Waveshare wave rover...yeah I really have no idea what im doing. Challenge was accepted but not understood!

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Long story…not so short my 4 year old became obsessed with robots (mainly rc type things) so i researched and found the wave rover. He can be hard on things so the all metal body seemed like a good idea. 2x2 driving? perfect! well I dont even know where to begin with coding and aside from the base program ran off of a webpage not much i could do with it.

Basically idk where to begin with it. waveshare doesnt help much with support as it only powers on now while plugged in.

Should I chalk it up as a loss or is there something else i can do with it?
I am an electrician by trade, primarily in ag and controls.
Is there something i can replace the inner workings with to make it more just a remote controlled device without code? like a rc microcontroller or something.

Any help in any direction would be great. I do have a raspberry pi 4 if that helps with anything.

Thatnk you for anyone who took the time to read this.

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Hi @TheRealClayvis and welcome to our forum!

Was this product purchased from RobotShop?

If yes, do you have order ID so we can see which exactly product is this?

Thank you.

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Thanks for the welcome! And it was purchased through amazon actually. I just discovered this website last night while doing some research.

here is a link to the official site

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According to this product page, this product has a lot of potential for expansion, you just need to decide what you want to achieve.

For example, you can add some of these boards and then start expanding:

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For example, you could try to connect your Raspberry Pi 4, then connect some peripherals to it (LIDAR, camera etc.) and try to program an autonomous rover.

I guess you would need to do some research on this, ordering some parts, programming, trial and error, etc. but that is why robotics is fun :slight_smile:

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Sorry, I havent been on here to reply! My life had some changes. Nonetheless, thanks for the reply! To be honest, I have no clue where to start with coding. I purchased a pico kit to start learning micro python a while back as well but any advice would be appreciated lol. Id like to start building robots with my son, hes only 4 but is obsessed. Maybe there is something you would recommend where we can both learn.

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Hi @TheRealClayvis ,

Which kit did you get?

Maybe this one Kitronik Discovery Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico (Pico Included) – Kitronik Ltd?

As usual, start with the basic lessons!

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ultronics starter kit for micropython uctronics starter kit

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In that case, I would recommend that you start with this guide:

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