2.a. What you will need

The Zumo Shield is designed to be mounted on a Zumo chassis kit, which is included (along with a Zumo blade) if you have a Zumo robot kit for Arduino. In addition, you will require these items to construct a working Arduino-controlled Zumo robot:

Additional required components

• Two micro metal gearmotors (we recommend 100:1, 75:1, or 50:1 gear ratio versions with HP or HPCB motors). The pre-assembled version of the Zumo robot includes two 75:1 HP micro metal gearmotors.
• An Arduino or compatible board (we recommend an A-Star 32U4 Prime, Arduino Uno R3, or Arduino Leonardo)
• Four AA batteries (we recommend rechargeable AA NiMH cells)

Please see the product description for the chassis kit for more information and recommendations about selecting these components.

Additional optional components

• Zumo reflectance sensor array
• Basic sumo blade for the Zumo chassis
• Sensors, such as our QTR reflectance sensors
• Connectors and jumper wires, for connecting additional sensors and components
• Battery charger (such as the iMAX-B6AC), 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)