NOVA
an open planetary rover

1. Order the parts. The bill of materials below lists every purchased component with a supplier link. Most items ship from Amazon, DigiKey, Robotis, and Stereolabs.
2. Print and machine. Chassis tubs, lids, battery case, Jetson housing, ZED mounts, and swerve-module parts are 3D-printed in PLA; the screw-plate templates and bracket are cut from 6061 aluminum plate. Install the M2.5–M5 heat-set inserts before assembly.
3. Assemble. Open NOVA_V2_Assembly.SLDASM (from the GitHub repo ↗) in SolidWorks for the full exploded structure: four swerve modules, the differential bar, and the chassis sub-assemblies.
4. Wire and flash. The Pico 2W drives the Cytron motor drivers and reads the IMU; the Jetson Orin Nano runs perception on the ZED 2i and talks to the Dynamixels through the U2D2 hub. Software release coming soon.

License: NOVA hardware files are released for research and educational use. If you build or modify NOVA, we'd love to hear about it — get in touch.