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+# Prerequisites
+
+* Make sure your user account has access to
+  * serial port (to communicate with robot base)
+  * keyboard input (to use keyboard control)
+
+* Grant access to serial port
+```
+# Note: you can use "ls /dev/ttyUSB*" to check the serial port number on your computer
+$ sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
+```
+
+* Add user to "input" group
+```
+$ sudo adduser <your-user-name> input
+```