Digital arm with gripper

ratronic

I now have attached a gripper to my arm with a flexiforce sensor attached to the gripper to sense the 'pinch load' This arm is completely controlled by the demo board / ps2 mouse. Check out the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gsbQlyYEx4


edit : updated latest spin files 3/13/10

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Dave Ratcliff N6YEE

Post Edited (ratronic) : 3/13/2010 11:27:28 PM GMT

parts-man73

I've got a similar project in the works. I haven't found a gripper I like yet. Where did you find that one? it looks like exactly what I was looking for.

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Brian

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ratronic

Actually it's from Parallax and Crustcrawler. The arm is built with the Bioloid beginner kit and the gripper is a big grip, both from Crustcrawler, and the demoboard, ltc1298, and flexiforce sensor is from Parallax. I couldn't afford 695.00 for Crustcrawlers ax12 smart robotic arm so I built one myself from the beginner kit. I didn't modify anything, it's built from the parts that come with the kit.

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Dave Ratcliff N6YEE

Rob7

Great job !
Love the video.

Graham Stabler

It was me that commented on the video, looks really neat.

Graham

ratronic

Thanks Graham and Rob!

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Dave Ratcliff N6YEE