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product_id: 224559178
title: "Robot Dog Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ Zero 2 W, Walking, Self Balancing, Face Recognition, Ball Tracing, Ultrasonic Ranging, App Control, Camera, Servo (Raspberry Pi NOT Included)"
brand: "freenove"
price: "1645 Lei"
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Freenove"
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# Ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance Rotatable camera with face recognition 12 servo motors for lifelike movement Robot Dog Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ Zero 2 W, Walking, Self Balancing, Face Recognition, Ball Tracing, Ultrasonic Ranging, App Control, Camera, Servo (Raspberry Pi NOT Included)

**Brand:** freenove
**Price:** 1645 Lei
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🐾 Build the future of smart robotics—one paw at a time!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Robot Dog Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ Zero 2 W, Walking, Self Balancing, Face Recognition, Ball Tracing, Ultrasonic Ranging, App Control, Camera, Servo (Raspberry Pi NOT Included) by freenove
- **How much does it cost?** 1645 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- freenove enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted freenove brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Expandable & Future-Ready:** Compatible with multiple Raspberry Pi models and ready for hardware add-ons like speakers or sensors—build your own AI companion.
- • **Seamless Wireless Control:** Command your robot dog effortlessly via Android, iOS, or desktop apps—flexibility that fits your lifestyle.
- • **Master the Art of Robotics:** Assemble and program a sophisticated 4-legged robot with 12 servo motors for dynamic walking and balancing.
- • **Smart Vision & Interaction:** Leverage the rotatable camera and face recognition tech to create personalized, interactive experiences.
- • **Open-Source Learning Playground:** Dive into Python coding with detailed tutorials and open-source software, perfect for upskilling or mentoring the next-gen coder.

## Overview

The FREENOVE Robot Dog Kit is a versatile, programmable robotic pet designed for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts. Featuring 12 servo motors for realistic walking and self-balancing, a rotatable camera with face recognition, and ultrasonic sensors for obstacle detection, it offers wireless control via mobile and desktop apps. Ideal for learning Python programming and robotics, this kit includes detailed tutorials and open-source code, making it perfect for tech-savvy millennials seeking a hands-on, expandable STEM project. (Raspberry Pi and batteries sold separately.)

## Description

Important Notes: This robot needs to be assembled and does NOT include Raspberry Pi and battery. (Please refer to the downloaded tutorial to buy battery.) Overview: This is a programmable robot kit, which has multiple functions. 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. Compatible Models: * Recommended: Raspberry Pi 5 / 4B / 3B+ / 3B / 3A+ * Also compatible but needs extra parts (refer to tutorial for details): Raspberry Pi 2B / 1B+ / 1A+ / Zero 2 W / Zero W / Zero 1.3 (Note: Raspberry Pi is NOT included in this kit.) Tutorial and Code: Comes with detailed tutorial and complete code (Python). (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. (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.) Needed but Not Included: 2 x Battery (Please refer to the downloaded tutorial to buy.) 1 x Charger for battery 1 x Raspberry Pi board and its necessary accessories

