Ata's Eye

Like others, had some problems setting up with WiFi. Once sorted that out, seemed to be decent enough. But . . . * seems to drop connections too frequently and only way to reset appears to be to physically turn the robot off then back on, which renders its usefulness for remote use moot * have the laser pointer option. At first, it would occasionally not recognize the laser pointer which could be resolved by exiting and then reconnecting to the robot. But now even that doesn’t work and it does not recognize the laser at all * controls in the app overlap making it difficult or impossible to use some functions * have it set in sentry mode which worked at first but hasn’t recorded anything in past five days * videos created in sentry mode aren’t playable in the app nor can they be played on a computer from the SD card. In other words, sentry mode doesn’t appear to actually record videos Had considered getting two of these but am now glad I only got one. And now I sometimes think getting even one was a mistake. Update: App seems to get worse with each update. With latest update, app name no longer in English and controlling the robot is jerkier than ever. Update #2: Now the app won’t even load which makes the robot unusable. Update #3: App loads again but now battery appears to have charging issues and drains fast.

I’ve used various phone-based controllers but this is simply poorly coded. The little circle you use to steer the vehicle jumps all over the place. When I put my thumb on it, much of the time it jumps in the opposite direction (turning the toy at the same time) and then maybe going the way I want it to go after a fashion. It’s too bad as the unit itself is extremely well built but the poor software ruins the experience.

Robot from a hardware perspective is well designed and of high quality however software requires some work. Suggest as another reviewer mentioned to make interface look more professional. Some functions work sporadically and it should search for available WiFi networks vs having to manually enter SSID. A great enhancement for the feature dock would be a GPS module that would allow for recorded patrols and allow for automatic return to wireless charging doc. Also how do order additional wireless charging stations?