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Freenove Hexapod Robot Kit with Remote (Compatible with Arduino IDE), Walking Crawling Twisting, App Remote Control, Servo STEM Project

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Condition
New
Color
With Remote
Model
FNK0031
Dimensions
10.62 x 6.49 x 2.36 in
Weight
0.82 kg
Material
Acrylic, Paper
Age Range Description
Adult
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Product Parts

Features 5

  • Flexible Robot: Each of the six legs has three motors, and each motor is controlled independently (Assembly required) (Battery NOT included)
  • Easy Programming: The prewritten code library allows you to control the robot with just a few lines of code (Provides examples)
  • Detailed Tutorial: Provides step-by-step assembly guide and complete code (The download link can be found on the product box) (No paper tutorial)
  • Control Methods: Controlled wirelessly by remote (included in this kit), your Android phone or tablet, iPhone (with Freenove App) and computer (run Windows, macOS or Raspberry Pi OS)

Description

Important Notes: This robot needs to be assembled and does NOT include battery. (Please refer to the downloaded tutorial to buy battery.) Purchase Options: This kit has two purchasing options. This option includes the remote, the other option does not include it. Overview: This is a programmable hexapod robot kit, which can crawl and twist its body like a living creature. Whether you want to experience the joy of robots or learn to program, this is a good choice. We provide free technical support to help you with any questions and problems. Tutorial and Code: Comes with detailed tutorial and complete code. (Download needed, no paper tutorial.) The download link can be found on the product box. Remote Control: You can use the following devices to control this robot: Computer: Laptop or desktop with Wi-Fi adapter. (Run Windows, macOS or Raspberry Pi OS.) (Refer to tutorial for details.) Android device: Android phone or tablet. (Run Android 5.0 or later, installed Freenove App.) (Search Freenove on Google Play.) iPhone: (Run iOS 10 or later, installed Freenove App.) (Search Freenove on App Store.) Remote: Wireless remote with joystick. (Included in this kit.) Needed but Not Included: For robot: 2 x Battery (Please refer to the downloaded tutorial to buy.) 1 x Charger for battery For remote: 1 x 9V battery (Not necessary, can use USB power.)

Specs 15

Brand Name FREENOVE
Age Range Description Adult
Educational Objective Learning programming skills
Set Name FREENOVE Hexapod Robot Kit with Remote
Number of Packs 1
Number of Items 1
Model Number FNK0031
Manufacturer Freenove

