2-axis Joystick 16x2 Character Display, SparkFun USB Explorer, XBee Series 1 Radio (x2), XBee Shield (x2) SD Card Shield & Card A soldering iron and solder (Note: You will not need to solder to complete the projects in this book, but you may wish to assemble your own circuits on a protoboard, or you may wish to purchase shields that require soldering assembly.) A multimeter (This will be useful for debugging concepts within this book, but is not explicitly required.) A set of small screwdrivers A hot glue gun