In each step of the Clawbot IQ instructions, there is a link to an animation of the step, following the pattern vexiq.com/clawbotiq/[step number]. This then redirects to https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/animated-build/clawbot-iq#[step number].
I remember using these animations in the past few months but in checking them just now the expanded URL returns a 404 error. Does anyone know anything about the status of these animations?
Looks like they changed URL, didn’t (can’t) update everywhere that links to it.
This works: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/animated-build/clawbot-iq#1
added “/resources”
Found working link at https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/robot-builds
They need to add a redirect from old link…
You can edit URL after getting 404, then goes
Thought I saw some other animated builds. Anything else from VEX? I know about the various Autodesk ones and Philo’s truely awesome LDraw ones and the FLLcasts ones.
Yeah, the URL for the animated build instructions changed pretty recently.
Would you mind linking me to the page that would then link you to the 404?
Anything like in OP. He was talking about the printed (out there, can’t edit) and PDF Clawbot Build Instructions, both have QR codes like: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/animated-build/clawbot-iq#1
that 404.
I imagine it may be elsewhere on web…
On this page
And KiwiBots
And this page: 8thgraderoboticsclass (second row down, third column)
This old thing
And this
Halfway down: http://puukukui-robotics.weebly.com/vex-iq.html
And
And
And
And more…
And some pinterest links… And twitter…
I think some 301 redirects or URL redirection or Redirects: the ultimate guide can solve it…
Some pages, like https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/education/iq-curriculum/your-first-robot are correct.
Oh, and Thank You!
To solve the specific problem I experienced, it would be sufficient to point vexiq.com/clawbotiq/[step number] at https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/animated-build/clawbot-iq#[step number] instead of https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/animated-build/clawbot-iq#[step number]
To solve the more general problem, a more robust solution would be to to set up an HTTP 301 redirect from https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/animated-build/clawbot-IQ to https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/animated-build/clawbot-iq (assuming this would preserve the # anchor symbol across the redirect, which I think would work but I’m not 100% sure)
Got it. Should be fixed now. Let me know if it continues to give you any issues.