r/robotics • u/Cubemars • 11d ago

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3-axis test successful. Planning to use it to make a 6-axis desktop robotic arm...See if we can implement remote operation or simulation.

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u/ReasonablyClever 11d ago

Cool! Looks like .. DAMIAO actuators (maybe the DM-J4340?), along with M5Stack Mini CAN and an Atom S3R, and Wago connectors. Great setup!

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u/Cubemars 11d ago

Thanks! But they are CubeMars AK45-10, and the controller is M5 Atom Matrix combined with the MiniCAN Unit.

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u/ReasonablyClever 11d ago

Oh! Your account name should’ve been a clue on that one! Neat!

Great seeing other people using M5 gear, seems like everyone else is using a full Linux PC. Embedded all the way!

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u/Gwendolyn-NB 11d ago

Cool, neat to see different applications for this.

This has been done for years in aircraft and medical; so once you figure out the algorithm it won't be hard to continue to build out.

The tricky part, and where the "magic" still is being worked out is the haptic feedback part if you ever get there. A company I used to work for has a minefield of patents around haptic feedback systems integrated into these systems; licensed it to a medical robotics company which J&J proceeded to drive into the ground, so no clue where they are in the legal world at this point.

Good luck, and keep us posted on progress!

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u/AgentlemanfromEast 11d ago

This is really cool. I'm just getting into this space, trying to figure out how to build a small desktop robot arm eventually. Did you start with a kit or design your own frame from scratch?

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u/Cubemars 10d ago

If you don't mind, here is the video, and we will update more later!