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Robot Arm 1.0

DOF:2 · MCU:ARDUINO · ITERATIONS:MANY

Onshape · Arduino · C++ · 3D Printing

Overview

This was my first robotic arm — started with no experience in electronics and minimal experience in CAD. Everything was built from scratch, through a lot of iterations and failures, until it worked.

ARM, BREADBOARDS, AND JOYSTICK CONTROL
ARM, BREADBOARDS, AND JOYSTICK CONTROL

Build

ONSHAPE MODEL
ONSHAPE MODEL

The arm was modeled in Onshape and printed on a Bambu Lab printer. An Arduino running C++ drives servo and stepper motors through motor drivers, with joysticks and buttons for control.

Result

A working arm, a foundation in electronics and embedded C++, and the design experience that made Robot Arm 2.0 possible.