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Jibo Modding Guide

How to use Be-a-Maker

Be-a-Maker Revived is our version of the discontinued Be-A-Maker app for iOS and Android. It can be installed in a few simple commands.

Required Tools

Section titled “Required Tools”

You will need a few things to use this

  • git
  • npm & node

Download and Run

Section titled “Download and Run”

First we are going to clone and enter the git repository

Terminal window
git clone https://github.com/Jibo-Revival-Group/Be-A-Maker
cd Be-A-Maker

Next we will setup and run the project!

Terminal window
cd web
npm install
node server.js

Open the WebUI

Section titled “Open the WebUI”

Now that we have the server running in the background, we are gonna open the WebUI! On the same computer you are using to run the commands above, you want to open a browser and go to localhost:5173 (or just click this link)

Connect to a Jibo

Section titled “Connect to a Jibo”

You should now be on this menu

BAM Pairing Menu

From here you want to click on the small field that says “192.168.1.50” and enter your Jibo’s IP Address, then click connect. Your Jibo should now have a purple/pink ring and have a dot in the bottom right of his screen with the same color. You are now in Be-A-Maker! Using the scratch blocks you can code him to do different things. When you are done, open the menu via the button on the top left and click Disconnect.