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Top Amazon Reviews

Nice little kit
Color: With Remote
This is a nice kit and I highly recommend it. First the limitations. Hey! It's small. It's all plastic and small weak servos. They did a good job with the kit design and the assembled robot worked very well for me on smooth flat surfaces. This robot is not for walking on tile, inclines or anything that will stress the joints or servos because this won't take much nor carry much. However the kit looks impressive assembled and the directions are decent. Everyone who I show it to is impressed with the kit and the motion of the legs, the way it walks, shifts and dances. Scared my landlord though but she hates spiders and kept calling it a giant spider. She actually screamed when it powered on and the servos zipped the robot in a standing position. (Poor sweet woman!) I made a video of the calibration on a glass table top so it made a funky scraping noise with the plastic feet described as erry. Hey! Most people were so impressed and said they can't believe I made that. (Huh? What is that supposed to mean? Am I not smart enough?) Seriously though the directions are a little confusing at times and describe sections very well but assume you know (or leave it up to you to search for some of the arduino stuff.) Those 144 little screws that hold every joint together are not your friends! I recommend laying back in a chair with a baggy shirt and force those little self-threading annoying tiny screws in there. They are so small and impossible to find if dropped to the floor hence forth the baggy shirt to catch them when you will drop them. There are allot of small screws in the kit. Thankfully there are a few extras of each. The instructions weren't very good on the calibration but by the time you get to that point you pretty much know what needs to be done. Fortunately the design of the kit is very forgiving. The legs of my kit aren't completely at 90 degrees but I was able to the angles close enough in the "X" pattern. My robot walks fast and looks great when it is walking and moving around. No one notices it is not exactly 90 degree perfect but I know. ;-P Ok so I could unthread the screws and reline it up but after all it is plastic. I am happy with the way my hexapod went together and how it looks and acts. I plan on purchasing at least one or two more of these hexapod kits to possibly make a "how to" tutorial video to cover the places where the instructions could have given more detail, how to program it, control it with controller and android device, etc... What is great about the kit is they have everything you need to get started on git including all the calibration software environment. The next step is limited on your creativity and programming skills. I have some other concepts for the kit as well including fpv and inductive charging from a pad the hexapod can just go stand on to charge. I think this kit is very reasonably priced. It comes with 18 servos, an arduino with servo controller and all the pieces and everything cleanly cut. I recommend this kit for anyone ages 8 to 60 years in age however an 8 year old and a 60 year old will both say allot of nasty expletives trying to put in those 144 tiny screws. They are NOT your friend... HA! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019 by Cary H
Impressively engineered kit that is relatively easy to assemble and works as advertised
Color: With Remote
I purchased the hexapod kit that includes the RC remote. The box includes everything you need to assemble and run the hexapod except for batteries and a charger for the lithium ion batteries. Be aware that you will need the batteries charged up and installed before you can complete the assembly, as the servos must be correctly positioned (using the supplied software while they are powered up) before being secured in place. Also, do not order the Nitecore NL1475SR batteries for this project; they do not have the necessary current capacity. I ordered the recommended Nitecore Nl14500A 650 mAh batteries direct from Nitecore and these work well. You should also purchase a charger that has protections against overcharging etc., made specifically for this type of battery. The kit comes with no software or instructions in the box; you must download these from the Freenove site. The kit went together with no hitches and I had no trouble installing the required software. The hexapod's processor is a Freenove design based on the Arduino Mega 2560 but incorporating the necessary electronics to drive the 18 servos (three for each leg). After installing the Freenove hexapod library in the Arduino IDE, you download a supplied sketch to the board via the supplied USB cable connected to your computer. For operating the hexapod from your computer, you download the Processing IDE to your computer, install the required library supplied by Freenove, and compile a supplied sketch that produces the user interface you use to control the robot. This app lets you choose between operating the hexapod via the USB connection or via WiFi. For WiFi the heapod acts as a WiFi "hot spot"; you connect to it via your computer as you would to your WiFi router, using the supplied default password. You can also operate the hexapod via the RC remote. The remote uses Freenove's version of the Arduino Uno R3, plus a shield that provides a joystick, switches, and a couple of potentiometers. After uploading the supplied sketch to the Uno, you are ready to go. The switches allow you to select different control modes for the joystick, and one of the potentiometers provides control over the height of the hexapod's body above the floor. I found control via the RC remote more fluid than via the Processing App as the former allows you to do things like move forward and turn at the same time, whereas the latter does not. I was impressed with the sophistication of the control algorithms --you can make the hexapod lean and twist in place as well as move and turn in any direction. Furthermore, all modes of control worked properly the first time I tried them (USB, WiFi, RC remote). I was not able to test the WiFi app with my cell phone (an iPhone) as Freenove only supplies an app for Android phones, but given the other successes, I would anticipate that it would work as advertised as well. All in all, it's a well-engineered kit that exceeded my expectations. However, I do have couple of recommendations to Freenove. First, it would be nice if they would develop an app for the iPhone. Second, although the tutorial for assembling the kit and installing the software is clear, the value of the kit as an educational tool would be greatly enhanced if it included a detailed tutorial describing how the software that operates the hexapod actually accomplishes what it does. As one with some experience in coding, I will eventually be able to figure it out by studying the supplied library, but it would be so much easier if there were an accompanying tutorial that takes the reader through it step by step. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019 by BBA
Retrospect pretty cool project for my family to build together.
Color: With Remote
