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After 20+hours of building (and rebuilding) the robot and trying to configure the boards (including many emails to Adeept) I reached a point where I am unable to complete lesson step 3.8 and Adeept is no longer responding to my emails. The build instructions are incomplete and required complete disassembly due to the boards being misaligned (had to improvise because of omissions in the instructions). Configuration of the robot (Lesson 3) is ~60 pages long and are outdated and missing files. You must have some level of experience working with command line operations or you will get nowhere with the configuration. Adeept will respond to ONE email a day and has no customer service support number. I recommend looking elsewhere for this type of purchase.

This is a very high quality kit for the price. The Adeept web site, under "Learn", has a section for raspberry pi just look for the RaspTank. The amount of instructions to download is a lot. There are a lot of photos for the assembly and sample code for running this from the web, GUI or mobile. I have built a kit of theirs in the past and the online instructions, all downloadable, are very comprehensive and you learn a lot. I highly recommend this kit for anyone wanting to get into a robotics project using raspberry pi.

The hardware for this kit is nice, and would be a great deal if it actually worked. With proper documentation and software, it might be great. However, documentation is sorely lacking, and very incomplete and often incorrect. The "comprehensive" PDF is nowhere near. There are many "helpful" reminders to verify the routing of the wiring, while NEVER showing how the cables are intended to be run. The nice paper manuals in many of the videos DO NOT EXIST, and the PDFs do not have the information. There are not even actual photograph of a completed robot for reference, everything is a drawing or incomple CGI image, lacking important details. Software installation is even worse!

I like the assembly process and it makes a great gift. I am not sure why the claw will not grab, I can open the claw by hand and it will close. I used the program that came with it.

I am an electrical Engineer. I only say this because I. Am over careful when dealing with projects and order of part install.I have no choice but to review. Parts have come. Cracked. I also don’t get the batteries for the tank !!Please help me fix this this. Love the products. Dislike this handling of the product Rasp Tank.Brocken prices and no batteries ?!? What ? Who QC”s this from the 3D printer? Very disappointed

I got this, first as an educational tool to learn about robotics; but I have a specific use for it once it’s built: I need to run a bunch of Cat-5 wiring in my crawl space; and I’d prefer not to crawl on my belly through the dirt to do it. I intend to use it to pull wiring to all corners of my house while I sit in the chair with a remote. The gripper will help grab wires as I drop them, and carry the where I need them to go. This is going to be a big help.I just have to build it first.

Sadly I am going to give this a 1.5 to 2 stars.Personal think it's great but has a ton of small issues.Issues 1 the code does not work out of the box.I'm highly technical and it was annoying I had to edit the code.Issue 2 my panels broke way to easy. I didn't even have it running and I broke 4 pieces even the thick ones.Lucky I have 3D printers, but that's not the point.It's a little weird they designed the tank so compact, there is little room for the wires have fun!!!Some of parts labeled on the pdf were wrong and non matching.The big issue is, the code doesn't work...Secondly the plastic breaks to easy I had the tank tip over just to the left no drop or all and a wheel holder broke.My 2 cents 3D print something like it but a little bigger and more space.If everything worked 100% I would at least gave a 4/5Debating returning or fixing it.....

Missing parts and motherbord