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Robotics kits is my new passion. I decided to buy this robot car kit attracted by the company. In the description they promised good instructions. After I received the product I was not disappointed.I read reviews. I find them useful. When I saw that this product was so well presented, all components were neatly organized and easily recognizable, and checking them out was a pleasure, I decided to publish a review right away. I copied the files from the included CD ROM to a dedicated folder on my computer and was at first a bit frustrated because the links were not working until I discovered I had to start with user_manual.html.From there everything was accessible, be it assembly instructions, videos, lessons. Users can decide wether or not to skip steps depending on previous experience with Arduino, but the material is extremely well organized and I would not take anything out. The components are very well crafted and the assembly process is a delight, because the purpose of every part is very well explained. The lessons that allow to upload code to the Arduino are well organized. Particularly I was impressed about how well all parts performed together, hardware and software. In my experience with kits from other vendors I’ve spent several hours frustrated, trying to find the solution to different error codes and could not get help from the vendor website. I even tried the Arduino community at no avail. This robot was different. After assembling it I plugged it to my computer, found the corresponding sketch, selected Arduino Uno, the appropriate COMM port and instantly checked syntax, found no flaws, and uploaded the sketch in seconds. Perfect. In my understanding this company takes things seriously, they use good hardware design and good programmers, and debug their software before selling it abroad to make it reliable. Kudos.Other characteristic I found on similar vendors is that they try to impress customers with material that looks as valuable information, but that material makes sense only to experienced hardware and software experts, while it is useless for beginners. On the contrary, the material provided by Osoyoo is all appropriate and valuable. This company was for me a great discovery. If it was possible I'd give them 6 stars. I’m about to become a fan and I will also probably switch to using these kits.

Edit: OSOYOO customer service is top of the line. Within two days of posting the review OSOYOO verified another robot car kit was being sent free of charge to replace the parts missing. No return was needed on the faulty kit either. I'm excited to continue building my car and learning along the way.The kit is very well put together and the parts seem like they are decent, but the unit I received is missing a lot of screws and nuts. I'll have to go to a hardware store before I continue building which is discouraging because it's a very interesting kit to build.

Good robot for beginners.

I bought this robot car kit hoping to interest my grandson in learning about computer hardware and software. The car kit came with a CD ROM containing assembly and operating instructions. I had no experience with Arduino boards so was a bit apprehensive about undertaking the project. However, Osoyoo.com has broken the learning into eight lessons, starting with car assembly then installing different sensors to work with programs (sketches) provided. For each lesson there is a video and also a written guide that takes you through each step of mechanical assembly, software installation and testing. All parts fit and for each lesson we were able to get the robot car to perform as designed. This is a great project for a person interested in learning how electronic and mechanical things work and wanting to learn programming. The instruction provides an environment that uses free and easy-to-use software tools (IDE). After the eighth lesson, we were able to change some program parameters to see the effect on the car's operation and to understand why the original code was written as it was. Oh yes, (rechargeable) batteries and charger included.There are seemingly similar products available on eBay for less money but they are just a bag of parts for an experienced hardware and software technician to create their own project. A beginner would be totally frustrated trying to assemble a bunch of parts and having to write software to make it work. With the Osoyoo robot car you can't go wrong because they have designed a product to make it fun to learn and create a car that works as advertised preparing a student to go on to the next step with robots.

I helped my 5 year-old son build this car in phases and we had a great time. The instructions were clear, the videos helpful, the code readable and easy to modify, and all of the pieces we needed were nicely labeled and prepared. The final car itself is neat, but building it was much more fun.

Assembly was fine, but none of the code you download from the Osoyoo web site compiles. I tried the latest arduino code and even went back to the 1.8.xx version. Nothing compiles.Not sure how there are so many good reviews here. There is no way we are the only people to have these issues.So we either have to learn to program in Arduino or we have a door stop

My son really is enjoying putting it together. Comes with everything in separate marked bags. Also includes a card with color pictures of each part with the name of the part. Really nice!