How to do it...

Perform the following steps to create a small Rover-Pi robot:

  1. At the front of the chassis, you will need to mount the skid by bending the paperclip/wire into a V shape. Attach the paperclip/wire to the front of the chassis by drilling small holes on either side, threading cable ties through the holes around the wire, and pulling tightly to secure. The fitted wire skid should look similar to the one shown in the following photo:
Wire skid fitted to the front of the Rover-Pi robot
  1. Before you mount the wheels, you need to work out the approximate center of gravity of the chassis (do this with the batteries fitted in the chassis, ...

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