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he would have fallen if I wasn't holding him.

https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Course/1

@darticus... Again.... Before you damage your JD... Read/Re-read the tutorials....

Going to the tutorials on here. I haven't wifi him as yet but will go back through tutorials. Thanks Ron

This is where I'm at. I'm having trouble keeping the computer connected to WiFi with JD so I turned off windows defender and I think its helping. I checked all JD's servos individually and they are all centering. My problem seemed to be not being connected to WiFi. I turn on JD while on his back and the servos move into an incorrect slightly out of alignment position but as soon as JD connects WiFi the servos go to 90 degrees and all are good. Is this the correct workings for JD when turned on? One servo in the ankle is off by about 10 degrees and I guess I would have to fine tune it unless you can adjust this with a Phillips head and move the gear. I don't know how you can get at it. Any one get at this servo? I can't seem to get into the fine tune screen for the servos. How do you get to this screen? Thanks all Ron

did you callibrate on the web page?

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I turn on JD while on his back and the servos move into an incorrect slightly out of alignment position but as soon as JD connects WiFi the servos go to 90 degrees and all are good. Is this the correct workings for JD when turned on?

This is the correct workings for pretty much any robot that has servos. Servos will nearly always pulse (move a tiny bit) when power is supplied with no signal.

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One servo in the ankle is off by about 10 degrees and I guess I would have to fine tune it unless you can adjust this with a Phillips head and move the gear. I don't know how you can get at it. Any one get at this servo? I can't seem to get into the fine tune screen for the servos. How do you get to this screen?

There is probably already a fine tune setup (servo profile) for your robot. You can call it up by clicking the "Projects" tab at the top, then click the icon with the 3 green gears ("Configure" ) over on the right.

If you have not already set up a servo profile, all the numbers will be 0. Clicking and holding on a box will allow you to adjust the number in the box by moving the mouse up or down. Once done, save it under any name you wish.

EDIT Made a mistake above. To change the numbers in the servo control boxes in the servo Profile setup window you need to click the + or - button on the given box. Not move the mouse up or down. And that won;t even work unless you have a connection established to the robot.

I had some success but I am having some trouble staying connected to wifi. I did turn off windows defender. I was able to fine tune and get JD to stand from lying down position. I lost wifi before I could check out the sound board. Why would he disconnect from wifi. Running 8.1 and WIFI shut down with him running. Any other suggestions to keep the wifi connected and not losing it? How long will JD battery work while in ARC. I couldn't bet back to connect to JD once I recharged him. What I am doing to connect to him is loading ARC, hitting connect to wifi and than trying some tricks like sitting etc. Is it possible these servos can jam? JD sometimes can't finish the routine and I have to turn him off and redo from the beginning. Is there a way to check sticky servo. Slowly getting there. Just trying to pick your brains as you probably had my problems. By the way this fell out of JD's foot. Is this a servo cover? See pics. Thanks all Ron