5DOF Robotic Arm Kit Compatible with Arduino IDE, DIY Coding Kits

This is a great introduction to automation and robotics. This robot arm was easy to assemble and the instructions were very clear and detailed. It took me about 2 hours to assemble. If you’re into robotics and you’re looking to have some fun then this is the kit for you. It has a good amount of torque, the programming is really easy and allows for quick setup and run. Very good customer support.

This happens so often: a good product is marred by poor instructions. The PDF instructions on the surface are very promising, with good diagrams, but crucial directions are left out and some parts are misleading. However, if used alongside the assembly video, they are workable. Note that the "Zip Resources" provided are in .rar format and you. may need to download a free program such as Unarchiver to open them (it would be nice if that were explained). The Zip Resources include the Arduino sketches and the assembly video. The PDF downloads are the printed instructions. As was reported by some other reviewers, my kit was missing some screws but fortunately I was able to find some in my collection - not everyone will have these on hand, though. I will say that when I emailed support, they responded quickly and offered to send the missing screws. I'd recommend an inventory of parts before you start. This is not a project for very young children as they are likely to be frustrated assembling it. I debated whether this should be 3 or 4 stars because of the instructions, but the product itself is good enough that I gave it 4. With good instructions it would be 5.

This robot was a birthday gift for my son with the intention of taking it to the county fair. Less than two weeks before the fair, two plastic pieces were broken (it is unclear to me how but not fault of vendor/manufacturer). I contacted customer service and they said they would send the parts. Since the parts would come from China, they wouldn’t arrive fast enough so they offered to send a kit from an Amazon warehouse and we agreed on price. They arrived in plenty of time to repair the robot. The build was not complicated but it took some finesse with holding parts and bolts/nuts. We have yet to figure out the programming.

Pro The kit seemed to work and function as described in the product features (ie control via potentiometer, GUI with processing, python GUI via USB connection to computer) Con This kit came equipped with the WiFi and Bluetooth expansion slots capability, but the documentation didn’t cover any of it. Contacted Adeept to suggest that they add instructions on how to add Wifi and Bluetooth control to the robotic arm, but didn’t get a reply.

This product was very fun to build and is super cool when it is all put together. The instructions were very easy to follow and do a good job of explaining what should go where. I did have an issue with the servo motors but when I contacted customer service, they responded super quickly and were very helpful. They wound up sending me 4 new motors in the matter of a couple of days which resolved my issue. Overall this is a great product for people who like putting stuff together and watching their creations work.

I thought this would be a fun project for my son and I. The concept is good. The implementation is poor. I'm about 1/3 of the way finished. There are video instructions online. The instructions do not match the hardware exactly. As an example, the video shows m2 screws and 11mm standoffs. There were no 11 mm standoffs and the screws were M2.5 (and the holes in the board are M2). As a result, I could not mount the board to the base. I ordered a separate brass hardware kit with M2 parts so I would have spares in case any other parts were missing. We continued after a couple of days, and then got to the point where we were ready to power it up. Come on Adeept. I know in the product description it does fairly say 18650 batteries need to be supplied. I should have read that carefully. So now instead of using the plethora of rechargeable AA batteries I have laying around the house, I now have to go and order some 18650 batteries to continue the project. The idea is pretty cool. The components are decent quality. But the hardware does not match the video and the component count is totally off. Use of non-standard batteries and missing hardware means I'm another $30 into the project or so to get it finished and operational. Not sure I recommend. Likely, I would buy a more expensive kit next time and hope it is more consistent than this product.

Works as described and different features.assembly vary understanding

This kit was really fun to put together. There are several control knobs for many degrees of movement. It is not a very strong grip however. It has a low limit of weight that it can pick up. It is educational for robotics. I bought it two years ago, and now it stopped working, it doesn't turn on anymore.

