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JY Robot Arm is a desktop robotic arm, modified from the Dummy Robot originally designed by Peng-ZhiHui. Motivated by the goal of creating an affordable alternative, I embarked on this journey during my senior year to reconstruct the robotic arm using cost-effective components and 3D-printing. I believed this project would serve as an excellent introduction to robotics.

After a year of work, I successfully completed the hardware assembly of the robot arm. Subsequently, in collaboration with my professor, we planned to transform it into a sand-painting robot. Since I am planning to study abroad starting this summer, I will be leaving the laboratory and transferring the robot arm to other junior members. This documentation is a comprehensive guide from the ground up, aimed at helping them address common errors and providing guidance for anyone interested in building a new robot arm.

Dummy Robot Github
Updated REF Board
Updated Ctrl Board
Threads
PC Environment Setup

Documentation layout

docs/
    About                   # Robot specifications, limits and.features
    General concepts        # General robotics concepts and theory.
    Specifications          # Robot specifications, limits and.features
    Electronics             # All about control board and how to use it.
    Mechcanical Assembly    # All about assembling the robot.
    Firmware                # All about the code in control boards.
    Software                # All about software and API.
    Getting started         # How to start using the robot arm.
    Safety and handling     # How to not break your robot.
    Troubleshooting         # Debug with some common issues.

Some demo videos