AC Adaptor?

[MrForbes]

I just realized I did not answer the question you asked....which is whether or not you could use an AC adapter to power the robot.

You might want to ask IFI about this, as there may be some specifications for the power supply that would limit what you would want to do. Typical "wall wart" power supplies are rated to put out a specific voltage at some specific current load. If you have less load, they put out more voltage, which could possibly damage the controller. That is why think that using a battery might be wise.

A lab type regulated DC power supply would probably be fine, but it will be even more cumbersome to use than the regular robot battery!