Introduction: Unboxing and Assembling Crowbot Bolt Smart Robot Car

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This cute little smart car was a birthday gift to my son from elecrow.com.

He was very excited to unbox, assemble and program it using the drag and drop programming language. He named it - Lily.

Step 1: About

Hi everyone, today I am going to unbox and assemble the Crowbot Bolt an open source programmable Smart Robot Car. 

CrowBot BOLT is an open source smart programming car powered by ESP32 chip. It has a wealth of sensors (such as a light sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and line Tracking Sensor), comes with Wifi and Bluetooth functions, and can meet a variety of programming environments like Letscode, Micropython, and Arduino. It can quickly realize functions such as light tracking, line tracking, obstacle avoidance, remote control, and light show. As an entry-level STEAM educational robot, the cool and cute BOLT makes robot programming learning and teaching easy and fun. 

Step 2: Where to Buy

This cute little smart car was a birthday gift to my son from www.elecrow.com.

He was very excited to unbox, assemble and program it using the drag and drop programming language. He named it - Lily.


You can buy this cute, creative, programable, multitasking and educational smart robo-car for just $34.90 from https://www.elecrow.com/.

I have provided the link in the description below.


Order here: https://www.elecrow.com/crowbot-bolt-programmable-smart-robot-car-steam-robot-kit.html?idd=3

Step 3: Unboxing

So, this is what came in the mailbag. I was super excited to open the box and see what's inside. 

CrowBot has features like Infrared Tracking, Light following, Bluetooth/WiFi, Buzzer, Ultrasonic obstacle avoidance, Four RGB LEDs, Programmable IR remote control and Double wheel front drive.


The box is very lightweight and contains all the components that you need to create this robo-car.


So, this is what's in the box.

The items on my right are the ones that will assemble into the robo-car.

And the items on my left will assemble into the programmable remote control.

The only additional item that you need is 6 x AAA batteries, 4 for the car and 2 for the remote. 


Everything comes pre-soldered, all you have to do is, spare 30 minutes of your time, sit down and assemble it.

CrowBot uses acrylic plate as the shell, and the assembly is simple, just align the slots and tighten the screws to complete the build.



The Package Includes

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  • 1x Chassis
  • 1x Ultrasonic Sensor
  • 1x Battery Holder
  • 2x Wheels
  • 4x M3*8mm Screws
  • 2x M3*5mm Copper Column
  • 2x Side Acrylic Plates
  • 1x Front Acrylic Plates
  • 1x Screwdriver
  • 2x 4 Pin Crow tail Cable
  • 1x Type-C Cable x1
  • 1x Infrared remote control
  • 1x Instructions & Line Track Map

Step 4: Quick Look

Before assembling the components let's have a quick look at the chassis of the car.

The top side has 2 x geared motors, an ESP32 Micro Controller, an off-and-on switch, a Reset button, 2 x light sensors, IR Receiver for the IR Remote and 4 x female pin headers for the Ultrasonic Sensor.

The bottom bit has the omni directional wheel, 2 x Line Following sensors, switches to toggle between BT and WiFi, USB Type-C interface for loading programs and 2 x I2C interface which can be connected to 150+ Crowtail modules making it highly scalable.

Step 5: Assembling the Car

Alight, now let's start putting the bits and pieces together.

I first connected the "Battery Holder" to the Chassis. Then, I connected the two female standoff spacers to one side of the "Side Acrylic Plate".

Next I slided the chassis into the side plate and attached the front plate to it. Once I was confident that all the bits are aligned to the correct holes I attached the 2nd side plate to the chassis, and tightened the screws to complete the setup.

Next, I connected the Ultrasonic Sensor to the female pin headers on the chassis. CrowBot's ultrasonic sensors not only avoid obstacles, but also emit colorful RGB lights. The unique design gives it more creative possibilities.

Next, I connected the two wheels to the chassis, that's it all done.


So as you can see, the middle of the front bit has the Ultrasonic Sensor with two Light Sensors on both sides of it and the IR receiver module just in front of it.

At the back from left to right is the Off-and-On switch, the USB-C port followed by the 2 buttons on the right.

Step 6: Assembling the Remote

Now, lets assemble the remote.

Let's first install all the button caps. Different color caps helps in easy identification of the buttons.

The Joystick is ergonomically designed to feel comfortable in hand. The transparent acrylic plate gives you the visibility of the working condition of the remote.


Next, I installed the Joystick cap followed by the 2 x AAA batteries at the back.


The remote also has a 0.91 OLED Display which sits just above the ESP32 microcontroller to display the current state of the car.

Next, I installed the backplate followed by the transparent front plate.

CrowBot can be controlled using Infrared or Bluetooth remote control. CrowBot can be programmed with Arduino, MicroPython or Letscode graphical programming IDEs.


You can program the remote using the USB port present on the remote.

CrowBot comes preloaded with the factory loaded code. So, you can use it as-is straight after the assembly.



Step 7: IR Remote

The IR remote can be used to perform similar functions as the programmable remote or the joystick. Have a look at the onscreen buttons, to familiarize yourself with the button combinations.


Step 8: Demo

Video: https://youtu.be/OjscY5cOPkw


Unlimited creativity is waiting for you to discover! 

So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead, and order one of your own..


Step 9: Online Resources

CrowBot online resource has 16 lessons in three languages (Letscode, Arduino, MicroPython). It provides rich graphical programming interface and allows beginners to learn programing in a fun and creativity manner to create interesting projects.



Step 10: Thanks

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Video: https://youtu.be/OjscY5cOPkw

Full Blog Post: https://diyfactory007.blogspot.com/2023/01/SmartRobotCar.html



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