The ALLBOT Programmable Four Legged Robot comes with a servo motor connector shield, battery shield, plastic parts, 8 servo motors, VR001 (infrared transmitter) and hardware. The manual provides all the information you need for building your ALLBOT and gets you started programming it too. You can program your ALLBOT to be independent or control it through infrared using the free app. The servo motor connector shield has an on board IR receiver and the VR001 plugs into the audio port of your smartphone or tablet. The app is free and available for either Android or iOS.