# Drive Robot Controls > Drive Asimov 1 from a keyboard or a phone, set speed limits, and read telemetry and logs. - Page: https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/cockpit - Section: Asimov › Asimov 1 › Operate Asimov 1 - Previous: [Stand Up and Walk](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/stand-up.md) - Next: [Gamepad](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/gamepad.md) Once the robot is in Walk — see [Stand Up and Walk](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/stand-up.md) — drive it from the **Drive Robot** page, on a laptop or a phone. The camera panel says **Video isn’t available in the browser yet**, so drive within sight of the robot. ## How Input Works - **Input is held.** Release a key, a touch pad or the stick and the robot's velocity goes to zero. It doesn't damp. - **Further is faster.** How far you push sets the speed, up to your [speed limits](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/cockpit.md#speed-limits). - **Losing focus is a stop.** If the Drive Robot tab loses focus, input clears and velocity goes to zero; you keep control. Keys do nothing while a dialog or the menu is open. - **Missing input is a stop.** If Asimov Manager hears nothing from your browser for two seconds, it sets the velocity to zero. - **A dropped connection ends your control.** The page shows "Driving connection lost · reconnecting…" and reconnects without control; take control again. ## Keyboard On a desktop: | Key | Action | | - | - | | `W` / `S` | Forward / back | | `A` / `D` | Strafe left / right | | `Q` / `E` | Turn left / right | | `Shift` | Half speed, while held | | `Space` | Pause — see [Pause](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/safety/stopping.md#pause) | | `X` | E-Stop | The drag pad beside the keys does the same with a mouse: drag the knob further to go faster. ## Phone - **Joystick** (the default): the **Drive** pad on the left moves forward, back and sideways; the **Turn** pad on the right turns; **Pause** sits between them. Touch and drag, and release to stop. - **Buttons**: a D-pad and rotate keys that drive at your full speed limit. The page returns to Joystick on your next visit. - **Landscape**: turn the phone sideways for a full-screen driving view. Set the control mode and speed limits in portrait first — landscape has neither. On a phone, the Drive Robot page has no E-Stop button of its own: use **E-Stop** in the top bar — press and hold. ![The Drive Robot page on a phone, session held: Drive and Turn pads with Pause between them](https://docs.menlo.ai/manual/v1/assets/manager/cockpit-phone.png) ## Speed Limits Select the speed chip (it reads like **0.4 m/s · 46°/s**) to open two sliders: - **Max speed** caps forward, back and sideways speed, up to 0.4 m/s. - **Turn speed** caps turning, up to 46°/s. Both start at their maximum. Lower them before your first sessions — the robot has real momentum. The limits are saved in your browser only, so set them again on another device. `Shift` halves your speed while held. A gamepad never exceeds these limits. ## Telemetry and Logs Select **Logs** in the Drive Robot header to open the information pane. It docks beside the camera on a desktop and slides up as a sheet on a phone. - **Telemetry**: control mode, command sequence and error flags; position, velocity, current and temperature for all 25 joints; the IMU; and battery charge, voltage, current, maximum cell temperature and protection flags. It updates live. - **Logs**: the newest 40 entries from Asimov Edge or the firmware, refreshed every two seconds. **Full logs** opens the [Troubleshoot page](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/troubleshooting.md#reading-the-logs). The Drive Robot page's status line shows the robot's control mode, and **FIRMWARE FAULT · inspect telemetry before motion** when the firmware reports a fault; a **Robot stopped for safety** card lists why — see [Recovering After an E-Stop or a Fall](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/safety/stopping.md#recovering-after-an-e-stop-or-a-fall). ## If You Cannot Drive | What you see | What to do | | - | - | | **Controls locked** | Take control first — see [Take Control](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/stand-up.md#take-control) | | "Switch to Walk to drive" | The robot moves only in Walk. [Stand it up](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/stand-up.md#stand-up) first | | **Start Asimov Edge** in place of the controls | Asimov Edge, the service linking the console to the robot, isn't running. Follow the link and start it on the Firmware page | | "You’re watching. Another window has the controls." | Another browser holds the session. Select **Take Control Here** to take over, or close it there | | **Driven from a gamepad** | A gamepad paired to the robot is driving. **Take Control** to override it — see [Gamepad](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/drive/gamepad.md#who-drives) | | "Driving connection lost · reconnecting…" | Wait for it to reconnect, then take control again | | **Can’t drive right now** | The page names what is missing — for example "Start the robot’s firmware first." — and links to the page that fixes it | | The robot drifts or stumbles in Walk | Suspect a zero point — see [Recalibration After Repairs](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/setup/calibrate-actuators.md#recalibration-after-repairs) | ## Driving from Code The [SDK](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/program/sdk.md) and the [Asimov API](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/program/api.md) can do everything the Drive Robot page does, using credentials issued on the [Developer page](https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/operate/asimov-manager.md#developer-credentials). The robot takes commands from one controller at a time.