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j
After waiting several weeks for delivery, I assembled it exactly to the provided instructions and it doesn't work. There is no contact information provided to reach a help desk to troubleshoot. Disappointed is an understatement.
C
Instructions are fine for the assembly, but the promise of 'pre-programmed' was unfulfilled. charged the batteries for hours, but no change. I also was unable to successfully upload any program to the Arduino Nano (connection errors).
B
Was excited to receive this as a gift and put it together. The instructions seemed pretty easy to me, however the wires are soldered to the outside of the solar panel rather than the contacts in the middle making it impossible to mount the solar panel with the provided double-sided tape stickers. I'm also concerned that it I find some other way to mount the panel (thicker foam stickers?) The wires from the panel to the board won't be long enough. I also tried turning it on and get nothing at all; I've seen the comments about charging it for 3hrs, but how? The only port on the board for doing so is a usb-a like you'd find on a power brick. I don't have any a-to-a cables and it came with a usb-a to mini-usb cable. Not sure what I'm supposed to plug that into to charge it?
Super excited to get this working as it's a really cool little project, but short or getting a new solar panel from you guys or resoldering it myself, I can't even complete the project and because it currently doesn't power on and I've got no way to charge it, I'm not confident that will even help.
Please help!
J
Well packaged. Good build quality. The smoke got out as soon as I turned it on. :(
A
I built to specs then came here to see what I could have done wrong. I checked the polarity of battery and connectors and I charged the battery for 3 hours, as per instructions to previous reviewers. Still no movement. Not sure what to do from here.
Solar Energy... The renewable energy source of the future. Many parents and teachers who want to combine this infinite energy source with STEM education for children are well aware of this.
With this in mind, we developed the SolarX DIY STEM Powered Robot Toy, which enhances children's robotics coding and DIY skills. With this toy, you can charge your phone batteries with eco friendly energy while improving your robotic skills.
Our Solar Robot Kit, which is powered by Arduino, comes in a disassembled form. This allows children to develop their hand and motor skills while building own robots.
Along with the kit, we offer you a training e-book for free. This book guides you step by step through the robot building process.
SolarX Robot Build and Learn
The importance of STEM education is increasing every day. STEM briefly encompasses the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This interdisciplinary education model encourages students to develop analytical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative approaches in these areas. STEM emphasizes the integration of these four disciplines to solve real-world problems.
Moreover, the need for knowledgeable people in the construction and coding stages of robots that surround us is increasing.
Robots Building Education
Those who want to be part of the changing world can program their SolarXs as they wish, thanks to Arduino, an open source electronic prototyping platform based on a programmable microcontroller, which powers SolarX.
If you don't have robotics coding knowledge, don't worry. Even if you don't have coding knowledge, you can program your product as you wish with block based coding through applications like ArduinoIDE.
In addition, our product comes out of the box with the necessary programming done. When you build your own solar robot DIY, you will have a robot with the following features:
- It can charge itself with solar energy.
- With its USB Type A output, it can safely charge all electronic devices with batteries.
- With two Servo Motors and an LDR module, it detects the position of the Light Source itself and turns towards the light source.
- Its wooden body makes it eco-friendly and recyclable. Moreover, your child can paint it as they wish.
- Our product is also a DIY Solar Powerbank. The batteries on it can be recharged and can charge your batteries in environments without light.
Modules of Our Creation Kit:
- Wooden Body Parts
- 2x Servo Motor
- Arduino Nano
- LDR Sensor
- Solar Panel
- Battery
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For example, adding wheels to give it movement and thus discovery solar vehicles?
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Then we suggest you also check out our other parts and components.
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