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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)