Review: Great kit! Excellent tutorial. Don't be put off if you aren't an expert! - I can't say enough good things about this kit... Although I definitely think it looks more like a cat than a dog. I saw a comment saying it took 3 or 4 hours. Well, I'd budget for more like a full day. We had it up and running in 12 hours with two hour long breaks for lunch and dinner. With younger kids you may want to aim for a weekend build just so you don't have to rush and you don't overwhelm them. We made a few mistakes along the way which is probably about par for the course and is an important part of the learning progress. All were easily rectified. I was building the kit with a 14 year old and a 16 year old. They did everything really, I was just there to supervise and explain and hopefully teach a bit. I work with computers but don't get me wrong, you don't need to be particularly techy to do the same. I'm not from a Linux background and I'm only just beginning to learn Python. (This was the first pi I'd used and I'm addicted now, I've bought a Pi400, another Pi4 and a Pi Zero for different projects since this one!) I do mainly BI and have done web front end development in a former life but, really, any competent adult could guide kids through the build... The tutorial is almost perfect. Just make sure you read it well and maybe try out some of the early steps yourself first to familiarise yourself with what's required. Don't forget, you need to buy the pi and the batteries separately. We used a Pi4B ad I got 20A "high drain" 3000mah 18650 batteries and charger. You might be better off with a different battery, I don't know, but these work. The batteries don't last for that long but long enough to get some good use before you have to charge them again. You also need a power supply for the pi and a micro sd card (plus reader). You can get that all on desertcart or from the pi hut. I'd recommend getting the book "Official Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide" as it will get you up to speed quickly and it has lots of little projects you can do separately to the robot build. *** You need a good large hard surface to operate the robot. It's legs don't work well on carpet. The video I've attached shows it walking around a dining room table. It's a more satisfying build than the 4wd card I think. I bought the car for them to build on their own after we built the robot dog and they managed it with only a little extra help from me. Remember to be careful when you connect the ultrasonic sensor and the camera. If you put the connectors in the wrong way you could burn them out. The ultrasonic sensor on the $wd car got burned out when they plugged the connector in the wrong way - it was only £2 plus delivery for a replacement and I needed to place an order anyway so no worries. A friend of mine has a 6 year old who already builds tough lego projects and a petrol remote control car so I've recommended this kit to his dad. Never too early I reckon! Can't wait till my boy is old enough for these projects. *** Remember, this is not just a robot... You can simply plug use the power adapter and plug it into a monitor and it's a full desktop pc. You can install retropie on it and have every games console from the beginning of time to the Dreamcast running roms on it. You can use it as a programming workstation for learning and developing in multiple languages. You can even just use it for browsing the internet, watching videos on YouTube, word processing, etc, etc. It's such a versatile piece of kit. It has lots of good code on it. The controller android/iphone app is brilliant. Really cool. Shows you the camera view and allows you to remote control all the built in functions on the robot. And you can write programs for it! It has the ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance and the LEDs and the buzzer can be incorporated into programs you write. I'm thinking of putting a speaker and microphone on it so we can voice automate it! We've barely even scratched the surface of what we can do with it. You can learn a great deal if you can imagine some cool things for it to do. I haven't even mentioned the facial recognition and the ball tracking. Python is a brilliant language for kids to learn. Maybe try some scratch with them before you get into too much python but that's all covered in the beginners guide book. This could be your kid's route into a whole new hobby, which could lead to a worthwhile career. Who knows! The world is your lobster! Buy it! Build it! Enjoy it! (I have absolutely no affiliation with the company! I'm just very impressed by what they offer here. I could write pages probably but I'll leave it there!) It's definitely more of a robot cat :) My cats agree.
Review: Enjoyful adventure, great prospect. - I bought the Dog for my 8-year old son after we had some positive experience of the Freenove packaged kits. Overall, the RoboDog is 1) of high quality, 2) with the manual easy to construct, 3) the support is swift, 4) engaging to learn, and lastly, 5) an open platform suitable for extension. Thus, I'm very satisfied, the hardware components alone have a high value. The construction time is about 3-4 hours. The manual is detailed and explains everything in detail. The nuts/screws are nicely packaged in individual packages and labeled with pictures, it is fun to manufacture the robot using the materials. A little bit tedious to calibrate and mount the 13 servos. Removing the covers of the acryl elements we found easiest using fingernails. We followed the steps in the manual carefully comparing the result of each construction. I recommend checking the photos on the product page for the final organization of the cabling. The LCLEBM batteries (can be found here on desertcart) just work fine, the batteries can be charged in the Dog using the USB cable provided (but requires a USB power adapter). I had one question during the setp, the support was replying swiftly. The code on GitHub is under active development, but anyone has the potential to improve the (software) capabilities of the robo dog by tinkering with the provided (OpenSource) software. It provides a good basis to integrate machine learning (uses OpenCV) and building more sophisticated programs. The effective usage of the kit requires knowledge of programming (Python if the existing code base is extended), Linux, and the Raspberry Pi environment. I believe this can be learned effectively by 14+-year-olds otherwise an adult must support the development. Once the initial system is working, compared to standard toys such as Lego though, the potential of the Robo Dog kit is much higher as many sophisticated mini-projects come to mind. There are various I/O pins of the Raspberry pi available to augment the RoboDog even further! We are looking forward to the adventures that await by extending the program or adding new hardware capabilities (such as a mini speaker and making it bark).