Freenove Hexapod This was a project I had purchased for my daughters (teenagers) and I to do together. Ideally we were shooting for Halloween to have the project complete. This didn’t happen do to a few bumps along the way. All in all it was a good experience and experienced the “joy” of Arduino and Processing with a couple cuss words along the way...lol I had downloaded the manuals first and looked at it before deciding to purchase this Hexapod. If you’ve never built a project like this before I found it helpful in determining the skills needed to complete the project. The manual was pretty well laid out. First let me say I’m a novice and this was my first Arduino experience using the Arduino IDE software and Processing PDE software. It was installed on a Raspberry Pi. I had zero experience with either program before doing this project. I had wanted to mess around with the Arduino boards for sometime. Construction: Thanks to the well laid out manual. Construction of the hexapode went smoothly for the most part. My daughters and I had fun sitting around the table as they assembled the servos onto the legs and various parts to connect it all together. Software: The small examples of connecting the Ardiuno and getting the LED to flash and was pretty straight forward. I had a little trouble with the Processing PDE software but finally got that going after a few tries. Batteries: This part really sucked big time and I didn’t realize how hard these batteries were going to be to get. Amazon carries about everything you could think of but these batteries. I don’t use Ebay and that’s one of the sources that Freenove directed me too. I also had to invest in another battery charger after finding a source for the batteries. Which are expensive also. Servo assembly and calibration: Once assembled I wasn’t able to connect via wifi but used the USB cable to complete the process. I had to do this step over a couple times to get it right also. I had to replace one of the servos also. That was on me because I had difficulty during my first attempt to calibrate. Remote control instructions: Assembly was easy enough on the remote and was able to put together quickly. I did find the instructions for the remote confusing though when I downloaded the instructions and building a circuit for uploading the software? Come to find out it wasn’t really needed. WiFi: One bump we did hit was using the ESP8266 ESP-01 supplied with the hexapod. It was dead and never showed up on our wifi list to select to control the hexapod. I went out to Amazon and purchase another one. They are really cheap so figured this was faster than contacting customer support. The replacement arrived and the wifi signal came up immediately ones I connected the new ESP8266 ESP-01 to the board. I was then able to control the hexapod from the computer and my Android phone once I installed the new wifi card. Retrospect: Overall this was a fun project with a couple pain points along the way. My daughters, and I had a good time putting this together. They are teens and usually hang out in their rooms on their phones so the time spent together was great. Completing this project and watching them control it was the highlight of the day. They’ve had fun with it and showing it to their friends what they made. Pros: The parts were well laid out in bags labeled and came with extras in the event you drop and lose a screw or nut because they are really tiny. Instructions on assembling are very good. Loading the software and calibration were good. Remote was confusing for me. But that could be me? Overall it’s a well designed kit. Cons: Points off for the batteries. Freenove really need to rethink this part and change construction to a 7.2V battery which is apparently available on Amazon per other customers. The batteries Freenove currently use add a lot of expense to this project. In retrospect I might not have invested in realizing the cost after ordering this kit. Final thoughts: Looking back we were able to build and get this kit up and running. I did take a dive into the deep end of the pool with jumping into a hexapod. But we made it and it works as advertised. I wouldn’t classify this kit as a kit for beginners. Download the manual and take a look at it. Assembling was easy. Software and calibration were a bit of a struggle. Troubleshooting I had to replace a couple parts and that solved the problems I had. Overall I’m very satisfied with this project. Freenove: Think about upgrading the batteries and it would be nice to have a schematic of the board layout since my girls asked if we could add a camera to the hexapod. Can you provide a schematic since it’s a modified arduino board? Thanks Mike ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019 by Mike
Do Not Buy
Color: With Remote
Seemed like a great kit to build with grand kids. After hours of fighting with the software downloads, finally gave up and trashed. Hours of calibrating makes it completely impractical. Do not buy!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022 by Amazon Customer
Works great with 2s Lipo easy mod
Color: With Remote
Review Image by Griffin ODwyer
Review Image by Griffin ODwyer
Review Image by Griffin ODwyer
Review Image by Griffin ODwyer
Review Image by Griffin ODwyer
I really liked the clear instructions, but even so I skipped ahead in them and forgot to push the flash up to the controller. I liked also the software loaded on my Linux laptop and also my windows machine with no problems. Overall an easy build and really a well thought out kit that looks nice when put together. I didn't like the stock battery setup and unsoldering the battery connectors and just using a 550Mah 2s Lipo with a XT30 connector works perfectly. I didn't want to worry about getting a new charger and have other things the use standard lipos. I tried the phone app which is my favorite and also the computer control but I believe I fried my NRF24L modules by plugging them into the wrong socket. Therefore I haven't gotten my remote to work yet. So I ordered a couple more modules they are very cheap and I'm waiting on them to come in. I didn't feel right complaining about them, since it was my fault for getting in a hurry and they can only handle a max of 3 volts. The hexapod moves a bit slow but for 9g servos it's about what I expected. Battery life with the 550Mah battery seems to be about 17-20 min. I was using a 1600Mah battery at first because I was waiting on Amazon to deliver the smaller ones and the battery life was crazy long, 35 min or more at least. I look forward to more time playing with the code and adding some leds etc. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019 by Griffin ODwyer
Easy to Build Robot Spider, Needs a Better WIFI Connection , Differnt Battery
Color: With Remote
It crawls sporadically on WIFI and only really walks well when I have a USB cable attached. The instructions were easy to follow, and another downside is the battery that you have to special order.
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020 by J.
High quality kit with clear instructions
Color: With Remote
Review Image by Joe Neville
Very clear instructions, easy to assemble, works perfectly! I couldn't be happier. As expected there are many small screws and the wires are a bit messy, but that will be the case with any hexapod. The software that comes along with it is very nice, installation/calibration/control are all very user friendly. As another reviewer suggested, I went with batteries/charger from Nitecore's website (2x NITECORE IMR 14500 Battery 650mAh 3.7V - Rechargeable, 1x NiteCore NEW Intellicharger i2 2016 2-Channel Charger). Unfortunately I couldn't find something equivalent on amazon prime so I had to wait a few days, but it was worth it! I ended up containing all of the wires by taping the extra portions of wire (which there was a lot of, only the 3rd servo on each leg actually needs a bit of slack) into a small bunch with electrical tape, and then carefully lodging it somewhere in the body. It worked pretty well, just be careful that you are not obstructing the range of motion of any of the servos. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019 by Joe Neville
Entretenido
Color: With Remote
Muy entretenido, si quieres que tus hijos desarrollen gustos por la tecnologia es el producto correcto
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026 by Alfredo Ceballos
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