Product Overview
A 4WD robotic car platform that turns a Raspberry Pi into a hands-on programming, robotics and IoT learning project. Once assembled, the car can track faces, follow lines, trace light, avoid obstacles and run LED light shows, and it can be driven wirelessly from a PC or phone.
Freenove includes detailed assembly instructions and the Python code needed to get started.
Key Features
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Four-wheel-drive chassis | Stable, responsive driving |
| Camera on a servo mount | Looks around and streams video |
| Face, line and light tracking | Several autonomous behaviours to program |
| Ultrasonic obstacle avoidance | Drives without bumping into things |
| LED light effects | Colourful visual feedback |
| Wireless control from PC or phone | Drive and test it remotely |
| Programmable in Python | Learn a widely used language |
Applications
| Application Area | Example Projects |
|---|---|
| STEM education | Classroom and after-school robotics lessons |
| Programming | Learning Python / MicroPython with instant physical feedback |
| Sensors | Ultrasonic distance and line-tracking experiments |
| Competitions | Line-following and obstacle courses |
| Makerspaces | Group build-and-code workshops |
Benefits
Learn by building
Assembling the robot teaches mechanics, wiring and how sensors connect to a controller.
Code you can see
Every program change shows up immediately in how the robot moves.
Guided from start to finish
Freenove’s tutorial covers assembly and the example code, so beginners are never stuck.
Compatibility
- Most Raspberry Pi boards, from Raspberry Pi Zero to Raspberry Pi 4B
Why Choose This Product?
It turns almost any Raspberry Pi into a camera-equipped smart car with many behaviours to explore, from face tracking to line following.
Beginner Use Cases
- Assemble the robot step by step
- Drive it remotely
- Make it stop before hitting a wall
- Follow a black line on the floor
Professional Use Cases
- Teach robotics and coding courses
- Prototype navigation and sensor-fusion ideas
- Run school robotics clubs and competitions
- Demonstrate IoT control in workshops
Package Includes
- 4WD Smart Car board for Raspberry Pi
- Machinery parts (9 kinds)
- 2 × servo packages
- 4 × driven wheels
- 4 × DC speed-reduction motors
- 4 × motor bracket packages
- Acrylic pan-tilt parts
- Line-tracking module
- Camera
- Ultrasonic module
- Connection board
- Jumper wires F/F (4)
- XH-2.54 5-pin cable
- 3 mm cross screwdriver
- Black tape
- Cable tidy (25 cm)
Please Note
- Raspberry Pi board is not included
- Requires assembly
- Needed but not included: 2 batteries and a charger (see the battery guide in Freenove's tutorial download)
Which Robot Kit Is Right for Me?
- Micro:Rover (micro:bit) — the simplest start, built around a BBC micro:bit.
- 4WD Car Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico — microcontroller robotics with a Raspberry Pi Pico.
- 4WD Smart Car Kit for Raspberry Pi — camera, face and line tracking in Python.
- Tank Robot Kit for Raspberry Pi — crawler tracks and a gripper arm for picking up objects.



