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$14 Motorized Robot Arm

ercoerco Posts: 20,255
edited 2012-07-30 10:14 in Robotics
Just found this jewel at Toys R Us. They had me at "Armatron", a name they recycled.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2307573
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Comments

  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2012-07-27 10:54
    I picked up one of these a few months back. Great little diversions, but you'll want to invest in Duracell or Eveready before you're done. It also scares the living daylights out of my 2 year old grand daughter. So we keep it here and let our grandson play with it only when he's not temped to tease his little sister!

    -- Gordon
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2012-07-29 20:18
    Erco, How much weight can it lift? Can of Beer? I am only asking because several years ago when I told my wife I was going to build a robot, she asked if it would be able to get me a can of beer from the fridge so she did not have to!!!! Since then, ((if you have followed any of my other posts), the idea of a robot that can open fridge, retrieve a beer and close fridge has been in my head and is my ultimate goal.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,255
    edited 2012-07-29 23:42
    This ain't yer huckleberry. Wrong claw shape and not enough gripper force.
  • DamoDamo Posts: 16
    edited 2012-07-30 10:14
    Just so happens I built one such animal.
    Check the link.
    http://letsmakerobots.com/node/30688
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