robot nightmare

The USD$6k robot came in yesterday, all the way from Colorado, Boulder. But it was missing the remote control and the 'smart' charger. Now that really sucks because the power adapter gave me hell. I had merely plugged the end into the robot and not into the mains, and the entire adapter got really hot. I could smell the sickening plastic.

After running some tests I figured out that the adapter had a short, which meant connecting it to the robot created a short circuit, thus sending high current through the adapter, causing the smell. I dun care much about that adapter, but the prospect that the $6k robot could have been fried by this current surge, is really freaking me out. Thankfully there is a fuse on the robot, but until I see it moving around on the lab floor, I am keeping my finger, toes and eyes crossed. :(