Make: Robotic Arms Premium Kit

Design, Build, and Control Robotic Arms!  This kit and accompanying book will guide you through three different robotic arm builds that you'll control using an Arduino. Starting with the basics you'll learn about each part and how to control them through simple skillbuilder projects. Next we'll add servos to add degrees of motion for increasingly complex movements. Makers will also learn inverse kinematics for 2D and 3D movement, a mathematical process that enables robots to move, lift, and draw with more precision than humans! This is not a book and kit for hardcore engineers, but a guide for makers, teachers, and students, with no previous experience required. All manufacturing and code files are available HERE and a computer is required to program the Arduino.  Make no mistake, this 3-in-1 robotic arm kit is all business with 3DoF! (3 Degrees of Freedom; yaw, pitch and roll)   Explore the Three Builds!  The two link is by far the simplest, and while it may look unimpressive, it's two link design can make it the perfect starting point for designing mechanisms such as the arms of an animatronic or humanoid robot, the legs of a quadruped or even hexapod robot. Then increasing in complexity, the four link robot adds in additional rigidity and accuracy.  This increase in complexity makes this particular design perfect for applications that require more accuracy, such as a pick and place robot, a drawing robot, even something like a chess playing robot. Finally, the last design is your first three dimensional robot and is a great general-purpose robot that allows for manipulating any sort of objects you need in 3D space, perfect for a desktop, or even as a gripper mounted on a rolling robot.   Start your journey into the exciting world of robotics!  Kit Contents: Arduino and Programming Cable Breadboard Male to Male Jumper Wires 5V 3A Power Supply Servo Extension Wires MG995 Servos MG90 Micro Servo Aluminum Round Servo Horn Barrel Jack Adapter Push Button 10K Potentiometer Dual-Axis XY Joystick Module M3 x 10mm Bolts M3 x 5mm Bolts M3 x 25mm Bolts M3 x 3mm Spacer M3 x 25mm Male to Female Standoffs M3 x 10mm Male to Female Standoffs M3 Lock Nut M5 x 15mm Bolt M5 LockNut 5 x 16 x 5mm Bearings 3 x 8 x 4mm Bearings Custom MDF Robotic Arm Baseplate (2pc) Two Link Acrylic Robotic Arm (2pc) Four Link Acrylic Robot Arm (2pc) 3DoF Acrylic Robot Base (2pc) 3DoF Acrylic Robot Gripper (2pc) 3DoF Acrylic Robot Link One(2pc) 3DoF Acrylic Robot Link Two (2pc) About the Author Matt Eaton is the makerspace and fabrication lab manager at High Point University's Webb School of Engineering in North Carolina. He was previously the founder of Anyone Can Build Robots, a philanthropic robotics company aimed at producing high-quality, affordable robotics kits. Matt has also served as a high school robotics teacher, a coach for robotics teams, and a developer of robotics and computer-science curriculum for schools. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.