Yahboom Raspberry Pi Robotic with Camera Programmable AI Electronic DIY Tank Robot Kit for Teens Adults Compatible Pi 4 B Model 3B+ (G1 Tank with Pi 4B(8G))

Lots of Plastic.Can't change the host subnet for control.i was hoping i could have used this to drive around my house as a sentry with a cam, but alas.

Maggior attenzione nella spedizione perché a causa della frettolosa movimentazione alcuni pin delle schede erano piegati.

Bought this as a fun project to do over the holiday break. Before assembling, I went on YouTube to watch the nice Chinese lady assemble this robot in about 20 minutes. It took me about two hours because I have man hands and I kept on dropping the itty bitty screws and bolts on the carpet. Put the robot on the shelf for a few days until my Raspberry Pi 4 came in. Didn't want to install the Yahboom app to control the robot on my iPhone because I was not familiar with this company. So instead, I installed Google play on an unused Fire tablet, fired up the robot, connected via BT ... and it just worked! Kudos to Yahboom for making it so easy! Only nitpick is that the range of the onboard Wifi is less than BT, so be prepared to drive blind.

Background:I stumbled across this on sale for ~$130 and figured I could use yet another project. I have a good bit of experience with using Python and Pis to have some fun so this seemed to be a good fit.IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS:As others have said the hardware included with this is terrible and loosens over time due to being counter sunk screws in non-countersunk holes. I have a small parts list below of screws and nuts that you'll need for assembly.Assembly:Simply put the instructions are... a bit lackluster. The videos on Yahboom's site helped but they are fast forwarded and a bit of a pain to follow. Instead I gave each 3-5 minute video a couple watches while looking over the instructions.Assembly took 2 hours and most of that was trying to build the extremely fiddly camera gimbal. I tried to get the protective paper off of the acrylic but quickly gave up. Once I got the camera gimbal built the rest of the kit was a breeze in comparison. A bit difficult as the instructions say to install the servo wires after you mount the bottom frame which required some tweezer finesse.I suggest having the following on hand for assembly:- A good Phillips head set for the non-crap screws in the kit.- A decent set of tweezers.- Calipers to measure parts (No part bags are labeled)- A set of the following machine screws:--m3 nuts ~10--m3x5 screws ~6--m3x8 screws ~50--m2 nuts ~4--m2x6 screws ~6Using it:I was able to load a generic 32bit Raspberry Pi OS image to my Pi and use the example Python code on Yahboom's website to get up and running.The code is only example quality so I used it as a guide. After a few hours I had the tank being moved around via key presses in a SSH session to the Pi. After a couple hours more tinkering I have some mjpeg feeds from the included webcam and secondary USB webcam. I was very happy to find that everything worked out of the box with a stock Raspberry Pi OS image and I didn't have to with Yahboom's image.Final Verdict:This is awesome if you are an adult or late teen who is comfortable with Raspberry Pis, Linux, and Python. This is NOT A TOY and you will be very disappointed if that's what you expect. If it came with the right hardware I would have given it 4 stars.

The metal in this kit is much sturdier than it looks in the pictures on Amazon.The link to the YouTube video is a great help when assembling this. A quick warning, the guy who does the assembly in the video has some amazing manual dexterity. My fat fingers don't work nearly as well.Two things I am working on. One, I have a 4" touch screen for another Raspberry Pi, and I'd like to be able to control this Tank from it. I've yet to hear back from either company on if that is possible. The other thing I'd like is a front bumper for the Tank. There are sensors located low on the front of the Tank, and I'd like to have them protected. I haven't rammed it into anything yet; but, that is more due to luck than my diving skill. :)I gave this Tank only 4 stars for ease of assembly. Again that is mostly because my fat fingers don't allow me to assemble it with the dexterity the guy in the video does.