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Components needed

In this chapter, you will need the following components.

One Arduino Uno or compatible board
One L298 motor driver
One L293D H-bridge chip
Two brushed DC motors
One external 12V battery (or other external DC power source such as a 9V battery)
Jumper wires
One breadboard

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