Adeept RaspClaws Hexapod Spider Robotic Kit Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4 3 Model B+ B, OpenCV Target Tracking, Video Transmission, Raspberry Pi STEAM Crawling Robot with PDF Manual

I had to watch the video along with reading the assembly document due to 2D vs 3D. Set up your Ras Pi first, get your servos aligned. If you align while assembling make sure the camera is connected or it won't boot the software. I have built more than a dozen kits in the last year. This one has the most accurate instructions (almost dead on) and the software worked perfectly though i did have a little trouble getting the right CV file. Trial and error got me there. I would recommend this to youngsters who want to start using and programming a Raspberry Pi as it is very accurate and easy to follow. I used a RPI 4, it worked first time and every time. GREAT PRODUCT!

TLDR: This is a great kit, very affordable, follow the online PDF as it did not come with instructions in the box. The programming part is straight forward to get it running. simply clone the repo and run setup script. Have fun! I got this RaspClaws kit for my kids as a Christmas present, and couldn’t be happier. It’s is a great start for anyone trying to get started playing with robotics. The price is fairly reasonable given the parts that it comes with, Picam, servos x15 +1 one extra, Accelerometer, LEDs, ect. Once assembled, it is fairly compact and even looks pretty cool. There were no instructions in the box, but instructions could be found on the link provided on the product page of amazon. The assembly process is straight forward simply follow the instructions and you’ll be setup in no time. Overall, it took me less than a day to put it all together. Everything is OpenSource, so you simply have to download the code from their Git repo, and run the setup.py. The setup script will take care of installing everything needed for the RaspClaws to work. Once everything was setup and installed, I was able to run the RaspClaws.py without any issues and connected successfully to the ‘spider’, and It crawls … it’s creepy Overall, this is a great learning/fun kit! I look forward to see how they play with it longterm. P.S: you may want a second sets of batteries, to limit your play downtime :-D

Well for starters, my son and I have been building the spider over the last couple of weeks. Why so long, different issues mostly related to chores around the house. However we finally sat down and started to put it together. First thing we noticed is that the screws are not labeled correctly and they aren’t packaged in a way that you would easily identify them. They are packed in even groups but that’s not how you will put them together. The protective plastic on the frame is adequate but annoying to take off. Might want to put an advisory to wear plastic gloves on to keep from having fingerprints all over every piece. But aside from these inconveniences the adeept spider is fun to build and work with.

I got this for Christmas and did not open until recently, I opened it and found that the robot hat was broken and without that the whole bot would not work. I contacted amazon support and found that the return policy had ended so I could not return next I googled the hat to see if I could buy it I could not find it anywhere. I would not recommend this product. If you buy and find that a part is broken return IMMEDIATELY

Fun but not easy to make it work with all the installations, the manuel is good but i can't install sudo pip3 install opencv-python ...

Quality control is not there. Started putting this kit together open the static bag for the motor hat and the capacitor falls off the board checked the other one and sure enough one side is not soldiered. Upsetting cause I’ve already invested hours in this kit. Ordered a replacement kit but doubtful it will be problem free. I’ll update once I get the new kit. ***Update I’ve reached out to Adeept and there customer service is amazing I have changed my rating to 4 star they are sending me a new robot hat. I’ve completed the build and must say this thing is awesome minus a few hiccups. There seems to be an issue with the WiFi loosing connection but on a wired LAN this thing really moves and does everything as described. I will mess with the code and see if I can work out the bugs on the WiFi. Make sure and tighten down the screws due to movement vibration if they are loose they will fall out. Instructions were ok but left a lot of room for head scratching. If you take your time you can figure it out.

I just received this product and have started working on it and I can't wait to get it finished. It seems pretty easy and I am a beginner

The directions for loading the firmware and all of the drivers & libraries is not that good. I am a retired software engineer and I still have not figured out how to get OpenCV running on the Raspberry Pi. I have it running on my desktop, but cannot get it to run on the Pi. Also, the firmware will not run on the new RPi model A or the Model 4B. The reason is that these boards use a different version of the Broadcom CPU that is incompatible with some of the drivers.

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Excellent job done by the developers at Adeept, this is an exceptionally good product for people like myself who are interested in tinkering with AI and robotics. The fact that the sample code provided is written in python makes the learning curve a lot more easier for beginners. Assembly is quite easy, I followed the youtube instructional video but at times had to cross-check some of the steps with the pdf instructions manual just to be sure, having both sources to work with made it easy. Quick tip: ensure that the software on the raspberry pi is set up correctly and server.py is running before starting the build as you will need to center the servos while attaching them to the robot (this is done by connecting them to the pi shield). On the pi, you can download the code from Adeept's git page and just run the setup.py python script, the script does all the heavy lifting for ensuring that the correct libraries are installed, really made it hassle free. Cost wise the parts alone that come in this product make it a good buy. This is the 2nd product from Adeept that I have bought in the past 2 years, not been let down, I will definitely continue to keep an eye out on future products these folks develop.

The documentation is lacking, but the quality is good This package is well worth the money.