
$79.99$79.99 on Amazon US, sold by ELEGOO and shipped by Amazon (September 2026). ELEGOO's own US store lists it at $75.99 but shows it out of stock. The 2000 mAh battery pack, UNO R3 board and ESP32 camera module are included. Year taken from the official GitHub repo (created March 2021, firmware dated January 2021).
AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeArduinoESP32CameraKit buildBudget
≤ 1 weekShipping: 2–5 days (Amazon). Sold by ELEGOO Official US and shipped by Amazon, with free delivery quoted for October 5 on a September 30 check. ELEGOO's own US store shows it out of stock. Amazon ↗
Remote control: A computer can send the stock firmware's JSON commands over USB serial, or join the ESP32 module's Wi-Fi network for video and control. There is no official Python library, so live control means writing to the serial port or a custom sketch.
Overview
A four-wheel Arduino car kit that is assembled from modules with keyed connectors, then driven from a phone with a live camera view. It suits beginners who want to learn Arduino C along with basic wiring, and the firmware and schematics are published on GitHub. Two controllers (an UNO for motors and sensors, an ESP32 for camera and Wi-Fi) make it more capable than most cars at this price. The UNO has little memory for heavier code, and the TT motors have no encoders, so precise driving is limited.
Specifications
| Category | Wheeled rovers · Classroom coding cars |
|---|---|
| Released | 2021 |
| Country | China |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Open source (hardware + software) |
| Built-in autonomy | Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person |
| LLM support | Possible via SDK · No AI features, but the open Arduino firmware and serial JSON commands give an LLM full code access. |
| MuJoCo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| NVIDIA Isaac simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Gazebo simulation | None found · Nothing found. Community ROS 2 driver packages exist (koh43/elegoo_src_ros2) but include no URDF or Gazebo model. |
| Best for | Ages 8+ (maker rating) |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | DC / gear motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller |
| Remote control | Via SSH / web / bridge |
| Size | ~26 × 15 × 8 cm (263 × 145 × 80 mm per ELEGOO's listing) |
| Drive | 4-wheel skid steer, four TT gear motors (1:48), TB6612 dual-channel driver |
| Compute | ELEGOO UNO R3 (ATmega328P) plus ESP32-WROVER camera and Wi-Fi module |
| Vision | OV2640 camera (1024 × 768) on the ESP32-WROVER module, Wi-Fi FPV video to the phone app; camera and ultrasonic sit on an SG90 servo gimbal |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | Ultrasonic, 3-channel IR line tracking, MPU6050 IMU, IR receiver, battery voltage sensing, button |
| Runtime | 7.4 V 2000 mAh Li-ion pack (USB charging), about 2 hours in line-tracking mode |
| Speed | Not published |
| SDK | Arduino IDE (C/C++), ElegooKit app (iOS/Android), open-source firmware with JSON serial commands |
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