Review on 🤖 Freenove Hexapod Robot Kit with Remote Control for Arduino IDE: App-Controlled Walking, Crawling, and Twisting Servo STEM Project by Josh Culotta

This is a good kit and I would recommend it. First limitations. Hi! It's small. It's all plastic and little flimsy servos. They did a good job designing the kit and the assembled robot performed very well on smooth, flat surfaces. This robot is not designed to run on tiles, slopes or anything else that puts stress on the joints or servos as it doesn't last long or endure much. However, once assembled the kit looks impressive and the instructions are decent. Everyone I show him to is impressed by the position and movement of his legs, the way he walks, moves and dances. Despite frightening the owner, she hates spiders and calls him a giant spider all the time. She actually screamed as it powered up and the servos locked the robot in a standing position. (Poor sweet lady!) I filmed the calibration video on a glass tabletop, so it made a weird squeaking noise from the plastic legs described as arry. Hi! Most people were so impressed and said they couldn't believe I did it. (Huh? What's that supposed to mean? Am I not smart enough?) Seriously, although the instructions are a bit confusing at times and the sections describe very well, assume you know (or leave some to you). of the Arduinos ). things.) Those 144 little screws holding each joint together aren't your friends! I recommend sitting back in your chair in a baggy shirt and screwing those pesky little screws in there. They're so small they're impossible to find when they fall on the ground, and then a baggy shirt to catch them if you drop them. Lots of small screws included. Fortunately, each comes with a few extras. The calibration instructions weren't very good, but if you got to this point you pretty much know what to do. Fortunately, the kit's design is very forgiving. My kit's legs aren't fully bent at 90 degrees, but I was able to get the angles close enough in an "X" shape. My robot walks fast and looks great walking and moving. No one realizes it's not exactly 90 degrees, but I know. ;-P Okay, I could remove the screws and put it back together, but it's plastic. I am happy with how my hexapod is assembled, looks and works. I am planning to buy at least one or two more of these hexapod kits to possibly make an instructional video covering places where the instructions give more details on how to program and control with a controller and an android device etc. The The nice thing about the package is that it comes with everything you need to get started with Git, including the entire calibration software environment. The next step is limited by your creativity and programming skills. I also have a few other concepts for the kit including fpv and inductive pad loading where the hexapod can just stand to load. I find this set very affordable. It comes with 18 servos, an Arduino with a servo controller and all the parts, all neatly cut out. I recommend this set for anyone aged 8-60, but both an 8-year-old and a 60-year-old will swear a lot while trying to fit those 144 tiny screws. They are NOT your friends. HA!