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== Aqua Robot Family Wiki ==

'''This is the Aqua robot Wiki.  It is intended for researchers, developers and students using the Aqua platform.'''

[[File:Pretty_swim_3641.jpg|thumbnail|Aqua swimming with non-standard front LED option]]

The Aqua robot family was developed at McGill and York Universities, and can also be purchased as a commercial Aqua2 product from Independent Robotics Inc.

Notable pages:

=== Preliminaries: ===

* About the [[About|Aqua]] family
* Warning and guidelines for handling [[Aqua:Batteries|batteries]]
* [[Getting started|Getting started]]

=== Deployment: ===

* [[Before_swimming|What to do before putting the robot in water]]
* [[After_swimming|What to do after swimming the robot]]
* [[Ballasting]]
* [[Screw_configuration_and_basic_assembly|Assembly]]
* [http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/underwater-housing-maintenance  Taking care of underwater cameras] (external link), relevant to camera gear, robot and other submersible equipment

=== Intro for developers ===

* [[subsystems and technical terms|Subsystems and technical terms]]
* [[Connecting to the Robot|Connecting to the Robot]]
* [[ROStips]]  (see also  [[ ROS_packages ]] )
* User and developer [[Wish_list]] for the robot.
* Communications:  [[Accessing the Robot]]
* [[Aquamenu]]
* What is [[Robodevel]] ?

=== Development ===
* Various [[ Aqua:enhancements|ehnancements ]] and experiments that people have tried or are developing

=== Misc ===
* [[Open questions]]
* [[Troubleshooting]]

[[File:Front_cameras_wifi.jpg|thumbnail|Wifi antenna: Click to expand and see text]] (see also the [[FAQ]] )

== Getting started contributing ==
This wiki uses WikiMedia software. You can consult the wikimedia [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software, but note that images and other material to be used here should be uploaded to this site  (via the [[Special:Upload | upload]] link in the lower left toolbox) rather than WikiCommons (which that shared document refers to).


=== Aqua users ===

Aqua users:  this section really needs elaboration for new users (e.g. tips and details):
   http://y1d.com/wiki/index.php/Batteries_and_charger#Changing_the_battery


Other pages we could use (click on one to start contributing, or add something else):

[[ USBL ]]  || 
[[ Troubleshooting ]]   ||  [[ Reading_list ]] || [[How_to_walk]] 

=== General tips on wiki usage and syntax ===

* This uses much the same software as Wikipedia.
* URLS will automatically turn into live links
* Wiki [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] for site administrators
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

== New Stuff ==

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