## Features

- Multiple Functions: Each of the four legs has three motors, the rotatable head has a camera and an ultrasonic distance sensor (Assembly required) (Raspberry Pi and Battery NOT included)
- Detailed Tutorial: Provides step-by-step assembly guide and complete Python code (The download link can be found on the product box) (No paper tutorial)
- Compatible Models: Raspberry Pi 5 / 4B / 3B+ / 3B / 3A+ (2B / 1B+ / 1A+ / Zero 2 W / Zero W / Zero 1.3 is also compatible but needs extra parts) (NOT included in this kit)
- Control Methods: Controlled wirelessly by your Android phone or tablet, iPhone (with Freenove App) and computer (run Windows, macOS or Raspberry Pi OS)
- Battery NOT Included: Please refer to the downloaded tutorial to buy

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08C254F73 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 167,782 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 50 in Robot Model Building Kits |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | FNK0050 |
| Manufacturer | Freenove |
| Product Dimensions | 10 x 1 x 15 cm; 970 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** FREENOVE
- **CPU model:** None
- **Connectivity technology:** Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
- **Memory storage capacity:** 1 TB
- **Model name:** FNK0050

## Images

![Robot Dog Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ Zero 2 W, Walking, Self Balancing, Face Recognition, Ball Tracing, Ultrasonic Ranging, App Control, Camera, Servo (Raspberry Pi NOT Included) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61EXNR1r3vL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can you please suggest where i can buy 18650 battery which will work with this kit?**
A: You can purchase that battery 18650 on Amazon

**Q: Does this robot work with nvidia jetson nano?**
A: I doubt it unless you overcame the gpio pin configuration since the extra board clips straight on to the pi. The attaching screws align with a PI. Is your board the exact size of a PI? Plus the dog runs a pi based Linux OS and the commands are python, but that could probably be overcome. I'd stick with a 2GB+ PI. Works well.

**Q: I presume the batteries are flat top rather than pointed ? Pdf has links to both. Thanks**
A: Either will fit - i used the button top

**Q: One of the acrylic parts snapped when my daughter was removing it from the main board. Is it possible to order spares or is it destined for the bin?**
A: Contact the support. They are very helpful. They will probably give you a file to 3d print the part yourself. If this is no good to you then they might offer to sell you the part but I can’t be sure of this

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great kit! Excellent tutorial. Don't be put off if you aren't an expert!
*by N***K on 21 February 2021*

I can't say enough good things about this kit... Although I definitely think it looks more like a cat than a dog. I saw a comment saying it took 3 or 4 hours. Well, I'd budget for more like a full day. We had it up and running in 12 hours with two hour long breaks for lunch and dinner. With younger kids you may want to aim for a weekend build just so you don't have to rush and you don't overwhelm them. We made a few mistakes along the way which is probably about par for the course and is an important part of the learning progress. All were easily rectified. I was building the kit with a 14 year old and a 16 year old. They did everything really, I was just there to supervise and explain and hopefully teach a bit. I work with computers but don't get me wrong, you don't need to be particularly techy to do the same. I'm not from a Linux background and I'm only just beginning to learn Python. (This was the first pi I'd used and I'm addicted now, I've bought a Pi400, another Pi4 and a Pi Zero for different projects since this one!) I do mainly BI and have done web front end development in a former life but, really, any competent adult could guide kids through the build... The tutorial is almost perfect. Just make sure you read it well and maybe try out some of the early steps yourself first to familiarise yourself with what's required. Don't forget, you need to buy the pi and the batteries separately. We used a Pi4B ad I got 20A "high drain" 3000mah 18650 batteries and charger. You might be better off with a different battery, I don't know, but these work. The batteries don't last for that long but long enough to get some good use before you have to charge them again. You also need a power supply for the pi and a micro sd card (plus reader). You can get that all on amazon or from the pi hut. I'd recommend getting the book "Official Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide" as it will get you up to speed quickly and it has lots of little projects you can do separately to the robot build. *** You need a good large hard surface to operate the robot. It's legs don't work well on carpet. The video I've attached shows it walking around a dining room table. It's a more satisfying build than the 4wd card I think. I bought the car for them to build on their own after we built the robot dog and they managed it with only a little extra help from me. Remember to be careful when you connect the ultrasonic sensor and the camera. If you put the connectors in the wrong way you could burn them out. The ultrasonic sensor on the $wd car got burned out when they plugged the connector in the wrong way - it was only £2 plus delivery for a replacement and I needed to place an order anyway so no worries. A friend of mine has a 6 year old who already builds tough lego projects and a petrol remote control car so I've recommended this kit to his dad. Never too early I reckon! Can't wait till my boy is old enough for these projects. *** Remember, this is not just a robot... You can simply plug use the power adapter and plug it into a monitor and it's a full desktop pc. You can install retropie on it and have every games console from the beginning of time to the Dreamcast running roms on it. You can use it as a programming workstation for learning and developing in multiple languages. You can even just use it for browsing the internet, watching videos on YouTube, word processing, etc, etc. It's such a versatile piece of kit. It has lots of good code on it. The controller android/iphone app is brilliant. Really cool. Shows you the camera view and allows you to remote control all the built in functions on the robot. And you can write programs for it! It has the ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance and the LEDs and the buzzer can be incorporated into programs you write. I'm thinking of putting a speaker and microphone on it so we can voice automate it! We've barely even scratched the surface of what we can do with it. You can learn a great deal if you can imagine some cool things for it to do. I haven't even mentioned the facial recognition and the ball tracking. Python is a brilliant language for kids to learn. Maybe try some scratch with them before you get into too much python but that's all covered in the beginners guide book. This could be your kid's route into a whole new hobby, which could lead to a worthwhile career. Who knows! The world is your lobster! Buy it! Build it! Enjoy it! (I have absolutely no affiliation with the company! I'm just very impressed by what they offer here. I could write pages probably but I'll leave it there!) It's definitely more of a robot cat :) My cats agree.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyful adventure, great prospect.
*by J***N on 6 January 2021*