Wow - this has been great fun to assemble! After reading the other comments I was a little sceptical, but the assembly instructions were really clear and the quality of the components exceeded expectations. First, the instructions come in a rar/zip, and the download is linked to on the box. The directory structure in the archive is a little chaotic! The assembly instructions in particular can be found in Tutorials-pdf/5. Assembly of the Robotic Arm.pdf, and it's a good idea by starting the base, and pausing after mounting the board. I say that because the servos needed to be primed to a 90 degree angle, which can be done by plugging them in to the board, and running the relevant script. The script simply angles the servos correctly, so that when you attach the rocker-arms etc then you are attaching them at the same angle as the instructions. It was straightforward enough (I'm a software consultant by trade with experience in electronics, but with patience and a little help I think a 14y would be able to manage). The engineering behind the arm is quite impressive. And building the arm was great fun. To be honest, I bought this for my six year old as a summer holiday project, but after looking through the instructions decided the build was too complex. However, he's already using Scratch Junior at school (a wysiwyg programming environment) so we're going to code the arm together using a similar approach. I'd say the main advice I'd give someone when following the instructions would be to trust the model diagrams over the physical diagrams. Each step has a few models and a few photos - I found the photos to be a little inaccurate (i.e. when determining the angles of the parts connecting to the rocker-arms, the models are correct, the photos not). Also worth noting that some of the scripts need libraries installing before they will build. Searching for the name of the header should fix this in most cases (e.g. for "#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>", go to Tools>Manage Libraries.. and search for search Adafruit_GFX, install the "Adafruit GFX Library" that show up and it should then work - do for each include that generates an error). Final tip - I found a torch on amazon that cost ten quid and came with 4 x 18650 batteries, so now I can work the arm without being connected to a computer via the potentiometers, and I can see where I'm going at night. I though this was a good price for four of the batteries, and they arrived next day.. No charger though, but I'll come to that when I come to that! All in all, very impressive, well worth the price for the joy it brought building and the possibilities that extending this will bring.. Might buy another in four years and see if my boy wants to build it with me :)

This is my first Arduino kit as the starter kit I ordered still has not arrived. While watching videos on what projects can be done on Arduino starter kit. Saw this product with next day delivery and bought it.. The Good: - A single Arduino Board which can control 6 servo motors, an OLED screen and power supply for the motors. There is a Bluetooth and Wifi option but not sure what is required to use those. - Tutorial pdf on how to control the board using Arduino IDE, Python and a few others tools but it is not detailed, just enough to demonstrate it can be done. - There are extra part for every screw, nut, or bolt for assembling the kit. - Although the Robot Arm and the Potentiometer on-board only have 5 Servo motors, it maybe possible to control a 6DOF Robot Arm via software coding. The Bad: - The arm is fragile and can break easily. Tiny screws and nuts and took 6 hours to build and another few more hours to adjust as I skipped some steps shown on the video. The motor should be 'primed?' before assembly to set to 'default' position. - The PDF or the Video may not match the kit, so I have to watch both side by side during assembly. - The 18650 battery maybe a problem to those who does not have it yet, not only you need to buy this battery, may also need a charger. - The CH340 chip has some extra steps every time Arduino IDE is launch as the driver seems to lock some Arduino files. - The finish product sketch for the kit is not available on-line. Once a tutorial sketch is uploaded, there is no way to restore the original sketch and must quickly learn programming to enable the features. Edit: The default sketch maybe is the Learning sketch available on the tutorial. - The Servo1 on the base under the ball bearing was difficult to secure with the servo screw as it is blocked by Servo2. At first, have to use Adeept extra screw which was longer and can secure it but later decided to remove the Servo 2 with the Arm and use the shorter servo screw for Servo1. Overall, this product is good enough to learn Arduino/Python programming for the servos and the OLED display. Not sure yet what can be done for the bluetooth and wifi options if it can be enabled.

Unfortunately, the device is very small compared to the description, and there is no opportunity for a return.

The servos are bigger and more powerful than the MeArm open source robot. This robot is also easier and more straight forward to build than the MeArm as well. The first axis had a little slop between the servo plate parts A03 and A04, this was fixed by adding a piece of tape around the edge of part A03 to reduce the gap between. The quality of the parts is very high, they are several extra parts if you break any, I did not need any but still nice to have just in case. The first driver board I received was defective but after a few trouble shooting messages through the amazon messaging system a replacement board arrived and worked perfectly. The OLED display is bright and easy to read. The small text size is very tiny but it is easy to change through the Arduino IDE. Overall happy with the little robot.

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