Introduction: Intellio Rover an AI Powered Open CV Audio-Vision Enabled Robot

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Intellio Rover is a programmable AI rover powered by Quarky Intellio, an ESP32-S3 based AI and AR module with an inbuilt camera, microphone, speaker, and battery. The rover uses LEGO-compatible structural parts, DC motors, and a servo to enable autonomous movement, vision-based detection, and interactive behaviors. It supports block coding and Python, making it suitable for learning robotics, edge AI, and computer vision in makerspaces and classrooms.

Please follow the steps given below to construct Rover Kit

Note: In the instruction steps, the images in the top right corner show the parts used in the particular assembly step.

Supplies

Intellio Rover Kit:

Box 1:

  1. 1x Quarky Intellio
  2. 1x USB-C Cable
  3. 1x Set of AR Markers
  4. 1x Set of Recognition Markers
  5. 1x Set of Construction Parts
  6. 1x Getting Started Guide (Instruction Manual)

Box 2:

  1. 1x Quarky Mini Expansion Board
  2. 1x Mini Expansion Connector
  3. 1x 180° Servo Motor
  4. 2x Motors
  5. 2x Set of Wheels
  6. 1x Set of Axles and Gears
  7. 1x Set of Construction Parts

Step 1: Let’s Start With the Main Assembly.

First, insert a Pin into the DC Motor as illustrated in the image.

Step 2:

Next use a Frame 7x11 and slide in the assembly from Step 1 into the middle hole on the shorter side of the frame.

Step 3:

Assemble a Frame 5x7 into Frame 7x11 using two Pins as illustrated.

Step 4:

Insert an Axle with Stop 3L into Bevel Gear 12 Tooth, and then push the sub assembly into the axle slot in DC Motor as illustrated.

Step 5:

Insert T-Shape Beam 3x3 into Frame 7x11 using a Pin and then rotate the T-Shape Beam 3x3 towards the DC Motor. Location of the point of insertion is illustrated in the image below on the top left corner.

Step 6:

Repeat the same steps on the left side of Frame 7x11 as illustrated.

Step 7:

Insert two Pin 3L’s into T-Shape Beam 3x3 passing it through holes of the DC Motor as illustrated.

Step 8:

Pass the Axle 12L through Bush while passing it through the middle hole of Frame 5x7 as illustrated.

Step 9:

Next, pass the Axle 12L through Double Bevel Gear 20 Tooth by sliding the gear as illustrated.

Step 10:

Now pass it through the opposite middle hole of Frame 5x7 to get the assembly as illustrated.

Step 11:

For the next sub assembly, get the 180° Servo Motor.

Step 12:

Insert the Thin Beam 1x3 in the axle of 180° Servo Motor as illustrated.

Step 13:

Insert a Pin with Hole, pointing upwards, into the front right hole of the 180° Servo Motor with a Pin as illustrated. Kindly ensure the location of mounting as illustrated below.

Step 14:

Repeat the same on the other side of the 180° Servo Motor.

Step 15:

Insert two Double Pin Connector 3L’s in the two Pin with Holes as illustrated.

Step 16:

Now insert two Axle Pin Double Split Connectors into two Double Pin Connector 3L’s with four Pins as illustrated.

Step 17:

Next mount an L-Shape Thin Beam 3x3 in the right corner of the 180° Servo Motor using a Short Pin as illustrated.

Step 18:

Repeat the same on the other side of the 180° Servo Motor as illustrated.

Step 19:

Align and pass the Axle 7L through the corner axle slots of the two L-Shape Thin Beam 3x3’s as illustrated.

Step 20:

Pass and connect an Axle Pin Double Split Connector through the Axle 7L and a Short Pin as illustrated.

Step 21:

Repeat the same on the other side as illustrated.

Step 22:

Insert two Bushes in the two ends of Axle 7L as illustrated.

Step 23:

Slide in the Perpendicular Holes Beam 1x5 as illustrated. Kindly take note of the alignment as illustrated on the top left corner of the illustration.

Step 24:

Secure the Perpendicular Holes Beam 1x5 in the two Axle Pin Double Split Connectors using two Axle 2L’s as illustrated.

Step 25:

Now grab the assembly from Step 10 and insert the sub assembly from Step 24 on the two Pin 3L’s as illustrated below and keep the main assembly aside.

Step 26:

Insert a Bent Beam 1x11 into Frame 5x7 using a Pin and an Axle Pin as illustrated with correct axle alignment.

Step 27:

Repeat the same on the other side of Frame 5x7 as illustrated.

Step 28:

The sub assembly should look as below after the last step.

Step 29:

Slide the sub assembly from Step 28 (last step) as shown on the main assembly. Match the axle holes of the Bent Beam 1x11 and Axle Pin Double Split Connectors as illustrated on the top left corner of the illustration.

Step 30:

Secure the sub assembly with the two Axle Pin Double Split Connectors using two Axle 2L’s as illustrated.

Step 31:

Mount an Axle Pin on a Beam 1x7 in the middle hole and then mount two Pin Connector 3L’s on the Beam 1x7 and Frame 7x11 as illustrated.

Step 32:

On the right side of the main assembly, mount a L-Shape Beam 2x4 using three Pins as illustrated.

Step 33:

Repeat the same on the left side of the main assembly.

Step 34:

Insert an Axle with Stop 4L in the direction of the arrow through the front hole of the right side’s Pin Connector 3L and then proceed to insert a Bush, a ½ Bush, a Wheel with Tire 43mm and a ½ Bush in the sequence as illustrated.

Step 35:

Repeat the same on the left side’s Pin Connector 3L as per the sequence illustrated.

Step 36:

On the rear side of the main assembly, mount a Frame 4x5 on the Frame 5x7 using two Pins as illustrated.

Step 37:

Insert a Bent Beam 1x9 into the Frame 4x5 using a Pin and an Axle Pin as illustrated with the correct alignment.

Step 38:

Mount a Beam 1x7 on the main assembly using a Pin to attach the beam on the Frame 7x11 and an Axle Pin to attach the beam on Bent Beam 1x9 as illustrated.

Step 39:

Repeat Step 37 on the left side of Frame 4x5 as illustrated.

Step 40:

Repeat Step 38 on the left side of the main assembly as illustrated with the correct alignment of Axle Pin.

Step 41:

On the rear side of the main assembly, mount two Bushes and two Wheel with Tire 56mm on Axle 12L as per the sequence illustrated.

Step 42:

Mount the Mini Expansion Board on the rear side of the Frame 5x7 using two Short Pins as illustrated.

Step 43:

Insert four Short Pins on the back side of Quarky Intellio as illustrated.

Step 44:

Mount Quarky Intellio with Short Pins on the main assembly as illustrated.

Step 45:

Connect the Mini Expansion Connectors and Motor Connection on the Mini Expansion Board and Quarky Intellio as per the wiring diagram.

Step 46:

The assembly of Quarky Intellio Rover is now complete.

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