I bought the Dog for my 8-year old son after we had some positive experience of the Freenove packaged kits. Overall, the RoboDog is 1) of high quality, 2) with the manual easy to construct, 3) the support is swift, 4) engaging to learn, and lastly, 5) an open platform suitable for extension. Thus, I'm very satisfied, the hardware components alone have a high value. The construction time is about 3-4 hours. The manual is detailed and explains everything in detail. The nuts/screws are nicely packaged in individual packages and labeled with pictures, it is fun to manufacture the robot using the materials. A little bit tedious to calibrate and mount the 13 servos. Removing the covers of the acryl elements we found easiest using fingernails. We followed the steps in the manual carefully comparing the result of each construction. I recommend checking the photos on the product page for the final organization of the cabling. The LCLEBM batteries (can be found here on Amazon) just work fine, the batteries can be charged in the Dog using the USB cable provided (but requires a USB power adapter). I had one question during the setp, the support was replying swiftly. The code on GitHub is under active development, but anyone has the potential to improve the (software) capabilities of the robo dog by tinkering with the provided (OpenSource) software. It provides a good basis to integrate machine learning (uses OpenCV) and building more sophisticated programs. The effective usage of the kit requires knowledge of programming (Python if the existing code base is extended), Linux, and the Raspberry Pi environment. I believe this can be learned effectively by 14+-year-olds otherwise an adult must support the development. Once the initial system is working, compared to standard toys such as Lego though, the potential of the Robo Dog kit is much higher as many sophisticated mini-projects come to mind. There are various I/O pins of the Raspberry pi available to augment the RoboDog even further! We are looking forward to the adventures that await by extending the program or adding new hardware capabilities (such as a mini speaker and making it bark).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible
*by A***A on 3 June 2025*

What an incredible kit. This is my first adventure into building a robot. But I have to say I absolutely love it. I'm still a long way off getting it fully functional but so far the build has been really enjoyable. The package contains all the bits and pieces you need, minus the PI and batteries. They even include a spare servo, frame parts and pleny of spare screws and fixings which is a great touch! The manual is very comprehensive and easy to follow. If you're a first time PI user like me don't be put off. It's reasonably easy to follow if you have a little time and patience and willingness to learn as you go along. I'll be integrating mine with an AI and some custom code to create some very interesting functionality. Though not necessary, it comes with a desktop and phone app and plenty of built in features to use the dog as it comes. Really impressive kit and a really fun learning experience. Well done Freenove. Really excited to get this fully operational

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