How I Built a 3D Printed Robot Arm from Scratch (Arduino Based)
I made an Arduino based robotic arm with a unique control system for under $60! This video will take you through the design, assembly, and code process. My goal was to design an arm that was as compact as possible and didn't have a mess of wires coming out of it. I think this arm turned out pretty well!
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Part Links:
Servos: https://amzn.to/45xkgPH
Stronger Servo: https://amzn.to/43sGe4c
Micro Servo: https://amzn.to/3N3g3fj
Arduino Board: https://amzn.to/3qfOmHg
Servo Driver Board: https://amzn.to/3C0PcdB
Potentiometers: https://amzn.to/3WFRdFj
Filament: https://amzn.to/3WNHGfx
Gripper Gears: https://amzn.to/42eLIyz
Screws: https://amzn.to/3C47ASK
Wire and Connectors: https://amzn.to/3qiVMth
Adjustable Power Supply: https://amzn.to/46e27Xa
3D Printers Used:
Voxelab Aquila (great value): https://amzn.to/454rHN2
Anet A8 Plus: https://amzn.to/3C3BqXC
All Robotic Arm CAD, STL, and Code files are now available for FREE!! Link below!
PLEASE NOTE: These designs and code are FAR from perfect. There are still many improvements that can be made to both. I am just sharing my work with the community as it is, and it may not work for you exactly as it does in the video. This arm will require a lot of soldering, especially for the controller. The arm also requires other small parts that were not mentioned in the video like a few small gears for the last rotational segment of the arm and some extra wires. At the time of designing and recording, I had not planned on making this arm open source. That is why the arm may be difficult to replicate and why it was not explained in great detail.
Link to CAD, STL, and Code: https://github.com/BuildSomeStuff/CompactRoboticArm
Thanks, and best of luck!
Contents:
0:00 - Arm in Action
0:45 - Introduction
1:02 - The Idea
1:25 - Arm Design
1:51 - Cost and Hardware
2:12 - The Controller
3:13 - Code Explained
4:31 - Broken Servo :(
5:04 - Done!
5:17 - Bloopers
The product links provided are Amazon affiliate links and I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases, which helps support the channel without any additional cost to you.
Tags:
#3dprinting #robot #robotics #inventions #arduino
I made an Arduino based robotic arm with a unique control system for under $60! This video will take you through the design, assembly, and code process. My goal was to design an arm that was as compact as possible and didn’t have a mess of wires coming out of it. I think this arm turned out pretty well!
Your support enables me to make awesome projects and share them with an awesome community. Plus, if you choose to support my work, you’ll get exclusive benefits available only to my Patreon Community! Support me here! 👉 https://www.patreon.com/BuildSomeStuff
If you have an Engineering mindset and like creating new and exciting things, do kindly leave a like and subscribe to keep up to date with the latest projects… Thanks!
Part Links:
Servos: https://amzn.to/45xkgPH
Stronger Servo: https://amzn.to/43sGe4c
Micro Servo: https://amzn.to/3N3g3fj
Arduino Board: https://amzn.to/3qfOmHg
Servo Driver Board: https://amzn.to/3C0PcdB
Potentiometers: https://amzn.to/3WFRdFj
Filament: https://amzn.to/3WNHGfx
Gripper Gears: https://amzn.to/42eLIyz
Screws: https://amzn.to/3C47ASK
Wire and Connectors: https://amzn.to/3qiVMth
Adjustable Power Supply: https://amzn.to/46e27Xa
3D Printers Used:
Voxelab Aquila (great value): https://amzn.to/454rHN2
Anet A8 Plus: https://amzn.to/3C3BqXC
All Robotic Arm CAD, STL, and Code files are now available for FREE!! Link below!
PLEASE NOTE: These designs and code are FAR from perfect. There are still many improvements that can be made to both. I am just sharing my work with the community as it is, and it may not work for you exactly as it does in the video. This arm will require a lot of soldering, especially for the controller. The arm also requires other small parts that were not mentioned in the video like a few small gears for the last rotational segment of the arm and some extra wires. At the time of designing and recording, I had not planned on making this arm open source. That is why the arm may be difficult to replicate and why it was not explained in great detail.
Link to CAD, STL, and Code: https://github.com/BuildSomeStuff/CompactRoboticArm
Thanks, and best of luck!
Contents:
0:00 – Arm in Action
0:45 – Introduction
1:02 – The Idea
1:25 – Arm Design
1:51 – Cost and Hardware
2:12 – The Controller
3:13 – Code Explained
4:31 – Broken Servo 🙁
5:04 – Done!
5:17 – Bloopers
The product links provided are Amazon affiliate links and I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases, which helps support the channel without any additional cost to you.
Tags:
#3dprinting #robot #robotics #inventions #arduino
