- Self assembly kit
- Technologically advanced
- Ideal way to get youngsters interested in science
- Science fiction design
- Hours of fun
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Technical Details
Product Specifications
| Model Number: | ROBOTARM |
| Assembly Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Required?: | Yes |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Before you start planning your awesome giant war robot battle-suit, or even just a friendly cybernetic house-bot to tidy your bedroom and do the washing-up for you, it might be better to start small and learn some of the basics. The Build Your Own Robot Arm is the perfect place to start.
Anyone who wants a fascinating technical challenge can build their own remote controlled robot arm with this absorbing self-assembly kit. Although simple to construct, building the robot arm is a great way to learn more about basic robot technology and control systems.
With five motors for multi-directional control of five different joints, the robot arm features base rotation, shoulder, elbow and wrist motion as well as a functional gripping claw. The gripping claw also has an integrated LED spotlight for extra illumination of anything that you are going to pick up.
The five-way directional control allows the robot arm to grab, lift, position, lower and release items smoothly and efficiently.
A wired remote controller gives the user complete control over all of these functions, and in addition to learning about robotic operation during the assembly process, manually controlling the arm is the perfect way to learn more about how machines work.
So, start with this Build Your Own Robot Arm kit and who knows what you’ll be working on in the future!
Product Description
Build Your Own - Robot Arm self assemble kit - 5 motors
Before you start planning your awesome giant war robot battle-suit, or even just a friendly cybernetic house-bot to tidy your bedroom and do the washing-up for you, it might be better to start small and learn some of the basics. The Build Your Own Robot Arm is the perfect place to start.
Anyone who wants a fascinating technical challenge can build their own remote controlled robot arm with this absorbing self-assembly kit. Although simple to construct, building the robot arm is a great way to learn more about basic robot technology and control systems.
With five motors for multi-directional control of five different joints, the robot arm features base rotation, shoulder, elbow and wrist motion as well as a functional gripping claw. The gripping claw also has an integrated LED spotlight for extra illumination of anything that you are going to pick up.
The five-way directional control allows the robot arm to grab, lift, position, lower and release items smoothly and efficiently.
A wired remote controller gives the user complete control over all of these functions, and in addition to learning about robotic operation during the assembly process, manually controlling the arm is the perfect way to learn more about how machines work.
So, start with this Build Your Own Robot Arm kit and who knows what you'll be working on in the future!
>> Self assembly kit
>> Technologically advanced
>> Ideal way to get youngsters interested in science
>> Science fiction design
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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Love this to bits.. So well designed and made. A bit complicated to put together but excellent and well detailed pictures. Watch out for the gear shafts (small silver pins that the gears rotate on)as there is one that is 4mm shorter than the others and this one is needed for the last gripper assembly.. (had to take it all to bits to find it as had used it in the first motor by mistake!)
10 out of 10!! everything worked first time and is loads of fun picking up bits and pieces!!! I teach electronics and am going to buy another so i can have one for the kids to see at school!
you wont find it cheaper anywhere.. Maplins wanted £35.. cost including postage was £31.50 but could have been cheaper with free postage.. but i wanted it before half term.. Made it in about 2 hours and was so impressed by the design and how well all the pieces fitted together.
Buy it and have fun!
10 out of 10!! everything worked first time and is loads of fun picking up bits and pieces!!! I teach electronics and am going to buy another so i can have one for the kids to see at school!
you wont find it cheaper anywhere.. Maplins wanted £35.. cost including postage was £31.50 but could have been cheaper with free postage.. but i wanted it before half term.. Made it in about 2 hours and was so impressed by the design and how well all the pieces fitted together.
Buy it and have fun!
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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At last! In a world where even Meccano has been dumbed-down and lego has become just another mechandise outlet comes a construction kit that provides a couple of hours of pure, challenging, thinking-boy's joy!
This is meccano with attitude. You need to actually think during its construction, which, let's face it, is a rare treat these days. Unlike Meccano though, when the fun of construction is over another vista opens up when the robot is plugged into a PC and you control the servos through the USB software interface. This is probably the point at which younger children will become engaged. Even once the initial novelty of robotic control has waned a little, interested uses are left with the option of devising instruction sets to automate a sequence of motor tasks to produce a repeatable action.
Remember that this thing needs 4 chunky D-size batteries to power the motors. It would be a nice touch to build in a mains DC adapter ... but if you are inspired by this product then a trip down to Maplin should sort this out in an afternoon.
Some people have actually marked this product down because the construction is challenging. Stick with your Toy Story Lego then .. and keep the noise down. Some of us are trying to concentrate! :)
This is meccano with attitude. You need to actually think during its construction, which, let's face it, is a rare treat these days. Unlike Meccano though, when the fun of construction is over another vista opens up when the robot is plugged into a PC and you control the servos through the USB software interface. This is probably the point at which younger children will become engaged. Even once the initial novelty of robotic control has waned a little, interested uses are left with the option of devising instruction sets to automate a sequence of motor tasks to produce a repeatable action.
Remember that this thing needs 4 chunky D-size batteries to power the motors. It would be a nice touch to build in a mains DC adapter ... but if you are inspired by this product then a trip down to Maplin should sort this out in an afternoon.
Some people have actually marked this product down because the construction is challenging. Stick with your Toy Story Lego then .. and keep the noise down. Some of us are trying to concentrate! :)
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this arm because I thought it might help me to learn how to build and control robots. Was it successful? It was because I could watch how the motors moved the individual sections of the arms and as i had assembled the gearing units it made me realise that I might have to build my own robot limbs in a different way. There is no substitute for having a piece of kit working in front of you especially if you have followed instructions and assembled it yourself. The only negative point is the lack of robotic terms to explain the degrees of freedom the unit has, what is pitch yaw and rotation when applied to robotics. You can find this out on the internet of course (I purchased books) but this information should be included in the box, I think.
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