If you are here, you are ready to mount nanosaur!

nanosaur explode view
nanosaur explode view

There are few steps to follow to mount nanosaur only using the tools in list, remember to collect and buy all components listed in the Bill of Materials

We can split the nanosaur assembly into four parts:

After mounts these three parts you can complete the nanosaur assembly. You need only:

Screwdriver slotted small Hex M2 Allen Key (optional) WOWSTICK electric screwdriver
Set of screwdrivers

:bulb: Hint To simplify the assembly, dry-fit of all screws after 3D print

Power Bank holder

Quantity Part
1 pb_holder.stl
2 magnet 4x2mm

Stick the magnets is optional, if you want only screw the power bank holder, skip thi step.

:bulb: Hint If you don’t want to use the magnets, but the screw, follow the optional guide Screw Assembly

Assembly magnets on Power bank holder
Assembly nanosaur power bank holder

Wheels and Sprocket

Quantity Part
2 wheels.stl
2 sprocket.stl
6 Ball bearings F686ZZ

:bulb: Hint If you are building with ball bearings with size ID 1/4in x OD 1/2in remember to print the equivalent sprocket and wheel

The two wheels and the two sprockets are simple to assemble. Pick it up the wheels and assembly all ball bearings following the pictures below.

Assembly wheel Assembly sprocket
Assembly wheels

Flap

Quantity Part
1 flap_top.stl
1 flap_bottom.stl
1 Expansion board
1 USB cable
4 Hex M2 10mm

:bulb: Hint To simplify the assembly, dry-fit of all screws after 3D print

To assembly the flap, is relative simple, follow the pictures below, you need in the beginning soldering the Expansion board, when is done, you should follow these simple steps:

  1. mount the flap covers on the nanosaur expansion board
  2. Screwing the 4 screw and stable fix the cover on the expansion board
  3. Pick your USB cable and pass it on the cover hole
  4. Screw the cables on the connector (Hint: the positive is external. There is a little (+) print on the expansion board)
Nanosaur Expansion board Stick flap parts Assembly flap Flap assembly cables Flap with expansion board mounted USB connector for flap
Assembly nanosaur flap

When the flap is fully mounted you will obtain something like the picture below

USB connector assembled on the expansion board
Nanosaur flap assembled

Body

Now we are assembly the robot. We are ready to see finally Nanosaur riding on your desktop. These steps are simple to do and don’t need a lot of time to do it.

Motors block

Quantity Part
1 base_front.stl
2 Sprocket
2 Pololu Micro Gearbox
3 magnet 4x2mm

:bulb: Hint If you don’t want to use the magnets, but the screw, follow the optional guide Screw Assembly

:bulb: Hint To simplify the assembly, dry-fit of all screws after 3D print

:warning: WARNING Check the magnets orientation before to stick it!

To assembly the front Nanosaur block, you will need to follow only the steps in these pictures, where:

  1. Assembly the magnets**
  2. Take your two motors with cable wired
  3. Assembly the sprocket on the wired motor
  4. Pass for each motor cable on the slot
  5. For each motor press to the rear housing and align the motor border to the frontal cover
Assembly magnets Motor with cable Assembly motors front
Assembly front part

When is done the result will be like the picture below. Where the two cables are out of the frontal holes.

Final Nanosaur front look
Assembly front part

Front and rear

Quantity Part
1 Motors block
1 base_rear.stl
4 Hex M2 6mm
2 magnet 4x2mm

:bulb: Hint If you don’t want to use the magnets, but the screw, follow the optional guide Screw Assembly

Now bring the rear base of Nanosaur and with 4 screws assembly the cover, after that stick with glue the two magnets in their slots, following the pictures below.

Assembly front part Assembly magnets base
Assembly base

When you assembly the rear part, the motor will be like the picture below.

Assembled Nanosaur base
Assembly base completed

Tracks

Quantity Part
2 Wheel
2 Slider
2 track_print.stl
6 M2 nuts
6 Hex M2 20mm

:bulb: Hint To simplify the assembly, dry-fit of all screws after 3D print

This part is relative simple, you need to follow for each track this simple steps:

  1. Pass all screws to the all sliders holes
  2. Bring the wheel and assembly to the last housing following the picture below
  3. Bring the track and fit to the sprocket
  4. Bring the slider and wheel block and fit the track to he wheel
  5. Screw all bolts
Assembly track left Assembly track right - bolts
Assembly tracks

The result will be like the picture below

Nanosaur track assembled
Tracks assembled

Wiring and board

Quantity Part
1 Body
1 Flap
1 NVIDIA Jetson Nano*
1 Adafruit motor control
8 Hex M2 4mm

:bulb: Hint To simplify the assembly, dry-fit of all screws after 3D print

This part need more attention, from this part, Nanosaur will be completed at 80%

Assembly board and wiring
assembly and wiring boards

There are few steps to follow to build quickly the body. Check the next gallery to watch all building steps.

  1. Bring the Flap and pass all wires in the slot in front the Body
  2. Assembly the NVIDIA Jetson Nano and screw all 4 M2
  3. Direct the adafruit power connector up
  4. Screw the Motor controller
  5. Wire the motor controller following the wiring page
  6. Assembly the Flap on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano connector
Nanosaur flap wiring Nanosaur assembly NVIDIA Jetson Nanosaur align cables Nanosaur assembly motor control Nanosaur wiring motor control Nanosaur assembly flap on the NVIDIA Jetson
assembly and wiring boards

When the body is assembled looks like the picture below

Nanosaur body assembled
Body assembled

Head

There are many options to assembly the nanosaur head. Follow the instructions from the cover your already printed.

Fish-eye cam

Fish-eye cam

cover nanosaur for Fish-eye camera.

assembly

PI cam v2

PI cam v2

cover nanosaur for Raspberry Cam V2.

assembly

ZED mini

ZED mini

cover nanosaur for ZED mini.

assembly

Realsense

Realsense

cover nanosaur for Realsense camera.

assembly

:bulb: Hint A new cover for OAK-D lite will coming soon!

Full assembly

Finally we are at the last step to build nanosaur, we only need to mount the head and the nanosaur, let’s go!

Build nanosaur

Quantity Part
1 Body
1 Head

:bulb: Hint If you don’t want to use the magnets, but the screw, follow the optional guide Screw Assembly

Assembly nanosaur head rear view
Assembly nanosaur head
  1. Wire the two display using the cables from the Flap. Remember the GND is on left.
  2. Wire the PI cam on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano
  3. Clip the cover on the Nanosaur’s body
Wire the Nanosaur displays Wire the Nanosaur PI cam
Assembly nanosaur head - steps

Now clip the cover to body. Really simple the magnets will hold the cover without use any type of screw!

Nanosaur head assembled
Nanosaur head

Assembly power bank

Quantity Part
1 Body
1 Head
1 Power Bank holder

:bulb: Hint If you don’t want to use the magnets, but the screw, follow the optional guide Screw Assembly

Assembly nanosaur power bank nanosaur done!
Assembly nanosaur power bank

Nanosaur is assembled, need POWER! :smile:

  1. Slide the power bank following the picture below
  2. clip the power bank holder
  3. Plug the usb connector to the power bank
Plug the USB to the power bank
Plug the nanosaur USB to the power bank

Done

Finally nanosaur is ready to be installed, let’s go to flash the MicroSD and install all software

nanosaur
nanosaur

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