🐶 Freenove Robot Dog Kit: Raspberry Pi 4 B 3 B+ B A+ with Walking, Self Balancing, Ball Tracing, Face Recognition, Ultrasonic Ranging, Camera Servo – NOT Contained Review

Not really for beginners. It would be helpful if you were familiar with the Raspberry Pi and connected to the Raspian Linux via ssh and vnc, although the manual has details on how to do this. A beginner learns the basics of Linux, SSH, and VNC, Python programming, image recognition, and basic robot control. The instructions for building a robot dog are sometimes confusing as it is not always clear what the orientation of some parts should be. It would be helpful to use real photos and not…

I was about to get a Raspberry Pi 4 when I saw this kit. I've been obsessed with the idea of robot dogs for a while, and when I saw this I knew I had to get it. I felt like a kid again when I received the kit. Just to be clear, you'll need to purchase the Raspberry Pi 4 separately, but that's easily available here at Revain. You will also need to purchase 2 x 18650 lithium batteries elsewhere (refer to the battery manual from the manufacturer of this kit). The rest of the kit is complete. It…

I am an experienced roboticist with extensive experience building robots from commercial kits as well as my creations. When I was looking for a cheap microcontroller for my students, I came across a cute and inexpensive robot. called Micro Rover by Freenove, based on the ubiquitous BBC MicroBit card. Then I realized that this company offers other more complex robots based on Arduino and Raspberry Pi at a very reasonable price. The dog I am writing this review for. This kit is one of the best…

As a relatively new Raspberry Pi user, I was impressed with the setup instructions in the manual. It begins by explaining the differences between Rasp Pi boards, what cables or adapters are needed, and how to set up and install software. I learned how to connect to my Rasp Pi using Remote Desktop, PuTTY and VNC Viewer instead of using a separate monitor, mouse and keyboard like before. As a side note, I chose the RasPi 3B for this project as it is cheaper than the 4B model and uses less power…

I've wanted to build this robotic dog kit since I first heard it was coming. Price wise it's as complex as the robots costing more than twice as much (even with the cost of the Raspberry Pi board and two 18650 batteries NOT included). It has video face recognition, can follow the red ball and can be controlled with a smartphone app. I've made other Freenove robot kits and it's no wonder there are great reference resources if you need them. There's even a business card with an email address for…

The idea that you could turn a Raspberry Pi into a walking robot kit was too big for me to pass up. I had some unused Pi boards lying around so this seemed like a fun project. First, I'm a systems engineer by trade. I deal with electronics, electrics, thermal engineering, mechanics and software on a daily basis. I would not recommend this kit to anyone unfamiliar with mechanics, electronics, computers, programming and the Linux operating system. Other than that, it was one of the most…