Small robot arms programmable in Python, C++, Blockly (ROS, SDK)
Why should I used a robot arm in my project?
Articulated robotic arms are essential in any project that involves item grasping:
- Pick and place (moving an object to a specific spot)
- Sample gathering
- Tool handling (e.g. welding robots)
- Product testing (e.g. multiple taps on a smartphone screen or on buttons)
- Etc
What types of robot arms are available for sale at Generation Robots?
Generation Robots supplies two main types of robotic arms:
- Collaborative robots (cobots)
- Desktop robotic arms
What is a cobot?
A cobot, or collaborative robot, is equipped with many sensors which make them aware of their immediate surroundings in real time. This means that the robot can perform its tasks next to a human, without hurting him by accident. These are usually tall robotic arms, programmed to stop working instantly if it detects a worker in its "safety zone".
What is a desktop robotic arm?
As their name suggests, desktop robotic arms are smaller than cobots, allowing them to be mounted on a desk, a workbench, or any work surface.
Is the number of axes a key factor?
A robot with 6 axes can reach any point in space, with any given orientation. 6 axes robot are perfect for performing a great number of tasks.
For example:
- Grab the bottom of a tool (screwdriver, hammer), turning it over, and put it back at its spot
- Writing on a desk or wall
- For applications that require a high degree of accuracy (especially in industry), but not intricate movements, a 6-axis robot may be oversized, and a 4-axis arm will do a fine job.
Most robotic arms have 6 axes, but it is possible to have more. In a space with obstructions, a 7 or 8 axis arm will be more suitable than a 6 axis.
A 7-axis arm will go around the obstacles in its pathway and perform its tasks (welding, picking up objects).
Which robotic arms are Arduino-based?
In our catalog, the robotic arms based on Arduino are the following: the Trossen Robotics range, including the ViperX, WidowX, PincherX arms, can be programmed in the Arduino environment (Arduino IDE).
Some robots from the Niryo Robotics brand are Arduino-compatible and they are all equipped with a Raspberry Pi board. The arms can be controlled from an master Arduino board.
Want to design a OpenManipulator robotic arm (similar to the RM-X52 model) for your TurtleBot3 robot? This set includes all the tools and mechanical parts you need to build this ROS compatible robot arm.
Ned2 is Niryo’s new 6-axis robot arm. It’s robust, can be customised and is suitable for many research, teaching and industrial development applications.
The OpenManipulator RM-X52 kit shown here includes servos. It allows you to equip your TurtleBot3 Waffle or Waffle Pi robotised platform with new functions.
Niryo has also chosen to equip its Ned2 robot arm with a vision set, for colour object detection and recognition.
The Base Plate-02 for OpenManipulator is used for fixing your TurtleBot3 accessory securely on a flat surface.
Operating with five intelligent Dynamixel servomotors, the WidowX robot arm offers some great opportunity.
This Niryo Ned 2 compatible conveyor belt is a robot arm accessory you can use to design your next industrial production line or improve your robotics programming education.
Operating with five intelligent Dynamixel servomotors, the WidowX robot arm offers some great opportunity.
Designed for research and education, Trossen Robotic's ReactorX 150 5-axis robotic arm is ideal for pick & place applications, machine learning, and AI.
With this large gripper for the Niryo Ned2 6-axis robot arm, you can grab larger objects than with the custom gripper supplied.
This Niryo accessory enables the Ned2 6-axis robotic arm to lift and move objects with flat, smooth, non-porous surfaces that are too thin to be picked up by any other means
The ReactorX 200 Robot Arm by Trossen Robotics benefits from the exclusive performance of the latest generation Dynamixel servos. It offers 5 degrees of freedom and has a 360° rotatable wrist.
Precise and extremely flexible, the WidowX 200 Robot Arm offers 360° rotation, a 1.1 m span, and is designed to adapt easily to different robotics platforms.
You’ll find additional uses for your Niryo Ned2 6-axis robot arm thanks to this electromagnet, a tool designed to catch everything the other grippers won’t.
The WidowX 250 version of the Interbotix robotic arm offers a superior reach and span. It's an open-source and customisable choice benefiting from 8 latest-generation Dynamixel servos, guaranteeing flexibility and precision of every movement.
A robotic arm equipped with 7 latest-generation Dynamixel X-series servomotors, which pushes control and precision of movement to the extreme. All this with ROS and Dynamixel SDK support offering a full barrow of codes and demos.
The PincherX 100 offers 5 degree of freedom and a full 360 degree of rotation. Also take advantage of the high technology offered by the Dynamixel servomotors at the heart of this mobile arm!
ViperX 300 is a mobile robotic arm whose strength and agility is ensured by no less than 9 latest-generation Dynamixel servomotors. More than 1m50 total span, for 750 g of payload!
The ViperX 300 robotic arm is designed for research and education, with 5 degrees of freedom and a payload capacity of 750g.
After the WidowX 200 robotic arm and the 5-axis WidowX 250, Interbotix is back with the 6-axis WidowX 250 robotic arm. 9 Dynamixel servo-motors from the XM and XL series were needed to build this mobile arm dedicated to teaching and research.