Romi Chassis Kit - Black
 

The Romi chassis is a differential-drive mobile robot platform with a diameter of 6.5″ (165 mm) and an integrated battery holder for six AA batteries (not included). The drive wheels are located on a diameter of the circular base plate, allowing for turns or spinning in place. A large, fixed ball caster in the rear provides a smooth third point of contact, and a second ball caster (not included) can optionally be added to the front. The chassis uses 70×8mm Pololu wheels and Mini Plastic Gearmotors with extended backshafts to enable quadrature encoders for position feedback.

The Romi chassis has an abundance of general-purpose mounting holes and slots intended for various sizes of screws (not included) such as #2-56, #4-40, M2, and M3. These holes can be used for mounting your electronics, such as your microcontroller, motor drivers, and sensors.

The plastic components making up the chassis are available in six colors, either individually (for use as replacement parts or to make custom color combinations) or in kits that include motors and battery contacts.

This animation shows how the parts fit together:

See the user’s guide for more complete assembly instructions.

Kit contents

• One black Romi chasis base plate
• Two mini plastic gearmotors (120:1 HP with offset output and extended motor shaft)
• A pair of black Romi chassis motor clips
• A pair of white 70×8mm Pololu Wheels
• One black Romi chassis ball caster kit
• One Romi chassis battery contact set

Additional required components (not included with the kit)

In addition to what comes with the kit, you will need the following:

• Six AA batteries (we recommend rechargeable AA NiMH cells); see sec0J1041 for more details about power options.
• Electronics to control the motors (e.g. the Motor Driver and Power Distribution Board for Romi Chassis).