$63.99Freenove store $63.99 and Amazon US $63.95 (September 2026). ESP32-WROVER CAM board included. Two 18650 Li-ion cells and a charger are not included. Year taken from the GitHub repo creation date (December 2020).
AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeESP32ArduinoCameraWi-FiBudget
≤ 1 weekShipping: 2–5 days (Amazon). Sold by Freenove and shipped from Amazon US, with limited stock in September 2026. Also sold on the Freenove web store. Amazon ↗
Remote control: Sketches upload over USB (CH340 serial). The Wi-Fi sketch runs a TCP server for commands and camera video, which the Freenove PC client or a custom laptop script can connect to.
Overview
A budget four-wheel car built around an ESP32 camera board, with a dot-matrix face, pan-tilt camera, ultrasonic, line and light sensors, and an IR remote. It suits beginners who want to learn Arduino-style C++ on an ESP32 and try Wi-Fi video streaming without buying a Raspberry Pi. Freenove provides a full tutorial and open code. Programming is Arduino IDE only, with no official block coding, MicroPython or LLM material.
Specifications
| Category | Wheeled rovers · Classroom coding cars |
|---|---|
| Released | 2020 |
| Country | China |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Built-in autonomy | Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person |
| LLM support | Possible via SDK · Open Arduino code and a Wi-Fi TCP command protocol give an LLM something to drive, but Freenove supplies no LLM lessons for this kit. |
| MuJoCo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| NVIDIA Isaac simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Gazebo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Best for | Ages 12+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | DC / gear motors |
| Audio | Speaker |
| Compute type | Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller |
| Remote control | Via SSH / web / bridge |
| Size | Not published |
| Drive | 4WD skid steer with 4 DC gear motors |
| Compute | Freenove ESP32-WROVER CAM board (dual-core 240 MHz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) on an ESP32 car shield |
| Vision | Camera on the ESP32-WROVER CAM board, mounted on a 2-servo pan-tilt head (sensor model not stated in the tutorial) |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | HC-SR04 ultrasonic, IR line tracking module, photoresistor (light tracing), IR receiver with remote, battery voltage sensing, LED dot-matrix face, 12 WS2812 RGB LEDs, buzzer |
| Runtime | 2 × 18650 Li-ion (not included), runtime not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| SDK | Arduino IDE (C/C++) sketches, Freenove app for iOS and Android, PC client for Windows and macOS |
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