agent

  • Run a skill: open the Skills tab, pick a skill, fill in its parameters, and press Execute. Arm skills are also in the Manual Control dropdown.
  • Switch agent: on the Home screen, tap an agent card. MARS ships with a few, such as Demo Agent (chats and follows your gaze) and Security Guard (patrols and warns you about people).

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Next steps

Set up development

Open the robot in your editor and write your first skill.

Train a policy

Teach MARS a new manipulation task by demonstration.