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Greetings,
I'm new to this and would appreciate some input before I purchase. If this is posted in the wrong forum, I apologize.

I'm interested in the Pololu Zumo robot and would like to use Arduino as I've been told it is a good way to start. Eventually, I'd like to incorporate the following items: camera, WIFI, GPS and RFID. Can this be done?

Thanks in advance.

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The Zumo is an awesome little robot. It is solidly built with high quality motors. One of the best robot kits in its class IMHOP.

I have used it with an Arduino Leonardo and a Pixy CMUCam: https://learn.adafruit.com/pixy-pet-rob ... ng-pixycam
Pololu states that it works with the UNO (Atmega 328) and Leonardo (32U4). But adding WiFi, GPS and RFID would be a stretch for either of those two processors. They just don't have the memory or horsepower for it.

There are lots of more powerful Arduno compatible processors out there that could handle the additional memory and processing power. The Metro M4 Express AirLift even has built-in WiFi. https://www.adafruit.com/product/4000

But I can't vouch for its compatibility with the Zumo. You might check with Pololu directly. They have a forum here: https://forum.pololu.com/

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Thank you. I'll check it out.

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