Elecfreaks WuKong 2040 Robotics Board Review: Simple and Effective

For $10 Elecfreaks’ WuKong 2040 is an interesting add on for the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W. It brings easy connections for four motors, 12 servos, or a mixture of sensors and general electronics components. But there are two things which make this stand out from the crowd. Firstly, there is a large 18650 battery holder on top of the board. This means that a project can be powered for up to an hour, and that the battery can be recharged using the onboard micro USB port. Secondly, underneath the board is a Lego compatible frame that can be used to integrate the board, and your Pico into a Lego based electronics project.

All of these features are great, but do they work and can I build something with them? To learn that I put it on the bench and took it for a test.

WuKong 2040 Specifications