Robotic Arm with Arduino 5DOF/Axis AI Smart Robot Arm Open Source STEM Educational Building Robotics & Engineering Kits, Science/Coding/Programming Set, miniArm Standard Kit

I recently purchased a Hiwonder miniarm robotic arm. I couldn’t be more pleased with the quality and engineering. When you see the name Hiwonder you can be sure of the highest quality and great customer service.

It was of high standards

Good hardware. Software not so much. I've spent a whole day fighting software issues with this thing and the camera. If you just wanna tinker a bit its perfect but if you're trying to learn to write software for autonomous functions or even get the autonomous functions to work properly be ready for a very UNFAIR challenge.

Too easy

Was cool at first but completely glitched out after a day and is now nearly inoperable

Couldn’t get it to work with Arduino, even though they stated it’s open coding and specifically works with arduino.

The kit's hardware has an excellent quality. All the parts are well made, robust and have a great finish. I was really pleased and surprised with the quality of the hardware. The software works very well, is easy to operate and very interesting. However, unfortunately, the tutorials explaining how the software works are extremely weak and lacking in detail. The explanations are extremely superficial, making the kit completely inappropriate for anyone who does not have advanced knowledge of Arduino programming. This goes against the educational purpose of the kit, which is to use an open source program to provide learning. It is a shame that this happens with this type of kit. I had the same problem with another chinese kit. I have intermediate knowledge of Arduino programming and I am having great difficulty deciphering and understanding how the programs in this kit work. It is a shame, because it is truly a high-quality product, but if you want to learn programming, this kit is not for you. It is a product for advanced programmers and developers with a lot of experience. The manufacturer could dedicate more time and attention to tutorials explaining the programming lines, how the functions work, the techniques used, etc., so that the user can develop their skills. That's my opinion.

Unless you are an Arduino or coding wizard, do not buy this kit unless you want the hardware more than the Code. The hard wear is great, and easy to assymble. Bought an arm and a hand, put them together as a pair. When I checked the battery boxs one set started turning red. Since this was a long term project, so I wrote a bad review. The Company said they were giving me a refund, but I have never checked. Started with the other one, tring to get it to work, still can't get it to load and have found the the code for the arm is beyond me. INSTRUCTIONS are a Mess Not for children that don't know code