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ESP8266 Robotics Projects

You're reading from   ESP8266 Robotics Projects DIY Wi-Fi controlled robots

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788474610
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
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Preface 1. Getting Ready FREE CHAPTER 2. Building a Mini Round Robot with Original ESP8266 3. Using Encoders 4. Building a Mini Round Robot with the Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 5. Line-Following Zumo Robot 6. Building an ESP8266 Robot Controller 7. Building a Gripper Robot 8. Photo Rover Robot

Assembling the Zumo chassis Kit

Pololu's Zumo chassis kit contains the components you will need to build a small, high-performance tracked robot platform. Tracked robots are a type of robot that use treads or caterpillar tracks instead of wheels. The kit includes the following components:

  1. The Zumo chassis main body
  2. 1/16" black acrylic mounting plate
  3. Two drive sprockets
  4. Two idler sprockets
  5. Two 22-tooth silicone tracks
  6. Two shoulder bolts with washers and M3 nuts
  7. Four 1/4" #2-56 screws and nuts
  8. Battery terminals

Figure 5.1 shows the components of the Zumo chassis kit:

Figure 5.1: Components of the Zumo chassis kit. Image courtesy of Pololu (https://www.pololu.com/)

Additionally, you will need the following things that are not included in the Zumo chassis kit:

  • Two 75:1 HP micro metal gearmotors
  • Four rechargeable NiMH AA batteries

Normally, you can convert...

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