Pololu Zumo - Assembly; What You will Need; Assembling the Zumo Shield and Chassis

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2. Assembly

2.a. What you will need

The Zumo Shield is designed to be mounted on a Zumo chassis kit [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1418],

which is included (along with a Zumo blade [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1410]) if you have a Zumo robot

kit for Arduino [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2505]. In addition, you will require these items to construct a

working Arduino-controlled Zumo robot:

Additional required components

• Two micro metal gearmotors [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/60] (we recommend 100:1

[http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1101] or 50:1 [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/998] gear ratio versions

with HP motors)

• An Arduino (we recommend an Uno R3 [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2191] or a Leonardo

[http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2192])

• Four AA batteries (we recommend rechargeable AA NiMH cells [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1003])

Please see the product description for the chassis kit [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1418] for more

information and recommendations about selecting these components.

Additional optional components

• Basic sumo blade for the Zumo chassis [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1410]

• Sensors [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/7], such as our QTR reflectance sensors

[http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/123]

• Connectors and jumper wires [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/19], for connecting additional sensors

and components

• Battery charger (such as the iMAX-B6AC [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2260]), if you are using

rechargeable batteries

Assembly tools

• Soldering iron and solder (we recommend one with adjustable temperature control)

• Wire cutter

• Small Phillips screwdriver

• 3 mm Allen wrench (hex key)

• long-nose pliers (for bending the Zumo blade mounting tabs)

2.b. Assembling the Zumo Shield and chassis

Please follow these instructions carefully to assemble your Zumo Shield and chassis properly.

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