There are a load of great DIY projects you can find on this site and elsewhere, such as the OpenMV minimum racer and Donkeycar. But if you’re not feeling like you’re ready for a DIY build here are a few almost ready-to-run robocars that come pretty much set up out of the box.
My reviews of all three are below, but the short form is that unless you want to race outdoors, the Tinkergen MARK is the way to go.
| Robolink Zumi | TinkerGen MARK | WaveShare PiRacer, JetRacer | |
| Price | $180 | $180 | $310 |
| Best for… | Learning Python robocar programming | Beginners and a fun out–of-box experience (comes with track) | Racers |
| Processor | RaspberryPi Zero | SiPEED K210 | RPi 4 or Jetson Nano |
| Software framework | Python and Jupyter Notebooks | Pre-built deep learning networks and OpenMV | Either Donkey or Jetracer |
| Our review | Here | Here | Here |
Here’s the MARK:
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