OSOYOO Robot Building Block Set for Adults Teenagers Based on Arduino and MIT Scratch | Educational Robotic Programming Set with 6 Builds

I wanted to like this kit, it had some interesting robots in the kit, but it is a poor quality kit. First of all the instructions are easily downloaded from the web site but they are inaccurate. One panel will show the assembly completely different from the next panel. There are so many inaccurate images in the assembly of these various robots. Secondly they give you two cables to connect the Ultra sonic sensor but neither is long enough to connect to the board. Thirdly the programming is very detailed and easy to follow but the programs are inaccurate and do not work properly. They are heavily flawed. Finally the worst problem is that they give you a support email address but they never answer back. They offer no support. Avoid this kit as it will only be frustrating because nothing works as it should. Too bad the company Osoyoo does not supply any kind of customer support

My husband has been enjoying building this with our boys after work. There are some things like coding that is involved that is not for a new user but together they are having some quality time and enjoying themselves.

The media could not be loaded. This set really wants to be awesome, but poor or nonexistent instructions make everything harder than it needs to be. Or should be.We saw this and thought it would be a fantastic toy for our son, and as soon as he saw it he wanted to build the crane. We eventually got it running, but it was very frustrating and time consuming. Here are some considerations:**All the instructions are online, and you'll need a *computer* to do the coding as well. Your phone NOT going to cut it.**Generally speaking, the instructions are either inadequate, inconsistent, or absent.**While building, there are no step-by-step instructions like you get with Lego. They only show you how to assemble one of the projects via a blurry, silent video of someone building it. The process involved a lot of squinting, pausing, backing up, and rewatching.**Showing how to wire the circuit board was documented better, but the instructional video did some things opposite of how the written instructions said to.**There's very little documentation on how to program. There are allegedly "help features" that are "coming soon" but lot of the documentation that I would have liked to see is just absent. I had trouble connecting the arduino to the mBlock software they have you use, and I had no idea what the issue was, or if it was defective. Eventually I downloaded a different arduino software program, and that software installed the missing drivers that the mBlock had failed or neglected to install. After that the mBlock software worked.*Once I got the software connected to the arduino, programming it was actually the easy part. This is the one part they do walk you through step by step. But they don't explain *why* you do anything you do, or what the values mean.*In the end, we got the crane built and working after a lot of frustration and troubleshooting. It is really cool, but this set is not so much teaching you how to build and code as it is giving you a reason to figure it out yourself.*I do like the different sensors it uses, and the provided projects showcase how each can be used. You get a lot of blocks to build with as well. There's a lot of potential for what this set is capable of.

Everything is packaged in a plastic tackle box. This kit does come with a microcontroller, which is nice. All of the parts are in labeled bags. This helps because in some of the instructions the colors of the parts are different so having the part label will save you some frustration. My kids are still pretty young for this at 3 and 4 years old so they helped with the assembly of the structures. I set up the circuits and did the coding ahead of time. The instructions can get you there, but require some knowledge or familiarity with using a microcontroller. Everything for the projects is online plus you will need a computer for the coding portion. The coding portion has screenshots or a video to choose from. Building the structure was in a silent video. It took a ton of watching and then pausing and sometimes rewinding to see what I missed. I found some discrepancies between the written screen shot instructions and the videos, which required additional troubleshooting. Overall this is a good bundled set with a microcontroller, building blocks, and some peripheral components such as the motor. This set would be great if the instructions had some more description about why some of the coding steps are done. The codes are fairly straight forward so that would take a minimal effort to provide a quick set of written descriptions of what each step is doing, similar to a really well commented block of code. With the lack of descriptive instructions this set would be difficult for a complete beginner. This set would be better for a kid that has some experience with coding that could understand enough to complete the projects and handle some troubleshooting or even start expanding on the projects. Alternatively it needs a parent that is familiar with coding (or willing to learn) that can help provide guidance where the instructions are lacking.