If the control panel's lights are blinking, from right to left, from left to right or all together, the issue is still the same: the robot couldn't track the position of the Globe properly. That's the Hall Effect Sensor's purpose; it's what makes your Litter-Robot so intelligent. These sensors are designed to react to any magnetic field. When the globe rotates, the magnets inside the globe will trigger the hall effect sensor, allowing the Litter-Robot to know the exact position of the globe.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/index.php/blog/show/litter-robot-iii-the-hall-effect-sensor