What is Swivl and how does it work?

The Swivl Robot is an innovative video capture system that allows teachers to record video of lessons, teaching materials for a flipped classroom, and teacher or student observations.

You can also connect with remote students during hybrid and distance learning. 
The robot tracks the teacher and captures the teacher’s voice during a live streaming session. The teacher can hear remote students through a variety of audio setups.


**If you're not a direct user of Swivl, but are managing a Swivl deployment or you are the owner of a Swivl Team, Access our Swivl Toolkit**

Basically, Swivl can be used for: 
 
1) recording using the Swivl app 

OR 

2) live streaming by means of a third party live streaming app 

In each case you need to start with a successful connection of your with a compatible mobile device -  iOS or Android.

Quick Setup Video: Ensuring Successful Robot to Mobile Device Connection

 

CX Robot Guide as of January 2021:

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C Series Guide as of August 2019: Download

Quick Start Guide for C-Series Robot: Download

The Swivl solution consists of three elements:

• Swivl robot&marker = hardware 
• Swivl app = software for iOS and Android mobile devices
• Swivl Teams = web-based storage and collaboration at cloud.swivl.com

To start capturing video with Swivl:

1. Create a Swivl Teams account at cloud.swivl.com/register or sign up on the mobile app (step 2)
2. Install the Swivl app on the mobile device which you are going to use with Swivl robot to record videos. Compatible with iOS devices or Android devices. 
3. Connect your Swivl robot to your mobile device, launch Swivl app and start recording videos. See our Swivl Set Up Guide 

Where to go from here:

• Pair additional markers 
• Discover the features of your marker
• Learn to capture video with the Swivl app
• Watch more video tutorials for the basics

The C Series Robot looks similar to our older Gen2 Robot, but can do a whole lot more! This article refers only to setting up the C Series robot, but if you have a Gen2 robot, click here for setup instructions.

If you're not sure, check: Which robot do I have?