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Pololu Corporation Zumo User Manual

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Pololu Zumo Chassis User's Guide
Pololu Zumo Chassis User's
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. What you will need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Assembling the Zumo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J54/all
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© 2001-2019 Pololu Corporation
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  • Page 1 3. Assembling the Zumo ........

  • Page 2: Introduction

    [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J57] document! The Pololu Zumo chassis kit contains the components you need to build a small, high-performance tracked robot platform. It measures less than 10 cm on each side, making it compact enough to qualify for Mini Sumo competitions. The main body of the chassis is composed of black ABS plastic and has sockets for two micro metal gearmotors and a compartment for four AA batteries (not included), with battery terminals that protrude through the chassis and can be accessed from the top.
  • Page 3 • Two shoulder bolts with washers and M3 nuts • Four 1/4″ #2-56 screws and nuts • Battery terminals The kit includes extra nuts and washers, so do not be concerned if you have some leftover hardware after assembling your Zumo. 1. Introduction Page 3 of 12...

  • Page 4: What You Will Need

    Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation 2. What you will need In addition to the Zumo chassis kit, you will require these items to construct a working robot: Assembly tools • Small Phillips screwdriver • 3 mm Allen wrench (hex key) Additional required components (not included with the kit) •...

  • Page 5: Assembling The Zumo

    Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation 3. Assembling the Zumo Attention: If you are assembling a Zumo Robot for Arduino using the Zumo Shield for Arduino , please follow the more specialized assembly [https://www.pololu.com/product/2504] instructions for that product instead of the ones in this [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J57]...
  • Page 6 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation Idler sprockets 1. Place an M3 nut in each of the two side slots near the rear of the chassis. The slots are sized so that nuts will not be able to rotate within them.
  • Page 7 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation Motors and drive sprockets 4. Solder any connections you want to make to your motors (such as wires and bypass capacitors ) before installing the motors in the chassis, as [https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J15/9] you will not be able to access the motor leads easily once the acrylic mounting plate is in place.
  • Page 8 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation 3. Assembling the Zumo Page 8 of 12...
  • Page 9 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation Mounting plate There are two types of mounting holes sized for #2-56 screws in the rear portion of the chassis: • The middle four rows of holes have a recess for a nut on the interior of the chassis. These holes can be used to secure the mounting plate or other components directly to the chassis, as demonstrated by the screw on the left side of the picture below.
  • Page 10 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation nuts inside the recesses in the chassis. Note: if you are also adding a basic sumo blade , you should place its mounting tabs on top of the acrylic [https://www.pololu.com/product/1410] mounting place so that its holes line up with the two front-tab holes and use the #2-56 machine screws to mount both the blade and the acrylic mounting plate to the chassis.
  • Page 11 Pololu Zumo Chassis User’s Guide © 2001–2019 Pololu Corporation Battery contacts 11. Turn the chassis over and install the battery terminal contacts as shown in the diagrams below. Note that the two individual contacts should be inserted into the chassis so that their solder tabs protrude through the holes in the top of the chassis and can be accessed from the exterior.

  • Page 12: Conclusion

    [https://www.pololu.com/category/7/sensors] chassis to get it moving and turn it into a functional robot! Have you built a robot with the Zumo that you would like to share? Please join us on our robotics forum to ask questions, give feedback, or share your projects. We would love [https://forum.pololu.com/]...