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4DOF Robot Arm

A small 4-degree-of-freedom robot arm with 3D printed parts, driven by four SG90 servos and an Arduino Nano.

  • Robot arm
  • Open source
  • arduino
  • 3D printable

Suggested by Robotheca, created by @hectorsvill (opens in a new tab), from github.com/hectorsvill/4DOF-Robot-Arm (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit 2b76cc8 (opens in a new tab).

Photo and 3D model

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3D preview converted from github.com/hectorsvill/4DOF-Robot-Arm at 2b76cc8, under GPL-3.0-only. View the original files from GitHub (1.8 MB) (opens in a new tab)

Degrees of freedom
4

What it can do

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

  • Moves a 4 degree-of-freedom robot arm using four servos.
  • Built from 3D printed parts, with design files taken from a Thingiverse model by holgero.
  • Runs an Arduino program that drives the arm's joints.

Bill of materials

This repository has no parts list Robotheca can read yet.

Build guide

The guide appears here as you scroll.

Guide by @hectorsvill (README.md), under GPL-3.0-only.

Wiring and electronics

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Main parts

  • Arduino Nano controller board.
  • 4 x SG90 micro servo motors.
  • Breadboard power supply module providing 3.3V/5V.

Connections

  • The four SG90 servos are driven from the Arduino Nano.
  • The breadboard power supply module powers the servos and the board.