Crenova Robot Car Kit for Arduino, 4 Wheel Bluetooth Utility Vehicle Intelligent Robotics L298N Motor Driver Robot Smart Car kit

Like the previous poster, I'm going to be able to build this on my own but I'm pretty shocked that no rudimentary instructions came with the kit. Although I mostly bought this to build my parts inventory, I did intend to build the thing the way it was intended as a potential starting point to future projects. I've already spent a couple of hours just deciding where things are supposed to be mounted and just general layout. My first dilemma was figuring out that the motors needed to be mounted on the yellow base and the clear acrylic was presumably there so that you could see the lower layer of the car through the top. Not a big deal since you're going to want to take everything off so that you can remove the protective paper on the acrylic. But moving the motors then led to the realization that the yellow base is quite thinner than the clear one and the screws were bottoming out on the mounting posts. Also, if you're not careful, the wheels will bind against the sides of the platform. You'll have to make sure you spin them and make sure they move freely before you tighten the screws down... and you'll need some standoff washers if you put the motors on the thinner base.I can only hope that whoever put together the kit built it at least once to make sure all the necessary parts were included and everything fit together and wiring reached all the appropriate places. You'd think if they did a test build, they'd have at least taken a few pictures and put it on a website somewhere.My hope is that this forum will become a help site for this product as more people purchase it. I'll add updates as I continue to put everything together and discuss problems I encounter.

Misleading - this is not a project for beginners. My daughter wanted to do a project with me as I've been messing with micro computers like the Raspberry Pi. The initial reviews stated this would be a great beginner's project which is a lie. I'm certain the early reviews were paid for. I still have not got the car to work and I don't know if it's because I did something wrong or if the parts are defective because the documentation is terrible. I've sifted through other websites trying to get some movement on this but each site has its own approach and none of them offer a step-by-step and all of them assume a higher level of knowledge than I have. I really don't appreciate looking incompetent in front of my kid.

I am shocked this item does not come with any instructions. The instructions that I bought (Make an Arduino-Controlled Robot by Michael Margolis) are somewhat helpful, but as a novice at making such devices I find this product frustrating.The hardware is fine (at least I have faith it will work if put together). I still cannot believe there is any instruction manual, nor even a picture of a fully-assembled robot with proper wiring.Avoid if you are a beginner.EDIT: I was initially very frustrated, but someone has provided a YouTube video on how to build this system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjCoQ5W0wE0This video makes the construction process a lot less daunting.

It was so cool better than the last one I had.

Great for beginning a rover - has everything (hardware) you might need - except wiring diagrams, code or useful instructions.You need knowledge to get this going - I fried the IR sensor due to reverse polarity of board that they attached it to - but bought a new batch of 5 for $8.00 so no big deal.

This was a neat idea but unfortunately the directions are terrible and nearly impossible to do. I had to youtube to find better tutorials to complete this. Also some of the pieces are very easily broken and some of the plastic parts sent were clearly made for something else and they tell you to cut plastic gears to make them work for this.

So most of the pieces are there. What you get is certainly what's in the picture.The fun starts when you begin to put it together. The PDF instructions are HORRIBLY translated into english and the video has some music playing loud enough that you can't hear the dude talking you through it. Alright, so hints and tips is how it is, I can do that.The next problem that you run into is that the build quality of any of the machined parts is sloppy at best. Drilled holes don't line up with components (arduino mounts are way off for example), light fabrication is required to mount the sensors on the motor and most of the bolts/screws you get at best obviously won't fit, at worst break something else when you install them via the instructions.Overall, this kit can be found for half the price elsewhere. (aliexpress), and for half the price, it'd be a fun little project. For 99 bucks/ Nah, avoid this like the plague.

Seriously. A box of parts with no instructions whatsoever. The link in the listing to get said instructions is a sham. Return.