Low-cost robotic arms are becoming much more popular in educational settings. The goal of this project is to create a proof of concept for a modular robotic arm. To accomplish this, we have modified an existing arm to use our own modular control system, created a removable joint that can be connected to the end of the arm, and created an end-user interface which allows visualization of the arm’s movement in real time. Creating this arm will make robotics education accessible to a larger number of people, without compromising the potential for each person to gain a high quality understanding of the way robotic arms behave.

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Creator

• Titus, Ben
• Taglieri, Alexander
• O'Shea, Christopher

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042518-184949

Advisor

• Jarvis, Susan M.
• Putnam, Craig B.

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright