CamJam EduKit #3 - Robotics Reviews

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“My robot kit arrived today only days after ordering. I'm so pleased with it. Great product, great service.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“What a fantastic purchase this great little robot kit has proved to be. Me and my four year old son have absolutely loved building this project together which makes using the final product so much fun knowing we have built it. At every stage, the instructions are clearly laid out and everything has worked first-time. This has been a great first raspberry pi project and allowed me and my son to learn so much about the pi, robotics and programming, all for such a fantastic price. The kit itself comprises extremely good quality components and everything that you will require. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone of any ability you will not be disappointed!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I've finally got this exploring my house using the ultrasonic TX/RX. So far it only gets stuck if the wheels loose traction due to the surface. It amused my grand kids no end jumping out in front of it and creating road blocks with various things. I run the software over RDP and I'm still improving it. To make any real improvement it would need 4 detectors to better know its surroundings so I might do that. I also plan to put a camera on it which should be fun. The software is up on https://github.com/G3UKB/CamJam if anyone fancies a tinker.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“With my guidance, my 9 year old thoroughly enjoyed wiring up the PiMobile and getting our Pi on the road. The worksheets available online are ideal and very clear. Both my 9 and 12 year olds are starting to pick up the Python.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I bought this with my 6 year old granddaughters in mind and then spent quite a while getting to a state where they could run with it. I have to say its been more of a learning process for me than them at the moment. I've written some software which is up on github at https://github.com/G3UKB/CamJam. I keep improving it and I'm sure it can be improved a lot more. I run it over RDP (Remote Desktop) either from Windows or Linux and I tried Android but gestures really don't seem to work reliably on the RDP clients I tried. The software needs Python3 (already on the latest Raspbian) and PyQt5. It will also kind of run for some basic testing on a PC as there is a fake GPIO lib included. I seem to be hitting the limits of the hardware now but at the price its a fantastic bit of kit and whetted my appetite for adding more stuff. bob :)”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Commande livrée très rapidement. L'objectif et de faire découvrir les possibilités d'un Pi Zero, d'un peu de code, d'électronique pour débloquer l'imaginaire de la création ! Rendez-vous dans quelques moi... Jean-Luc”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Everything else seems to work but I cannot get the ultrasonic module to work. I know the raspberry pi works okay if I manually simulate an echo. Not sure I can just test the module.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“This is my second review on this kit [see earlier review titled "Your first Robot simplified..." or visit http://tinyurl.com/hvmhqbn]... This kit remains a worthy investment but as with anything, continued use highlights where improvement could be made and I currently have two of them: The Wheels: the right size with a flange on the axle but the WRONG material - the wheels are plastic and they slip on everything - wooden floors, tiles, vinyl, smooth cement etc. They also won't run on carpet... The Castor: a good idea but does not spin freely and after 3 months, mine is already rusting... However, this kit is still an excellent way to get into exploring robotics, especially as it eliminates the hassle of trying to match components...”

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Posted 8 years ago