Battery failing?


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Hi there! I have the Dobot Rigiet (from the 1st batch I believe) and recently encountered, after several months of not using it, that the battery was empty. I hooked the Rigiet to my iMac with a micro USB cable, only to discover later that the battery might have been removed and re-inserted some time ago by somebody testing it… and it had been inserted upside down, so with the + and - poles reversed.

Now, even when the battery is properly inserted (with the - pole to the bottom screw), the Rigiet does nothing anymore. When attached to the micro USB cable, an orange led is breathing slowly, but as soon as I unhook the rigiet (even after hours of loading), it stays dead when I try to switch it one.

Is the battery dead? If so, where/how can I add a replacement 18650 battery? If not, how can I revive/reset the Rigiet to make it work again?